Hanoi will focus on inspecting food origin to bolster food quality control in the coming months, chairman of the city’s People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung said on Monday.

The principle that waste is a kind of resource that can be used should be included in an amendment in the Law on Environmental Protection if Vietnam wants to minimize plastic waste.

More free second-hand clothes booths for the poor have appeared on Hanoi streets. 

Hanoi authorities have taken more drastic actions to end the use of beehive-shaped coal stoves by 2020 as part of measures to improve air quality and living conditions.

Hanoi was designated as part of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network on October 30, according to the municipal Department of Culture and Sports.

Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City have the largest numbers of key energy consumers, with 247 in the capital and 311 in the southern metropolis.

The Hanoi People’s Committee has recently approved a VND312 billion (US$13.5 million) project to support start-ups and innovation in the capital from 2019-25.

The construction of the F1 race track is causing traffic chaos along Le Quang Dao Street in Hanoi.

Buses are positively encouraged in large metropolitan areas thanks to its safe and environmentally friendly features.

Hanoi is facing the boom of some seasonal diseases, particularly dengue fever which has affected thousands of people.

Hanoi authorities have issued a plan to prevent and limit the use of plastic bags to 2020, with a view to 2025.

Director of Hanoi’s Department of Transport Vu Van Vien talks to Vietnam News Agency about the city’s plans to collect tolls from vehicles.

Fishermen continue to work hard at sea with sun, wind and waves. The hard work of fishermen has created a unique beauty in labor. The beauty was recorded by Nguyen Van Truc - Thua Thien Hue.

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

The 5th Hanoi cherry blossom festival will be held in the heart of the capital city from March 27-30, according to representatives of the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The tragic love story of Lan and Diep in a famous cai luong (reformed theatre) piece will be performed in Hanoi on November 23.

A variety of thrilling toys featuring a number of scary things have gone on sale throughout Hanoi’s Old Quarter as Halloween draws close.

The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam is set to hold a J-Dance vol.2 event at the Youth Theater in Hanoi across two days on November 1 and 2.

The owners pledged to comply with regulations on prohibited commercial activities within a minimum distance of 1.5 m from the railway, as well as to draw safety lines and install stainless steel bars on the front of each store and house.

After the show, the dancers and musicians will continue their tour in Bangkok, Thailand.