Cashless parking payment is a key step in managing static traffic, solving parking issues, and serving as the underlying technology for a smart digital map of parking spaces throughout the city.

Hanoi’s new planning frameworks will serve as a critical foundation for developing policies, action plans, and investment projects that drive economic and social progress.

Step back in time with Fire from the Earth, a musical celebrating Hanoi's revolutionary legacy.

According to the Official Letter No.3799/UBND-KT dated August 4, the Hanoi People’s Committee asked relevant departments, sectors to strictly handle violations of Multi - Level Marketing (MLM) activities.

On August 10, the Vice Chairman of the Bangkok City Council, Mr. Nirunde Pradtikul visited and worked at the Hanoi People’s Council. The delegates from Bangkok were welcomed by the Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Council, Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Tuan and leaders of other departments and agencies of the City.

Environmental protection in Hanoi has always been one of the most urgent tasks and received great attention from the city’s leaders. As a result, since 2016, a series of projects have been executed, contributing to the improvement of the environment and better the living standards of Hanoians.

The Hanoi People’s Committee has recently issued Announcement 906/TB-UBND, stating conclusion of the Municipal People’s Committee in the conference to review performance in July and implement tasks in August as well as next months of 2017.

With about 60 booths of food, souvenir and refreshments, the newest pedestrian zone is expected to be on the must-go list of Hanoi.

The rural youth have difficulties in following the startup campaign due to the lack of funding and information of production planning as well as the unstable production and consumption market.

Hanoi People’s Committee has recently issued Announcement 888/TB-UBND to state conclusion of the Chairman at conference to launch Hanoi People’s Committee Plan 160/KH-UBND on implementing Hanoi Party Committee Resolution 11-NQ/TU.

Complaints with regard to behaviors of public officers in Van Mieu Ward have been investigated by the Inspection of Hanoi City. The swift response by the Hanoi authorities show the city’s determination to strengthen the rule of law in public administrations.

According to the Steering Board of the campaign Vietnamese Buying Vietnamese Goods, the Consumer Right Action Program has received through the call center 04.1081 approximately 15,000 calls asking about the laws, rights and tasks of consumers after 7 years since its establishment.

Daily radio broadcasts on loudspeakers in Hanoi’s four central districts of Hoan Kiem, Ba Dinh, Dong Da and Hai Ba Trung, will be halted until the end of 2018.

On August 3, Phuc Tho District solemnly celebrated the 195th establishment anniversary of the district (1822 - 2017), received the Friendship Medal of the Lao People`s Democratic Republic, praising the typical member in the Emulation period of 2012 - 2017.

​On August 1, at the meeting with the Hanoi Department of Taxation to review the tax administration in the first half of this year and planning tasks for the rest of 2017, the municipal Party Secretary Hoang Trung Hai emphasized the necessity for service initiatives to improve tax collection.

Ever since the inception of GrabBike, a ride-hailing service using motorcycles in Vietnam conventional motor-taxis (xe om) are seeing the customer base shrinking.

At the meeting on August 1st to review the first half year socio-economic performance and prepare tasks for the rest of the year, the leaders of the Hanoi People’s Committee requested the departments, agencies and local governments to improve the supervision of environmental sanitation, planning and infrastructure investment of the city.

On August 1, Hanoi chairman Nguyen Duc Chung chaired the monthly meeting to review the city’s socio-economic performance of July and set out tasks and orientations for August. The meeting listened to the city’s July socio-economic report by the director of the Hanoi Department of Planning and Investment Nguyen Manh Quyen.

From 2016 to 2020, Hanoi strives to achieve a yearly development from 8.5 to 9%. The average GRDP per person until 2020 hopefully will reach from 6,700 to 6,800 USD. To realize the goal, the city needs to attract a social investment fund from 2.5 to 2.6 million billion VND.

August 1 marks the nine year anniversary since Hanoi expanded its administrative boundary according to the Resolution 15 of the 12th National Assembly. Being enlarged in size and added more workload, but still Hanoi has succeeded in managing the annexation and administering the largest city of the country.

Poor traffic infrastructure and rising number of vehicles are causing congestions in Hanoi. Experts said it’s high time now for Hanoi to build and put into use smart traffic management to optimize the current infrastructure capacity.

National steering committee for voluntary blood donations in collaboration with Hanoi’ steering committee for voluntary blood donations have organized the final stop of this year’s Red Journey at the National Convention Center.

Addressing the thematic discussion titled “Digital economy: policy execution to catch up with IR 4.0” on July 31st, the Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung said smart city is the target for all major cities in the world and in Vietnam and it is also the target for Hanoi.