Hanoi authorities investigate report of foreign tourists charged $58 for 2km taxi ride
Vietnam News 16:44 01/07/2025Police in Hoan Kiem Ward, Hanoi are verifying a report that a group of Filipino tourists were charged VND1.5 million (US$58) for a short taxi ride of just about two kilometers on Monday evening.
Man fined for transporting 6 children in pickup truck bed in Hanoi
Vietnam News 10:21 30/06/2025Hanoi traffic police said on Monday they had identified and fined the driver of a pickup truck who was found transporting six children in the truck bed on Thang Long Boulevard.
Police ask hundreds of foreign tourists to leave Hanoi’s ‘trackside café street’ for safety
Vietnam News 17:38 15/06/2025Police in Hanoi on Saturday evening inspected compliance with traffic safety regulations along the ‘trackside café street,’ asking hundreds of foreign tourists and locals to leave the area, citing safety concerns.
Hanoi’s long-stalled inland port projects remain abandoned for nearly a decade
Economy 14:30 11/06/2025Two major inland container depot (ICD) projects in Hanoi’s Hoai Duc and Gia Lam Districts, once expected to ease pressure on seaports and boost the capital’s logistics infrastructure, have been left abandoned for nearly a decade.
US tech giant Qualcomm opens AI R&D center in Hanoi
Economy 18:35 10/06/2025Qualcomm, a leading American semiconductor company, has opened its new artificial intelligence research & development (AI R&D) center in Hanoi, marking a new milestone in the company’s more-than-20-year presence in Vietnam.
In Hanoi, over $3,830 in sidewalk-riding fines issued in one hour
Vietnam News 18:11 03/06/2025In a span of just over one hour, traffic police in Hanoi issued fines totaling more than VND100 million (US$3,830) to over 20 motorcyclists for riding on sidewalks on Tuesday.
Emergency repairs underway on Hanoi’s metro line
Vietnam News 11:00 03/06/2025Hanoi Metro, the operator of the Cat Linh-Ha Dong metro line, the first of its kind in Hanoi, on Monday announced an emergency repair and restoration plan to ensure safety and maintain smooth operations across the link.
Hanoi begins tearing down iconic ‘Shark Jaw’ building
Vietnam News 13:17 25/05/2025The People's Committee of Hoan Kiem District in Hanoi has announced that the demolition of the iconic ‘Shark Jaw’ building, a commercial center at 1-3-5 Dinh Tien Hoang Street, started on Sunday.
Gen Z in Vietnam infatuated with music: report
Vietnam Life 15:18 22/05/2025Music is a major passion for Gen Z in Vietnam, with 64 percent highly engaged in it, according to Visa's 'Gen Z Decoded Report.'
Vietnam PM requires putting national exhibition fair center into operation by September 2
Vietnam News 15:04 20/05/2025Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh urged faster progress on the Vietnam Exhibition Fair Center project in Hanoi to put it into operation by the National Day (September 2) holiday, while inspecting the project on Monday.
Passengers use umbrellas inside Hanoi metro train due to leaking water
Vietnam News 13:33 20/05/2025A video circulating on Vietnamese social media on Tuesday has drawn public attention to an unusual incident on Hanoi’s Cat Linh - Ha Dong metro line, where passengers were seen using umbrellas inside a train to shield themselves from leaking water.
At Hanoi pagoda, throngs of Buddhists, residents queue to venerate Buddha relic from India
Vietnam News 13:51 14/05/2025Thousands of Buddhists and locals formed a seemingly endless line along the streets outside Quan Su Pagoda in Hanoi from as early as 5:00 am on Wednesday, patiently waiting to enter and pay homage to the sacred relic of the Buddha from India.
