After Tet, peach branches and trees are piled up along the road, on rubbish trucks or even burned on the road. According to the street sweepers, the clean-up of used peach branches will finish until the end of February.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Temperatures of around 10 degrees Celsius and continuous rain at nights has made Ha Noi a desolate and quiet place in recent weeks.

Every morning, people living around the lake of Nam Dong in Hanoi hear a free symphony of hundreds of birds. Strangers are surprised, thinking that they lost in a bird park in the capital city.

 Hanoi is the land of noodles and dumplings in daunting variety. At least, that is what British visitor David Bobby had concluded local culinary after his three-week trip around the capital city.

The capital's first coffee bar to offer chamber music from around the world, including from Viet Nam, is booked out for every performance on the last Friday of each month.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In Hanoi, it is a truth universally acknowledged that the best pho noodle soup is found in the grimiest restaurants, where the staff are rude, the queues long, and the surroundings spartan at best.

Deciduous baobab trees are sprouting in Hanoi. Adansonia digitata has a wide trunk and produces flowers up to 17cm wide. Nguyen Van Nga, a Hanoian farmer, is proud to say that he is caring for 108 African baobab trees.

VietNamNet Bridge - Existed for many generations, through rain and sunshine, a dozen of village gateways are well preserved in Thuy Khue Street, Tay Ho district, Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Japanese jazz band Soil & Pimp Sessions will join local jazz funk group Nga Tu Mat Dien in a performance in Ha Noi on March 2.

Artist Dao Anh Khanh will dance, sing and perform rock music for special guests at his upcoming show Dao Xuan on February 25 at his house in Ngoc Thuy, Gia Lam, Ha Noi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Industry and Trade is inviting both professional and amateur filmmakers to join a short film competition to support the Earth Hour 2013 campaign.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Some of South Korea's most popular pop groups will sprinkle some of their stardust in the capital later this month when they come to Ha Noi to perform at a huge show.

VietNamNet Bridge - Let's enjoy the quietest day in the year - the first day of the lunar New Year (February 10) in Hanoi and HCM City through pictures:

Vietnam Airlines runs HCM City-Thanh Hoa route; Asiana Airlines to buy stake in shopping centre; Trade surplus with Americas hit 15 billion USD; Skills shortage threatens to stunt business growth

VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi today has changed a lot compared to the last century. Silhouette of an old Hanoi now only remains on the roof of several ancient houses left along bustling streets.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hospitals in Ha Noi have announced that they are ready to care for patients during the upcoming Tet holiday, which will last for nine days beginning this Saturday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Association of Fine Arts has put on show 300 artworks on to celebrate the lunar Year of the Snake.

VietNamNet Bridge - In three days, the Hong Phuc Pagoda in Hanoi made 2,000 banh chung to give to the poor and the disadvantaged people.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong stressed that the achievements of last year resulted from concerted efforts by the entire nation and created favourable conditions for the country

VietNamNet Bridge - As usual, on the last days of the year, many streets of Hanoi are in serious congestion.