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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.

Centuries-long lake in Hanoi gets facelift

With the facelift and the special value it boasts, Ho Van, a big lake belonging to the system of the Temple of Literature, is expected to become an appealing cultural-creative space of Hanoi in the years ahead.

Hanoi digitizes tourist attractions improve travel experience

Digital transformation is one of the important solutions for tourist sites and travel businesses to build tours and attract visitors to Hanoi.

Hanoi to have more cultural tours to the suburbs

The ancient temple and pagoda dedicated to the Empress-regent in Duong Xa Commune, Gia Lam District, are expected to become a new heritage tourism destination, aiming to diversify the capital’s tourism products.

Hanoi makes good use of heritage-based cultural industries

Fostering heritage values to promote tourism and attract more local and international tourists is an important mission of Hanoi’s cultural policy-makers in the coming period.

National Museum of History launches first night tour for local and foreign visitors

Local and foreign visitors now can enjoy a 90-minute night tour of the Vietnam National Museum of History in Hanoi, with the activity promising enticing cultural, culinary, and architectural experiences for guests.

Embroidering in a royal tradition

Dong Cuu Village lies on the bank of the Nhue Giang River in Hanoi's suburban Thuong Tin District, and has been long famed for its traditional embroidery.

Hanoi - 12 floral seasons tourism

Hanoi tourism strives to build new seasonal tourism products and attract more and more visitors to the capital city.

Hollywood stars visit historic relic Hoa Lo Prison in Hanoi

Hollywood stars such as Matthew McConaughey, Woodrow Tracy Harrelson, and David Duchovny made a sudden visit to Hoa Lo Prison, aka Maison Centrale, a tourist attraction, in Hanoi on March 10.

Hanoi voted as safe destination for solo female travelers

Hanoi is considered a safe destination because crime and violence against tourists is very low and most locals are very friendly.

An unusual procession on Hanoi streets

Traffic on the road from Nguyen Trai to Nga Tu So (Hanoi) was disturbed on the morning of March 3 because of a unique procession of the festival of five villages in Hanoi.

Foreigners excited to discover flower road in Hanoi

These days, many people including foreigners visit Hanoi’s Ciputra urban area to watch Ban flowers which can only be seen in the northern highlands blossoming and take lifetime photos.

Hanoi named as one of top 10 beautiful destinations in Southeast Asia

The Travel Magazine has compiled a list of top tourist attractions in Southeast Asia, which includes Hanoi.

Mam tep chung thit, another feather in Hanoi's culinary cap

The fermented shrimp sauce has a sweet and fragrant flavour when roasted with mixed ingredients, including minced pork, garlic and ginger, that make the dish very enjoyable, he said.