Firework shows and a countdown party to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Hanoi will not be held as in previous years due to the complicated nature of developments relating to COVID-19, according to the Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports.

Hanoi is preparing to start work on three new urban railway projects by 2025, said municipal vice chairman Duong Duc Tuan.

A selection of 57 paintings by children are on display at the New Spring – New Artworks exhibition in celebration of the coming Tet (Lunar New Year) holidays in the central city of Da Nang.

The Cat Linh – Ha Dong elevated railway project provides a lesson on public asset valuation. Selling and buying back infrastructure projects at their real value will allow the effective usage of resources.

The city’s investment, trade, and tourism promotion activities will focus on gathering the participation of Vietnamese businesses at home and abroad.

All routes leading to St Joseph’s Cathedral in Hanoi’s Nha Tho Street will face limits to the number of people and vehicles entering and leaving this area on Christmas Eve, local police have announced.

Authorities in Hanoi have decided to restore an old French villa at 49 Tran Hung Dao Street.

Since Christmas is just a few days away, the festive atmosphere has overwhelmed every corner of downtown Hanoi.

The goal for Hanoi is to become a green, modern and smart city by 2030.

The Hanoi People’s Council during a recent session has passed a target programme on mitigating traffic congestion and ensuring road safety in the city for the 2021-25 period with total funding of VND1.8 trillion (nearly US$80 million).

Churches in Hanoi are being covered with decorations to prepare for the Christmas holiday.

A number of experts are against Hanoi’s plan to prohibit motorbikes beginning in 2025, warning that proper conditions will not be ready to implement the plan.

Motorbikes in the future may be stopped from entering Hanoi inner city districts at Belt Road 3, Truong Sa and Hoang Sa Roads and Highway No 5.

Hanoi's 12th graders returned to school on Monday after seven months of online learning in the capital, joining their peers in many other provinces around the country. 

The Hanoi municipal administration is considering restrictions on non-essential services amid a skyrocketing number of coronavirus infections in the community.

Most people have been familiar with coloured pencils since they were kids. They are not only for drawing or writing, however, as they can also be turned into unique interior décor items. 

Local growers in Hanoi have tried to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic and are hoping to have a good year-end flower crop, with only two months left until the Tet (Lunar New Year) holidays.

The Hanoi Department of Education and Training on December 5 changed its plan on face-to-face learning for high school students due to the complicated nature of the COVID-19 outbreak locally.

The first smart electric buses in Vietnam that use eco-friendly energy were officially put into operation in Hanoi on Thursday.

Students at senior high schools in Hanoi will return to school from December 6 after a long period of online learning due to COVID-19 impacts.