Updated information about cultural events in big cities of Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi doesn't have a High Street, although Hai Ba Trung may be as close as it comes.

 The capital city of Hanoi remained orderly and safe as millions of people from all corners of the nation and international friends flocked to the city to pay tribute to General Vo Nguyen Giap since his death on October 4.

 VietNamNet Bridge – This market opens every Saturday morning for those who love old things.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The new school year started several weeks ago, and a pick-up and drop-off service has been flourishing in the capital to meet the demands of busy parents.

 As many as 19 art troupes from 14 countries and international organisations have registered to perform at the Hue Festival 2014, according to the festival’s organisers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – On October 5-6, a beauty contest for dogs took place at the Giang Vo Exhibition Center, Hanoi, with the participation of nearly 500 dogs.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Several cultural and entertainment programmes have been cancelled or postponed due to the national mourning in memory of General Vo Nguyen Giap.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A project to relocate 1,530 households in Ha Noi's Old Quarter to Viet Hung Residential Area in Long Bien District will give special care and attention to 121 historic sites.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Hoang Manh Cuong, Nguyen Lam Phuc and Nguyen Xuan Chinh are displaying their 20 works featuring Hoan Kiem Lake at an exhibition that opened at No. 16 Le Thai To, Hanoi on October 8.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A house on 30 Hoang Dieu Street in Hanoi, where General Vo Nguyen Giap lived and worked, holds many memories and souvenirs of a legendary man.

 Many taxi firms have cheated to increase the number of cars operating in Ha Noi to get profits, according to the Municipal Transport Authority.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mr. To Van Dong, Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Hanoi, said the agency was planning a suitable route named after General Vo Nguyen Giap.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi’s electric buggy service has carried more than 1 million tourists on tours around the capital’s Old Quarter and Hoan Kiem Lake in the heart of the city over the past three years,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Twelve professional traditional music instrumentalists from seven Asia countries will gather in Ha Noi for a world premiere of the musical performance Drums&Voices this month.

 The flyover at the Nguyen Chi Thanh-Kim Ma intersection, one of the most crowded streets in Hanoi, was open to traffic on October 5, helping reduce traffic jams in the route from the inner city to the west.

 The Ha Noi People's Committee discussed extending walking space in Hoan Kiem District on Tuesday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Hanoi City People's Committee has allowed Hoan Kiem District to expand the tramcar tours, to gradually replace cyclo tours.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The exhibition “Hanoi tramcars in the past and the future” by the Hanoi Digitization group opened early this week, introducing nearly 50 three-dimensional paintings of the Hanoi’s tramcars in the past.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Paintings featuring the unique feathery expression of famous Japanese artist Iwasaki Chihiro have gone on display at an exhibition in Ha Noi.