As the New Year and Lunar New Year approach, the streets of Hanoi are adorned with vibrant decorations, including flags, flowers, and festive slogans, to celebrate the arrival of 2025 and the country’s major holidays.

With the New Year just around the corner, let The Hanoi Times take you on a tour of the most exciting celebrations taking place in Hanoi!

Once a year, Hanoi's faithful gather to celebrate Christmas and pray for a peaceful year ahead.

Hanoimoi newspaper and Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports jointly held a ceremony to launch the 43rd Hanoimoi Newspaper Open Running Tournament for Peace 2016 at the Quan Ngua Palace on June 21.

Instead of a plastic glove, woman and housewives should move using the bag and basket which are made of natural ingredients and easy to destroy, Chairman of Hanoi People`s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung urged at the ceremony on June 5 to kick start a series of activities in response to the 2016 World Environment Day.

Hanoi People’s Committee held a ceremony to launch the 2016 Action Month for children, themed “For safe lives, preventing accidents and injuries for children”, from June 1-30, at Dan Phuong district on May 25.

Transport Ministry held a ceremony to put Hoang Minh Giam-Nguyen Chanh flyover into traffic in Hanoi on May 21.

Hanoi Department of Culture and Sport opened a photo exhibition themed "Festival of all people" at the Ly Thai To Monument Flower Garden on May 17.

The Hanoi Transport Corporation (Transerco) put into operation a new bus route, the No 86 route, connecting downtown Hanoi with Noi Bai international airport on April 30.

Hanoi People`s Committee recently instructed all the city`s levels, branches, agencies, People`s Committees of districts, towns to use energy saving in public lighting system.

With the efforts to meet increasing demand of passengers during the upcoming holiday, many transport businesses have set up plans to put more coaches into service.

At a press conference chaired by the Hanoi Party Committee’s Commission for Information and Education on April 12, the Hanoi Fire Fighting and Prevention Police Department said the department will increase the maintenance of fire safety systems at apartment buildings from one to four times annually.

EVN Hanoi commits to limiting power cuts during hot days, Vice Director of Electricity of Vietnam in Hanoi (EVN Hanoi) Vu Quang Hung said at the regular press conference of Hanoi Party Committee on April 5.

A ceremony to sign a contract that Renault Vietnam provides 100 electric cars for the Mai Linh Taxi Company, will be held at the French Embassy in Vietnam, 57 Tran Hung Dao street, on April 8.

Hanoi People’s Committee on April 1 urged municipal departments, sectors and relevant offices to accelerate the construction of key transport projects to reduce traffic congestion in the city.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Hanoi People’s Committee and the Vietnam Olympic Committee held a ceremony to launch the Olympic Run Day for Public Health 2016 in Hoan Kiem Lake on March 26.

During the recent meeting with Transport Ministry, Hanoi announced the plan to implement and complete traffic projects in 2016-2017 period to promptly solve traffic congestion at the 7 key traffic bottlenecks. Total expenditure of these projects is estimated at approximately 2,262 billion VND.

Hanoi authorities have sped up the construction of waste treatment projects as well as preparing to put new plants into operation.

The Ministry of Construction in collaboration with the Hanoi People’s Committee held a ceremony in the city on March 15 to announce the detailed planning on the construction of a new national funeral home.

The Hanoi Communist Youth Union launched a “Volunteer Saturday” programme to help local residents in resolving administrative procedures on March 12.

Hanoi People`s Committee recently has asked relevant agencies to strengthen the efficient use of energy and resources by tightening the management of energy-consuming equipment and vehicles.

At the signing ceremony held in February 13, leaders of the Ministry of Transport and the main contractor China Railway Sixth Group Co. Ltd promised to officially put the Cat Linh-Ha Dong railway project into operation at the end of 2016.

Farmers of the Tay Tuu flower village, about 15 km from downtown Hanoi are working hard in the flower fields to timely meet the capital city’s needs as Tet, the traditional Lunar New Year, is very near.