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.

Since April 2017, visitors wearing clothes deemed inappropriate are not allowed to enter worshipping places and relics, as the Hanoi authorities are resolute to enforce the respectful attire regulations.

Hanoi has modernized its administration through Information & Technology (IT) application to build e-government with a view to improve bureaucratic efficiency at all level and to better serve citizens.

Hanoi –Joining efforts for investment and development has become an commitment of Hanoi leaders. On that foundation, the city and its relevant agencies have actively striven to improve the competitiveness of the capital city.

Experts agreed that the Hanoi public transportation network has received heavy investment, but the network is still fragmented and lacks focus, unable to fulfill its role as guiding the urban development.

At the meeting with voters on June 23 by the National Assembly deputies Nguyen Phu Trong; chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung said that in compliance with the resolution 16 of the Hanoi Party Committee, Hanoi plans to build another 25 parks and excavating 25 lakes in five years from 2016 to 2020. Four lakes have been built so far.

On the frame work of the "Hanoi 2017 – Investment and Development Cooperation", Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung informed delegates about the socio-economic development of Hanoi in the first half of 2017 and the results after one year of executing commitments of investors in last year’s event.

The rapid rise of apartment blocks along several small roads in Hanoi has strained traffic infrastructure with thousands of new residents arriving at once.

In order to further promote the exchange of cooperation between Hanoi and other cities in the world, from June 11 to June 25, the city delegation led by Ngo Thi Thanh Hang, Deputy Secretary of Hanoi Party Committee paid a working visit to Canada and the United States.

Hanoi Party Committee has recently issued Announcement 766-TB/TU on the 9th congress of the 16th Municipal Party Executive Committee (tenure 2015-2020).

Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung has recently said that his administration will provide residents with clear information on its plans to take down trees.

In the first half of 2017, the Capital city of Hanoi has conducted synchronous measures to lure domestic and foreign investment and non-State budget worth over VND 190 trillion (US$ 11.21 billion), representing a year-on-year surge of 74.6%.

About 900 delegates and 500 domestic and foreign investors and enterprises are expected to join the Hanoi 2017 – Investment and Development Cooperation Conference held in Hanoi on June 25.

“Hanoi 2017 - Cooperation, Investment and Development” is taking place at Lotte Hotel (54 Lieu Giai Street, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi).

As the Chairman of Hanoi’s People Committee Nguyen Duc Chung put it, smart cities are attractive like “a magnet for production”, the way U.S experts referred when talking about invest in new technology and generating driver for the 4th Industrial Revolution.

Hanoi People’s Committee has recently issued Plan 144/KH-UBND on launching Hanoi Promotion Month program in 2017.

Deputy Director of Department of Information and Communications Nguyen Minh Khanh has recently informed that a conference themed “Hanoi 2017 - Cooperation, Investment and Development” will take place on June 25 at Lotte Hotel (54 Lieu Giai Street, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi).

Hanoi authorities have approved a construction waste recycling project that can replace some of the materials used in building pavements and rural roads.

Hanoi Traffic Safety Committee has just issued Official Document No. 43/BATGT-VP, assigning departments, sectors, agencies, organizations; People’s Committee, Traffic Safety Committee of districts, towns to implement the direction of the Government.

The Hanoi Party Committee has recently issued Announcement 760-TB/TU, stating conclusion of Permanent Vice Secretary of Hanoi Party Committee Ngo Thi Thanh Hang at working session with Party unit of the Vietnam Red Cross.

Motorbikes currently amount to 90% of vehicles in use and are one of the major reason for congestion and air pollution which has been increasingly exacerbated in the capital city.