This is my first time in Hanoi. Before I got here I was a bit worried about the traffic, because you know your traffic is a lot heavy, we have to be very quick and fast to catch Trump and Kim’s moves. 

 The summit's picture perfect moments through the lens

Hanoi has been in the spotlight this week for hosting the historic meeting of two global political heavyweights. Vietnamese and expats living in the city speak with Việt Nam News about their feelings on this special occasion.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Teenagers are turning to readily available Vietnamese adult books written by authors in the 1980s and 90s.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Budget carrier AirAsia will launch a daily flight between the central city of Da Nang and Chiang Mai, Thailand from April 14.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Directorate for Roads of Viet Nam (DRVN) has announced a toll station that was robbed three weeks ago had the appropriate amount of cash on-site.

Thousands of employees of a garment company in central Nghe An Province on Tuesday afternoon went on strike after discovering the company had cut their housing, petrol and hazardous working condition allowances.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City People’s Committee has approved a detailed construction plan at a scale of 1:500 for Bach Dang Park in District 1.

 Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong and President Donald Trump witnessed the signing of four cooperation agreements between Vietnam and the US with a total value of about 21 billion USD, in Hanoi on February 27.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Cai Lay toll station in the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang is scheduled to reopen in March after a year’s closure due to drivers’ protests.

 VietNamNet Bridge – MD Solid Waste Treatment Plant in central Quang Ngai Province has failed to meet emission standards, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha has said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deep underwater surveys will help develop Vietnam’s fishing industry.

The Australian Human Rights Commission will help Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics integrate lessons on human rights into the public school curricula.

 VietNamNet Bridge – North Korea defeated Shanghai 3-0 in Group B of the LienVietPostBank International Women’s Volleyball Tournament in the northern province of Bac Ninh on Monday.

 Vietnam Airlines and Cambodia’s Ministry of Tourism signed a tourism development co-operation agreement in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Tuesday that runs through 2021.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi FC set a record the AFC Cup 2019 after winning 10-0 over Cambodia’s Nagaworld at the Hang Day Stadium in central Hanoi yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Egg coffee, a signature beverage of Hanoi, is among the food and drink items being served to at least 3,500 local and international journalists covering the second Trump-Kim summit this week.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Loc Troi Group will ink a contract with cyclist Mirsamad Pourseyedi of Iran ahead of the upcoming HCM City Television Cup Cycling tournament.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Tennis Federation (VTF) Masters 500, the Hai Dang Cup, will be held from March 3-10 in Tay Ninh Province.

DPRK chairman Kim Jong Un and US President Donald arrived in Vietnam on Tuesday, ready for the second DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit to be held on Wednesday and Thursday. Experts continue to share their views