The Hanoi Tourism Gift Festival 2023 will be organised from October 6-8 in the capital city as part of a series of activities to mark the 69th anniversary of its Liberation Day (October 10, 1954-2023).

The People’s Committee of Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem district has decided to extend the opening time of local pedestrian zones to four days during the National Day holiday, from September 1 to 4.

Hanoi is working on a project to construct a tunnel at the Co Linh intersection on the road to Vinh Tuy bridge (Belt Road No.2) in Long Bien district, in a bid to ease traffic congestion in the area.

The population in Hanoi has been increasing very rapidly, but the number of schools has not increased proportionally because of limited available land.

The public bike rental service was officially launched in Hanoi on August 24 in six inner districts.

Hanoi aims to strive for an urbanisation rate of approximately 60-62 per cent by 2025 and is projected to reach around 65-75 per cent by 2030.

The Vietnam-RoK Food and Culture Festival 2023 is scheduled to get underway on Tran Nhan Tong pedestrian street in Hanoi on August 26 - 27.

Hanoi recorded an acute increase of dengue fever cases in the past month, said the municipal Centre for Diseases Control (CDC).

The National Innovation Centre (NIC)'s new establishment in Hoa Lac Hi-tech Park on the outskirts of Hanoi will be officially inaugurated in October this year, heard a press conference on August 15.

Vietnam’s first taxi service using electric motorbikes began services on August 14.

A man who was heavily in debt was arrested on August 15 by police forces in Hanoi for kidnapping a seven-year-old boy for ransom money.

The young owners of Re:born Creative want to do their bit to breathe life back into the artistic and cultural landscape of Hanoi after the pandemic.

Hanoi police have recommended that homes in Hanoi should have fire alarms installed.

The management of roadways and sidewalks needs to be done carefully with high public consensus and having to choose the right time.

Many Vietnamese fans were delighted to discover that the K-pop girl group BLACKPINK's seventh anniversary video was filmed at a luxury hotel in Hanoi during the band’s stay in Vietnam for the two-night concert in late July.

Nhat Tan Bridge, major roads like Vo Nguyen Giap, Ring Roads 2, 3, and Cat Linh - Ha Dong urban railway, modern urban areas, and skyscrapers are all outstanding works built in Hanoi since the city began expanding in 2008.

The first Hanoi Fall Festival, themed Come to Fall in Love in 2023, will be held from September 29 to October 1.

Despite its historical significance, the existence of Hoàn Kiếm district itself is recently being questioned. Many experts voiced their opinion on the matter, with most of them against the merger.

The Government issued a resolution to transfer Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park under the management of the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) to the People's Committee of Hanoi from August 1.

Hanoi plans to build Belt Road No 5 prior to 2027. The route is expected to have a length of over 300 kilometers. The section road through Hanoi will be 48 kilometers long with six lanes.