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.

The US’ Business Insider newspaper has recently listed Hanoi Museum in the Capital city of Hanoi in the world’s most beautiful museums.

The 2016 handicraft fair - exhibition opened at the Thang Long Royal Citadel in Hanoi on August 26 with the aims to honour great craftsmen who have made significant contributions to building and preserving traditional craft villages.

Travelers said that the Hanoi People`s Committee`s pilots longer opening hours for operations at the restaurants and bars until 2am, and expanding space walk from Hoan Kiem Lake area will create the "double benefits" for tourism.

KTĐT - Hanoi People's Committee held a meeting on August 24 to discuss a detailed pilot scheme to free up roads for pedestrians around Hoan Kiem Lake.

The Agency for Regional Industry Development under the Ministry of Industry and Trade revealed at the press conference on August 19 that 16 outstanding craftsmen will be presented with the ‘People’s Artisan’ titles.

Chairman of Hanoi People`s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung annouced at a recent meeting on tourism promotion that the Capital City will remove its midnight curfew to let tourists have more fun and attract more tourists.

As a capital of Vietnam with more than 1,000 years of history, Hanoi has many attactive cultural and historic sites that attract a lot of domestic and international tourists.

Numerous relic sites are an indispensable component of Hanoi’s cultural heritage system, illustrating the traditional fondness for learning in the Capital City.

Rock band Scorpions from Germany will be the special guests of the annual Monsoon Music Festival 2016 which is scheduled for October 21-23 in Hanoi`s Thang Long Royal Citadel.

The Hoan Kiem District’s People Committee has launched more walking streets to serve tourists’ exploration of Hanoi Old Quarter at weekends` nights since October, 2016.

The capital city of Hanoi plans to make tourism more sustainable and a key industry, hoping to welcome 30 million visitors per year, including 5.7 million foreigners, by 2020.

The Ministry of Construction held a ceremony in Hanoi on August 11 to announce the decision approving adjustments to the Hanoi Capital Region Construction Master Plan to 2030 with a vision to 2050.

Hanoi started providing the e-government system in 144 wards of 10 districts from August 10 after successfully piloting the model in two other districts of Long Bien and Nam Tu Liem.

Vietnamese ‘Bun cha’ (rice noodles with grilled pork), ‘Pho’ (noodles with beef or chicken) and ‘Banh mi’ (Vietnamese sandwich) were listed among the world’s top 100 famous food by the World Records Union (Worldkings).

The 15th Hanoi People’s Council at its second plenary session on August 3 passed a resolution on naming and adjusting the length of a number of roads, streets and public buildings in the city.

The Hanoi People`s Committee on August 2 approved the proposal of Thanh Xuan district to build Nguyen Quy Duc St into a walking street

Under Hanoi’s Transportation Plan for 2030, with a vision towards 2050, travelling across the rivers of Hong, Duong, Day and Da will be made easier with more bridges. Particularly, 11 more bridges and an underwater tunnel crossing Hong River are being planned, along with the current seven bridges.

Hanoi People`s Committee recentlty held a ceremony to reveal its transport planning for 2030 with a vision towards 2050.

The Hanoi People’s Committee recently issued a plan to celebrate the Ao Dai Festival at the Thang Long-Hanoi Preservation Centre from October 14 to 16.

Such a holiday for two in the capital of Vietnam is estimated to cost around US$490, Hanoi has been chosen once again as the best destination worldwide for a cheap vacation.