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.

A festival showcasing traditional ca tru (ceremonial singing) artists will kick off at Van Mieu Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature) on November 11.

Taking a leisurely walk through the pedestrian areas surrounding the Sword Lake in downtown Hanoi has quickly become a hit to local and international tourists on the weekends. At the mean time, every one can see there is so much effective advantages.

An exhibition themed ‘Vietnamese heritage - New Perspective’ has officially been displayed at the Hanoi Old Quarter Culture Exchange Centre (No. 50 Dao Duy Tu Street, Hoan Kiem District) and will last until November 13.

Beautiful photos of “Ao dai” (traditional long dress) themed "Vuon xua” (Old garden) are being introduced by painter and photographer Nguyen Quoc Dung at No. 29 Hang Bai street, Hanoi from November 3-7.

The Vietfood and Beverage-ProPack international exhibition will take place in Hanoi International Exhibition Centre at 91 Tran Hung Dao Street on November 9-12.

The fourth Hanoi International Film Festival (HANIFF), which will take place from November 1-5, will present around 146 films from 43 countries and territories.

At a tourism cooperation forum held in Yokohama City on October 28, officials said that Vietnam and Hanoi in particular aims to attract more Japanese tourists by 2019.

On the occasion of "The Seoul’s Days in Hanoi 2016", leaders of Hanoi and Seoul cities had a meeting on October 28 to discuss on promoting cooperation between the two capitals.

The 3rd International Experimental Theatre Festival will be organised in Hanoi from November 12-19 with the participation of international artists from about 10 countries.

According to Hoan Kiem District`s assessment, in the first ten months of 2016, the assurance of traffic safety, urban order and security, environmental sanitation in the district has achieved apparent changes.

Any tourists coming to walking streets around Hoan Kiem Lake are attracted by traditional games such as rope jumping, Mandarin Square Capturing, tug of war, etc. together with young people in MyHanoi club.

The street corners, street vendors, festivals and small hamlets of 1980’s Hanoi were lively and truthfully depicted through the len of photographer John Ramsden.

Noi Bai International Airport has been voted as one of the 30 best Asian airports in 2016 by the airport-review website “The Guide to Sleeping in Airports”.

About 80% of tickets on concert on October 23 night of the legendary German rock band Scorpion have been sold, composer Quoc Trung, founder and general director of Monsoon Music Festival 2016, said at the press conference held in Hanoi on October 20.

Contemporary life in Hanoi is reflected through photos displayed at an on-going exhibition in the capital.

The 2016 Hanoi Ao dai (traditional long dress) Festival kicked off at the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long-Hanoi on October 14 with the aims to honour Hanoi’s cultural values and promote fashion-based tourism products.

A four-day Hanoi Gift Show 2016 will be held from October 17 to 20 in the Capital, Deputy Director of the municipal Department of Industry and Trade Tran Thi Phuong Lan told a press conference on October 14.

An exhibition with nearly 150 documents and objects were on display at the Hanoi Museum on October 10 to mark the 62nd anniversary of the Liberation Day of the capital.

​October 11 afternoon, Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Hoang Trung Hai visited Hanoi Evangelical Church in celebration of its centennial.

Hanoi city recently offered four free tours of craft streets for tourists who will be provided with maps, tourist publications and information about Hanoi tourism sites