Hanoi’s efforts to promote tourism activities over the past months have paid off, with the total revenue of the sector surging 74.3% year-on-year to reach 44.8 trillion VND (1.9 billion USD) in the first half of this year.

The Vietnamese capital has moved up 19 notches to 129th position out of 173 cities in the Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU)'s livability ranking this year, making it one of the top five biggest risers.

Tay Ho district will connect local destinations and cultural relic sites to make complete tours in combination with spiritual tourism, green tourism, experience tourism and night tourism.

The Hoan Kiem Lake weekend promenade and its environs in downtown Hanoi have become a brand, a cultural boulevard and a highlight of the capital city.

The richness of Hanoi's cuisine and the city's reputation for healthy eating have contributed to making Hanoi an attractive destination in Asia.

The Michelin guide put the two eateries on their culinary map, adding a huge feather in the caps of these two capital city restaurants, both already loved by residents and visitors alike.

The Vietnamese capital has been ranked first in the list of top trending destinations for solo travelers throughout Asia, as compiled by adventure tour operator Explore Worldwide.

The Ha Vi Community House is a religious building dedicated to Tran Lu, Vietnam's patron saint of lacquering. Its preservation will help promote the heritage value of the Old Quarter and attract more tourists to the capital.

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Tourists and residents in Hanoi will soon have a chance to visit the Temple of Literature in the evening, thanks to a night tour project set to launch in the coming months.

Located by the romantic Nhue River, through centuries of development and modernization, Phu Dien Village retains its priceless cultural and historical values.

Hanoi has offered free double-decker buses for people on the Reunification Day (30/4) and International Labour Day (May 1) holidays.

Lang Pagoda Festival is a traditional Spring Festival of people living by To Lich River.

This year, the People’s Committee of Dong Da District will set up a plan to open a food zone on Nguyen Van Tuyet Street and a pedestrian zone on Van Mieu and Quoc Tu Giam streets.

Long Quang, located on Kim Giang Street in Thanh Liet Commune, Thanh Tri District is the only Tibetan pagoda in Hanoi.

Visitors do not have to travel far from Hanoi to get a sense of the ethnic minorities living in northern Vietnam.

Golf tourism is being considered a potential tourism product that can make important contributions to drawing international guests to VN in general and to Hanoi in particular, especially guests from South Korea, Japan, the US and Europe.

Ba Vi national park, Bat Trang pottery village, and the Trang An-Ninh Binh ecological tourist complex are among the ideal destinations for travelers to enjoy around Hanoi.

The statue of Venerable Thich Thanh Tu at Hanoi’s Quan Su Pagoda is astonishing as it looks like a real person.

A 300-year-old Hoa Bun tree which can be seen in full bloom covers a local village on the outskirts of Hanoi in special white and yellow flowers every April.