Hanoi builds four-season tourism appeal
Travel 15:39 30/08/2026Hanoi’s tourism events are increasingly designed to inspire exploration beyond individual festivals. At the Hanoi Tourism Gift Festival, for instance, visitors can make handicrafts with artisans, explore destinations through virtual reality and discover new tours and tourism stimulus programs.
People flock to bus stations as National Day holiday gets under way
Vietnam News 16:28 29/08/2026Bus stations across Ha Noi are bustling on Saturday morning as people carrying luggage hurried to leave the capital for their home provinces and cities, marking the start of the five-day National Day holiday from Saturday to Wednesday next week.
Hoan Kiem Lake’s new light display draws Hanoi visitors for nighttime photos
Travel 14:11 29/08/2026More than 3,000 lighting fixtures are illuminating Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake after dark, turning the historic landmark into a dazzling nighttime attraction for visitors and photo-seekers.
Hanoi to offer free admission to 17 tourist attractions, historic sites on National Day
Travel 20:21 28/08/2026Hanoi will offer free admission to a range of tourist attractions, historical sites, and cultural venues on September 2 to mark Vietnam’s 81st National Day.
Hanoi allows 24-month trial of autonomous buses, robotaxis
Vietnam News 20:07 27/08/2026Hanoi authorities have authorized Phenikaa-X JSC, a local autonomous technology developer, to conduct a 24-month controlled trial of a smart autonomous transportation system, including autonomous buses, robotaxis, automated cleaning robots, and delivery robots.
Hanoi Old Quarter café draws Western tourists with maze-like entrance
Travel 11:51 26/08/2026Tucked deep inside a narrow alley barely wide enough for one person, with a winding staircase leading through the darkness, a café in Hanoi’s Old Quarter has turned what might seem like a drawback into its biggest attraction.
Hanoi to offer free admission to tourist attractions, historic sites on National Day
Travel 21:20 25/08/2026Hanoi will waive admission fees at tourist attractions, historic sites, and cultural facilities across the city on National Day (September 2).
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.
