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Diners, gourmets flock to Michelin-awarded restaurants

The Michelin guide put the two eateries on their culinary map, adding a huge feather in the caps of these two capital city restaurants, both already loved by residents and visitors alike.

Hanoi tops list of favourite places in Asia for solo travelers

The Vietnamese capital has been ranked first in the list of top trending destinations for solo travelers throughout Asia, as compiled by adventure tour operator Explore Worldwide.

Unique temple in Hanoi for patron saint of lacquer trade

The Ha Vi Community House is a religious building dedicated to Tran Lu, Vietnam's patron saint of lacquering. Its preservation will help promote the heritage value of the Old Quarter and attract more tourists to the capital.

Coffeehouses for those trying to beat the heat

If you’re looking for a cool place to work during the sweltering summer, Việt Nam News can help you uncover the best options.

Night tour of Temple of Literature to be launched in July

Tourists and residents in Hanoi will soon have a chance to visit the Temple of Literature in the evening, thanks to a night tour project set to launch in the coming months.

Lesser-known ‘treasures’ in the largest Dien pomelo hub in Hanoi

Located by the romantic Nhue River, through centuries of development and modernization, Phu Dien Village retains its priceless cultural and historical values.

Hanoi offers free tourism bus services on national holidays

Hanoi has offered free double-decker buses for people on the Reunification Day (30/4) and International Labour Day (May 1) holidays.

Lang Pagoda Festival: Unique heritage in Hanoi

Lang Pagoda Festival is a traditional Spring Festival of people living by To Lich River.

Hanoi to open three more walking streets

This year, the People’s Committee of Dong Da District will set up a plan to open a food zone on Nguyen Van Tuyet Street and a pedestrian zone on Van Mieu and Quoc Tu Giam streets.

The unique 600-year-old Tibetan pagoda in Hanoi

Long Quang, located on Kim Giang Street in Thanh Liet Commune, Thanh Tri District is the only Tibetan pagoda in Hanoi.

VN Village for Ethnic Culture showcases unique culture of 54 ethnic groups

Visitors do not have to travel far from Hanoi to get a sense of the ethnic minorities living in northern Vietnam.

Hanoi to develop golf as key tourism product

Golf tourism is being considered a potential tourism product that can make important contributions to drawing international guests to VN in general and to Hanoi in particular, especially guests from South Korea, Japan, the US and Europe.

Top places surrounding Hanoi for upcoming public holiday

Ba Vi national park, Bat Trang pottery village, and the Trang An-Ninh Binh ecological tourist complex are among the ideal destinations for travelers to enjoy around Hanoi.

Hyper-realistic venerable monk statue at Hanoi pagoda

The statue of Venerable Thich Thanh Tu at Hanoi’s Quan Su Pagoda is astonishing as it looks like a real person.

Stunning beauty of 300-year-old Hoa Bun tree in Hanoi

A 300-year-old Hoa Bun tree which can be seen in full bloom covers a local village on the outskirts of Hanoi in special white and yellow flowers every April.

Pearl Island-Ngu Xa night food street: An attractive rendezvou in Hanoi

The newly established food street in the inner district of Ba Dinh brings fascinating cultural, tourist, and culinary experiences to travelers at home and abroad.

Hanoi bars ’tours’ to popular ’train street’

Hanoi's tourism department has asked travel and transportation companies in the city not to organise tours to ’train street’.

Hanoi opens tour to Co Loa Ancient Citadel

Locals and foreign travelers to Vietnam will have a chance to experience and learn the stories of the Co Loa Ancient Citadel in the suburb of Hanoi through a fresh storytelling style.

Hanoi’s ancient pagoda in the red-silk cotton tree season

In March, red-silk cotton trees bloom, showing off their beauty at the thousand-year-old Thay Pagoda in Quoc Oai district in Hanoi.

Hanoi drafts to restore local relics with US$593.6 million

Restoring relics and heritage sites is one of Hanoi's goals and is part of the city's efforts to boost its tourism sector.