Hanoi is adorned with a carpet of white and purple Ban (Bauhinia) flowers spreading around West Lake and along Thanh Nien Street.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The leaves of the old loc vung (Barringtonia acutangula) tree on the shore of Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi have changed to red and yellow before the spring, luring tourists and photographers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The supply of retail space is increasing in Hanoi and HCMC and could reach 1.5 million square meters in both cities late this year, according to a study of CBRE Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Puppeteers from 27 countries will participate in the fourth international puppetry festival to be held in Ha Noi from October 10 to 16, said the culture ministry's performing arts department.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The latest report by the Vietnam E-commerce Association unveiled that Hanoi topped the Vietnam E-commerce Index 2014, followed by HCMC, Danang, Haiphong, Binh Duong, Dong Nai, Khanh Hoa, Can Tho and Nghe An.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi's young adults enjoy a diverse range of music, from old-timey Vietnamese ballads to the latest Billboard hits. I explored a few live music coffee shops and bars to experience the musical culture

 The annual Lunar New Year (TET) calligraphy exhibition, which has taken place for over a decade along Van Mieu Street in the Dong Da district of Hanoi, has been relocated this year to the Temple of Literature.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The People's Committee of Ha Noi held a ceremony on Saturday to name three major roads after influential figures Vo Nguyen Giap, Vo Chi Cong and Vo Van Kiet.

VietNamNet Bridge – The open ending of the Vietnamese feature film Flapping in the Middle of Nowhere, currently showing in Ha Noi and HCM City, proved divisive for audiences.   

While foreign-invested enterprises applauded the removal of the cap on expenses on advertising, Vietnamese businesses, mostly small- and medium-sized, have shown little interest in the new change.

  VietNamNet Bridge – The Gia Lam District police in Ha Noi on Thursday caught three vessels in the act of stealing sand from a section of the Duong River.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi People's Committee has given the green light to a construction department scheme to chop down 6,700 aged trees in 10 districts and replace them with new ones.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi's Department of Transport did not commit any violations during the construction of three flyovers that could go over budget by VND27.2 billion (US$1.2 million),

 VietNamNet Bridge – Recently, I took a field trip to Hanoi where I had an opportunity to explore many interesting things. In my experience, the most amazing way to discover Hanoi’s unique culture is not to visit its museums

VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi attaches too much importance on candidates’ degrees when recruiting civil servants, and because of this, it may miss talent, experts believe.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The core idea in Ha Noi's "smart city" plan is to build a "smart government," Phan Lan Tu, director of the city's Department of Information and Communications, tells Tien Phong (Vanguard).

 VietNamNet Bridge – ‘Love Heart for Hanoi’, a heart-shaped sculpture decorated with millions of ceramic pieces, is on display at Truc Bach Lake in Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi People's Committee has approved a proposal to spend about VND22.8 billion (US$1.07 million) on the festive lighting system for this year's holidays, double last year's budget.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The water pipeline bringing water from the Da River to Ha Noi broke again yesterday, the tenth time in the past four years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi's People's Committee has rejected the Ha Noi War Invalids Joint Stock Company's proposal to set up parking lots under bridges and overpasses in the city.