Vibrant Hanoi has charmed many foreigners with its various unexpected aspects, and Frenchman Joseph Gobin is just the latest example.

National Geographic photojournalist Catherine Karnow has spent 30 years capturing images of Vietnam, and her recent presentation at Metropole Hanoi shows the robust development of the country.

With just over a month to go to Lunar New Year, farmers in Nhat Tan village are busy taking care of their peach blossoms for the Tet holiday.

Deputy Head of the Hanoi Party Committee’s Commission for Culture and Ideology Pham Thanh Hoc yesterday said that the case that medical workers of Saint Paul Hospital cut HIV and hepatitis B testing strips in half for trial is very serious.

The Japan Environment and Business Organization (JEBO) has yet to seek permission from the government of Hanoi to clean up a section of the To Lich River and has tendered an apology to the municipal chairman over the misunderstanding.

Hanoi plans to build ten more pedestrian bridges in crowded streets in the inner city in an attempt to reduce traffic congestion and ensure safety.

Parents of high – quality public primary and senior high schoolers will pay more tuition fee for the next academic year which has risen to VND5.5 million (US$220) per month and VND5.7 million per month respectively.

The National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology in Hanoi has found Whitmore bacteria in soil in the family whose children died of the bacteria.

The Military Band Service of the National Guard of Russia has left deep impression on Vietnamese audience when performing on the stage of the National Academy of Music in Hanoi recently.

Around 30 gouache paintings on paper by Hai Duong based painter Luong Van Tien, a member of the Vietnam Fine Arts Association, are being displayed at an exhibition opened in Hanoi on December 7.

Hanoi has been listed among the best 10 cities to go for honeymoon in Asia by The Travel, a leading travel site of Canada. Vietnam’s capital is ranked second in the list, released by the site last month.

Many people in Hanoi are buying air purifiers to cope with rising air pollution.

The Vietnam National Hospital of Paediatrics in Hanoi has seen a sharp rise of children who suffer from flu since the middle of November.

Russian film-lovers in Hanoi will have a chance to enjoy the country’s well-known films with free entrance from December 9 to 13 during the “Russian film week in Hanoi”.

The air quality in the last six days of November was poor, with the index exceeding the permitted levels.

A selection of noteworthy artistic and cultural events to take place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Cau Giay Police wrapped up the investigation on December 6 into the death of a grade-one student found dead after being forgotten in a student shuttle bus at Gateway International School in Hanoi City for nine hours. 

A man and his children in Hanoi have donated VND1.8bn (USD77,800) to clean up a polluted lake in their village and built a small public park.

A cold spell currently covering the whole country looks set to last for one week, causing plenty of challenges in the daily lives of local people, according to the National Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

Experts think that HCM City authorities need to apply a special policy under Resolution 54 to amend existing policies to better manage quality of the air.