To make Quoc Oai District a magnet for visitors, the local government planned to improve service quality and work with travel agencies to include its destinations in tour itineraries.

From sunrise workouts in bustling parks to cleaner meals on family tables, Vietnam is quietly embracing a lifestyle centred on health and wellness.

Locals look forward to the holiday season, and Hanoi's Old Quarter is a hive of activity as Christmas preparations get underway.

Compared to the Southern and the Central Vietnam, the Northern region, particularly Hanoi, boasts a wide variety of dishes using Muscovy duck, from noodle dish to hot pot and stir-fry.

Scrap fabric of tailors in Van Phuc silk village (Ha Dong district, Hanoi) have been turned into colorful folk paintings, thanks to the diligent skillful hands of people with disabilities.

The audio installation by a group of foreign and Vietnamese artists would help audiences to relive the harsh times in North Vietnam during the American war (1954 -1975).

After nine years of searching and collecting, a man in Hanoi has a valuable collection of ballot papers for national elections over the last 75 years.

The diary gives readers an insight of the virulent disease and the fight against it at a typical health center.

A series of Music programs from the 20th century present to Hanoian audience the works from authors that have not performed much in Vietnam yet.

A 'traditional house' in Hanoi is considered as the village’s museum where many valuable artifacts are kept.

Vietnamese books are available in Europe with a great effort to preserve the mother language and culture of Vietnam.

Many valuable photos, documents and objects related to President Ho Chi Minh are on display for the first time at Uncle Ho's Mausoleum in Hanoi.

Hanoi has planned to turn Thang Long Imperial Citadel into the most beautiful heritage park, a special destination of the capital city.

Vietnam daily life spaces are kept vibrantly from the south to the north, from the countryside to the cities, and from the past to present.

English vocabularies are also printed alongside with pictures of fruits and flowers, helping children to either remember the words and feel the scent.

Hanoi plans to open 10 more libraries and bookcases in suburban areas and launch 50 mobile libraries to schools this year to foster the reading culture among locals and pupils.

Cycling around West Lake has become a safe physical exercise for residents of all ages in Hanoi amidst the Covid-19 pandemic.

With his talent and experience accumulated throughout his whole life, artisan Nguyen Quoc Su is known as a special “painter” in the embroidery world, who needles beautiful painting.

Starting in the early 20th century, silk painting is one of the fine arts which has been practiced by many local painters. Among them, painter Nguyen Thi Mong Bich is considered as a veteran of the art with impressive works telling stories of the people and histories of the country.

Thuoc Bac Street in Hanoi’s Old Quarter is an interesting place which maintains various beauties of old Hanoi.

A businessman opens a free library for everyone, especially children, who loves reading and learning English.

The Hanoi 8th grader from Nguyen Huy Tuong secondary school, Dong Anh district, Hanoi has won first prize in the 49th Universal Postal Union (UPU) International Letter Writing Contest launched in Vietnam.

Cultural and historical experts are making efforts to restore nghe (shrine) Dang Dong in Hanoi, an ancient folk relic.