Five fireworks sites in Hanoi for Vietnam Independence Day celebrations
Vietnam Life 14:55 22/08/2026Hanoi will stage a range of cultural programs, exhibitions, heritage-site activities and film screenings for Vietnam National Day (Independence Day), with fireworks set to light up five sites for 15 minutes on the evening of September 2.
8th Hanoi International Film Festival to feature first-ever film market
Vietnam News 21:23 20/08/2026The eighth Hanoi International Film Festival (HANIFF VIII) will open on November 28 at the Vietnam Exhibition Center in Hanoi, featuring its first-ever film market to connect local cinema with international buyers and investors.
‘Kindergarten’ for seniors in Hanoi: A day of care, exercise and companionship
Vietnam News 14:31 19/08/2026For seniors in Tay Ho Ward, Hanoi, a newly-opened daytime care center is quickly becoming a familiar place to spend their days. They come in the morning, take part in health care, exercise and social activities, and return home to their families in the late afternoon.
Foreign tourists try carpentry at Temple of Literature in Hanoi
Travel 10:51 18/08/2026With a chisel in one hand and a mallet in the other, visitors tap away steadily, fully focused on their first wood-carving creations at Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam (Hanoi's Temple of Literature).
Hanoi launches pilot 'Smart Police Station' kiosk
Vietnam News 20:20 15/08/2026The "Smart Police Station" kiosk model was officially launched for pilot operation in Hanoi on Saturday morning.
Former Juventus striker explores northern Vietnam
Travel 15:28 13/08/2026Former Juventus striker Alessandro Matri has attracted attention from Vietnamese fans after sharing photos from his family trip to Hanoi and several other popular destinations in northern Vietnam.
Café owner booked after foreign tourist’s phone knocked away by passing train in Hanoi
Vietnam News 08:52 12/08/2026Police have booked the owner of a coffee shop on Hanoi’s famous trackside coffee street after a foreign tourist sitting close to the tracks had her phone knocked out of her hand by a passing train.
Hanoi’s trackside coffee street remains bustling after foreign tourist’s phone knocked away by train
Travel 22:41 11/08/2026Cafés along Hanoi’s famous ‘Train Street’ were still opening their doors to customers early on Tuesday, just days after a foreign tourist’s phone was knocked from her hand by a passing train.
Foreign man accused of stopping women in Hanoi, inviting them to hotels
Vietnam News 11:13 11/08/2026A foreign man has allegedly approached and stopped many women riding motorbikes alone in Hanoi and asked them to go to a hotel.
Viral video shows train knocking phone out of woman’s hand along Hanoi’s ‘train street’
Travel 22:17 10/08/2026A nearly-one-minute video clip circulating on social media on Monday shows a woman having her phone knocked away by a passing train along Hanoi’s ‘train street.’
BIGBANG’s Hanoi world tour tickets range from $38-$399
Vietnam Life 13:28 03/08/2026South Korean band BIGBANG has officially unveiled the seating plan and ticket prices for the 2026-2027 WORLD TOUR 'XX: COSMOS’ in Hanoi, with tickets ranging from VND1 million to VND10.5 million (US$38-$399).
Nepalese Buddhist nun, singer Ani Choying Drolma returns to Vietnam this September
Ho Chi Minh City 20:09 02/08/2026Nepalese Buddhist nun and chant singer Ani Choying Drolma, one of the most prominent figures in contemporary Buddhist music, will return to Vietnam for two concerts this September.
