A first grader at an international school in Hanoi died on Tuesday after being forgotten on a school bus, according to authorities.

Quang Phu Cau village in Ung Hoa district, 35 kilometres from downtown of Hanoi, is famous for its century-old craft of making incense. 

Storm Wipha, the third tropical storm to hit Vietnam this year, brought with it an array of rain, strong winds, and caused flooding in the northeast, north, and central regions of the country on August 2 and 3.

Storm Wipha weakened into a tropical depression during the evening of August 2, causing heavy rains and severe damage to a number of large trees throughout Hanoi.

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Sơn Đồng Handicraft Village in Hoài Đức District, 20km west of downtown Hà Nội, has long been the source of some of Việt Nam's finest carved wood worship objects.

“We eat a meal for just VND2,000 (US$0.09) at Tiệm cơm An Phúc (An Phúc Charity Restaurant) on Hanoi’s Giai Phong Road every Saturday afternoon,” said Nguyen Thi Phuong. 

Hanoi is planning to build a real-time digital traffic map system similar to Google Maps within the year, according to the city’s transport department.

With the number of cars and bikes on the rise, Hanoi should accelerate planning for underground parking, experts have said.

Peruvian band Apu Inka have been booked in to play a show in the capital city of Hanoi, with the city’s Youth Theatre to be the venue for the event on August 5.

Hanoi has announced it will spend VND265 billion (US$11.4 million) to implement the One Commune-One Product (OCOP) programme to boost the agricultural economy and rural development.

The International Free Hugs Day 2019 (IFHD) was held at Ha Noi Indochina Plaza in July 28 with participation of hundreds of volunteers.

A selection of noteworthy artistic and cultural events to take place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on July 29-August 4.

Known as the land of traditional crafts, Hanoi has the highest number of craft villages in Vietnam: 1,350, nearly one-third of the total number.

The Central Highlands has been known as a land of unique and long-standing cultures. 

Ly Son, one of important frontier islands of the country, is located in Quang Ngai province, 15 nautical miles (28km) from the mainland. The waterway is the only route to this island district.

The commute to or from downtown Hanoi during rush hour can be stressful to say the least.

Hoan Kiem (Sword) Lake and its surrounding streets, located in the centre of Hanoi, have always been considered the heart of the capital city as well as its spiritual and cultural hub. 

Ha Noi Department of Natural Resources and Environment has decided to set up an interdisciplinary inspection team to review housing development projects which have not been granted certificates of land use rights, house and land-attached assets.

More than 100 trees that cause a stink in Hanoi during autumn are being cut down, a local has said official.