A fire in the early hours of Monday morning claimed the lives of four people including two adults and two children in Hoan Kiem, Hanoi.

Experts say GRDP per capita of $45,000-46,000 is an ambitious plan and that Hanoi needs to have groundbreaking ideas to obtain the desired growth.

The Soc Son racecourse is expected to become an international sports centre and to host the Asiad or Olympics in the future.

In the face of the worsening air pollution, Hanoi is rolling out measures to control activities that generate emissions and dust in the locality, especially the burning of rice straw.

The Department of Transport of Hanoi has proposed to the municipal People's Committee to allow the pilot use of electric buses for passenger transport service in a 12-month period on nine existing bus routes whose contracts are set to expire in 2024.

The much-anticipated Yên Xá wastewater treatment project, which was originally set to be operational in the second quarter of 2022, is facing calls for investigation, especially into the contractor's conduct, after long delays.

Architect Trần Huy Ánh, from the Hà Nội Architects’ Association, said that suburban areas affected by urbanisation have faced many inadequacies in infrastructure, society, landscape, and ecological environment.

In May 2023, another adjustment was made, raising the total investment to around €1.3 billion, over 1.66 times the original budget, while the completion date was pushed back to 2027, 12 years from the original deadline.

The capital is set to hold the first ever peach blossom and kumquat tree festival at Trinh Cong Son pedestrian zone in Tay Ho district from January 26 to February 1 ahead of the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet.

These routes are expected to be a premise for travel businesses to build new tours connecting localities.

Forty precious archival photos of Hoan Kiem Lake and its surrounding relics will delight tourists visiting Hanoi's symbolic lake for the New Year.

The aim of this step is to build a green airport, where the quality of service for local and international tourists is constantly improved.

Many apartments in decade-old buildings in Hanoi are attracting customers due to housing supply shortages.

With three days off for the New Year in 2024, many people are opting for short trips to destinations close to Hanoi.

Fireworks will light up the skies over 30 locations in all 30 districts and town of Ha Noi on February 9, 2024 (Lunar New Year’s Eve), as decided by the Ha Noi municipal People’s Committee.

Hanoi will organise 83 flower markets ahead of the coming Tet Lunar New Year holiday.

A string of cultural and art activities will be held in the capital city of Hanoi to welcome New Year 2024.

Kumquat and peach growers in Hanoi are busy taking care their trees before bringing them to the market when there is about one month left until Tet (Lunar New Year).

Hanoi authorities are considering plans to collect fees on pavement and road usage from January next year.

The pedestrian space in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem district will open from December 29 through January 1 to serve local residents and visitors during the 2024 New Year holiday.