The Hanoi Department of Information and Communications, in cooperation with the People's Committee of Nam Tu Liem district, has launched a campaign to promote the National Digital Transformation Day and the capital city’s Digital Transformation Day (October 10).
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a 2 million USD grant to assist the Government of Viet Nam in providing emergency and humanitarian services to residents affected by the super Typhoon Yagi in the northern region of the country.
Data from the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism shows that in the first six months of this year, Vietnam welcomed 231,000 tourists from India, an increase of 164% over the same period in 2023, making India among the top 10 largest source markets of Vietnam tourism.
The Hang Dau water tower, a historical relic with special architecture in Hanoi, has been transformed into an installation art space that will be open to visitors for the first time from November 17 to December 31.
The central city of Da Nang will launch a one-year pilot programme on providing public bikes from March 29 in the hope of curbing personal vehicles, reducing environmental pollution, and promoting smart sustainable transport, according to the city’s Transport Department.
An exhibition named “Dien Bien Phu in the air – an immortal epic” was opened at the National Library of Vietnam in Hanoi on December 15 as an activity marking the 50th anniversary of the historical victory.
An international hot air balloon festival is taking place in Hanoi's Son Tay town, as part of the activities to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Son Tay ancient fortress citadel.
Real estate enterprises should actively find alternative funding sources such as foreign direct investment (FDI) capital flow to curb their capital shortage as popular capital mobilisation channels for the realty industry have been tightened.
The Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Son Tay town's Dong Mo on the outskirts of Hanoi has brought together 15 ethnic minority groups during the 2015-2020 period.
The Department of Grassroots Culture under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on March 12 it had invited over 20 painters to draw posters portraying COVID-19 prevention and control.
In the list of the top 17 destination for Asia's optimal experiences announced recently by CNN, Vietnam contributes to two prominent landmarks: Hanoi and Phu Quoc
Hanoi is among the top three favourite cities to travel for young Japanese people. The information is revealed at a recent Investment and Trade Cooperation Promotion Conference between Hanoi & Japan.
Over recent years, walls in many streets and alleys in Hanoi have been decorated with colourful luminous murals. Lately, a residential apartment zone has been beautified in this way.
A 2.2km stretch of road in the capital city has become the most expensive one in the country so far, being built at a cost of 3.5 billion VND (152,000 USD) per metre.
