Hanoi’s Trinh Cong Son Pedestrianised street has just been closed for renovation work.

Local residents block Hanoi garbage dump over land compensation dispute.

The capital city needs at least 4,200 more beds to guarantee healthcare for the population.

The rapid increase of private vehicles along with poor infrastructure has caused increasingly complicated traffic in Hanoi.

The Government has issued an action plan for implementing the Politburo’s Resolution No 15-NQ/TW on orientations and tasks for the development of Hanoi by 2030, with a vision to 2045.

Consultants have completed survey designs for an additional four bridges spanning the Red River in Hanoi to be built in the coming months.

Hundreds of karaoke parlors and bars in Hanoi have sent a group letter to the prime minister and concerned agencies calling for help so that they can resume services again after months of suspension due to fire safety issues.

The pavements in Hanoi’s old residential quarter have been occupied by petty merchants and used as parking lots and retail premises for many years. As a result, pedestrians have to walk on the roadbeds.

Hanoi has piloted installing smart road signs for remote alerts and vehicle detection, helping drivers choose appropriate travel plans, according to the municipal Department of Transport.

Thong Nhat, one of the biggest parks in Hanoi, has been transformed from a 'closed' to an 'open' park after its iron fences have been removed, making it easier for people to access the public space.

The city will reduce both the percentage of families with more than three children and the percentage of malnourished children under five years of age by 0.1 per cent.

The Hanoi People’s Committee officially launched the city’s information systems and applications for common use on February 9, part of local efforts to develop a digital administration.

Hanoi is set to become a globally-connected city with high living standards and quality of life, according to a new plan that aims to raise the Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) per capita to 36,000 USD by 2045.

The Government has issued an action plan to realize Politburo’s resolution on the objectives for Hanoi’s development until 2030, with a vision to 2045.

More than 10,000 rose trees are being planted to replace the fence which has just been removed at Thong Nhat Park in Hanoi.

Hanoi Party Committee Secretary Dinh Tien Dung said that two cities in the north and the west would serve as new growth poles of Hanoi as they would help ease population density in the inner city and develop the economy in poorer districts.

Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City have both been included in a list of the safest cities in Southeast Asia, as compiled by statistics site Numbeo.

The capital city of Hanoi encourages the expansion of safe fruit businesses while clamping down on fruit shops that do not comply with food safety protocols, specifically street vendors.

The implementation of Hanoi leaders’ promise to revive parks has begun: admission to Thong Nhat Park is now free after the removal of the fence, and Con Coc Flower Garden has a new look. However, there are still many things that need to be done.

Prices for apartments in Hanoi tend to increase as supply becomes short, according to the Vietnam Association of Realtors (VARS).