Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam, one of Hanoi's most important cultural landmarks, attracts thousands of visitors each Tet.

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.

Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Hoang Trung Hai and Secretary of the Lao Cai Province Party Committee Nguyen Van Vinh co-presided over a recent meeting, aiming to review coordination between two localities in the 2011-2016 period and promote comprehensive cooperation in the future.

The Hanoi Center of Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion (HPA) has recently organized a workshop to update information on the Czech market to help Vietnamese enterprises expand their market in the Czech Republic.

Party, State and Hanoi leaders paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi on May 18 on the occasion of the late leader’s 127th birth anniversary (May 19, 1890).

In recent years, Hanoi has made remarkable changes in supplying public services, contributing to improving the quality of services, reducing the cost of products and the fund for maintenance and saving the state budget.

On May 16, Chairman of Hanoi’s People Committee Nguyen Duc Chung received Omani Ambassador to Vietnam – Mr. Sultan Saif Al Hilal Mahruqi.

The Secretaries of the Party Committees of Hanoi and Lam Dong co-chaired a conference to discuss the direction and plans to promote comprehensive cooperation between the two localities in the coming time.

Survey team of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee had a working session with Hanoi to assess implementation of policies and laws on public administration. Vice Chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee Le Hong Son presided over the session.

Ministry of Construction has recently organized a ceremony to launch the first Action Month for Work Safety and Sanitation in the construction sector. Deputy Minister of Construction Le Quang Hung and Vice Chairman of the Municipal People’s Committee Ngo Van Quy were present at the event.

Hanoi People’s Committee has recently issued Announcement 313/TB-UBND to state conclusion of Hanoi People’s Committee at the April conference and implement tasks for May as well as next months.

On May 10th, Chairman of Hanoi’s People Committee Nguyen Duc Chung met leaders of international trade agencies as well as large number of foreign enterprises, with the aim to arouse the investment flow into Hanoi’s market.

Hanoi People’s Committee has just released the Plan No. 95/KH-UBND on organizing a conference themed “Hanoi 2017 – Cooperation, Investment and Development”.

The Capital city of Hanoi is hosting the second APEC Senior Officials’ Meeting and related meetings which begin on May 9. The event is said to be the chance for Hanoi to showcase its dynamic development and hospitality.

Hanoi Center of Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion (HPA) in collaboration with the Foreign Trade University has recently organized the opening ceremony of a training course on investment, trade and tourism promotion for the city’s officials.

Hanoi on June 6 launched a campaign to clean the environment in response to ASEAN Dengue Day (June 15).

Books are known as means, tools to record advances, civilization, history of human development as well as to provide endless knowledge. In recent years, along with the Ministry of Information and Communications, Hanoi has organized many book festivals, book streets to maintain and arouse passion of the Capital’s young readers.

Car drivers will find it easier to park their cars downtown Hanoi since the piloting of smart parking solution, iParking on May 1 in Ly Thuong Kiet and Tran Hung Dao streets. This application allows drivers to find parking lots and pay fares throughout their smart phones.

Hanoi People’s Committee has recently issued Official Letter 1883/UBND-TKBT, urging city’s departments, agencies, sectors, People’s Committees of districts, suburban districts and towns to report performance in April and key tasks in May of 2017.

The Hanoi People’s Committee has recently granted the Plan No. 94/KH-UBND, building and improving spiritual, cultural life of workers in the area.

The technology to manage car parking via cellphone (iParking) will be piloted on Ly Thuong Kiet and Tran Hung Dao streets from May 1 to August 1, according to the committee.

As many as 62 new bus routes will be launched in Hanoi by 2020 to meet the local demand and reduce traffic jams, according to Ha Huy Quang, Deputy Director of the city’s Department of Transportation.