A total of 65 programmes and events will be held throughout the National Tourism Year 2016 titled “Exploring the southern land”, the organising board said a news conference in Hanoi on November 16. 

 Tours from/to France will still be running as scheduled following a series of deadly terror attacks across Paris on November 13, said Tran Thi Viet Huong, Deputy Director of PR Department at Vietravel, a major tour operator. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The facade of the Vietnam Museum of Fine Arts became the surface for giant light paintings on Saturday evening, November 14, reflecting Vietnam - Germany the cultural exchange.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lonely Planet, the world’s popular travel guide book publisher, has listed Hanoi capital city and Ho Chi Minh City in the Top 10 best-value destinations for 2016.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi has lost about 72,000 square metres of lake over the last five years according to a recent report by the Centre for Environment and Community Research.

Mobilising all resources and pushing forward with comprehensive reform, industrialisation and modernisation will be the guiding principles for the next term from 2015 to 2020.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – On Wednesday, October 21t, the streets of Vietnam’s two largest cities - Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City – were both covered by milky mist. 

  The Ha Noi Police Department will increase manpower along favoured routes to ensure traffic order and combat traffic congestion during rush hours, the director of the department said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Experts have warned that the increased number of high-rise building in recent years is exerting pressure on the capital's overloaded road infrastructure.

Restoring dangerously dilapidated French-style houses in Ha Noi isn't a simple task. And it's further convoluted by the amount of money that's needed and residents' lack of knowledge about how to preserve their history.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi authorities will soon carry out a VND90 billion (US$4.3 million) project to build an underground pedestrian passageway that would link the suburbs with the city centre.

VietNamNet Bridge - Surveys from several organizations have all concluded that Vietnam is among the most attractive destinations for investors.

VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi has lowered the target for foreign direct investment (FDI) into industrial zones (IZs), at a time when foreign investors are continuing to flock to HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Techmart Vietnam 2015, touted as the biggest technology event in the country in a decade, will kick off in Hanoi on October 1.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Local residents in Hanoi are complaining about the deafening noise produced by public loudspeakers, saying that the iconic method of mass communication has reached its sell-by date.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Russian Mosfilm Week 2015 is set to kick off on September 17-19 in Hanoi and September 21-23 in the central city of Da Nang, introducing Vietnamese audiences to the best of the Russian cinematography.

 A Hanoi delegation led by Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen The Thao recently toured Geneva and Bern in a bid to boost multifaceted cooperation between the Vietnamese capital city and the Swiss cities.

 Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen The Thao met with Alderman Alan Yarrow, Lord Mayor of the City of London in the UK, on September 11 as part of his working visit to the UK.

Hanoi and Amsterdam city of the Netherlands have agreed to foster collaboration in various fields such as water supply and drainage, waste treatment, urban planning, smart city development, cultural exchanges, tourism, health.