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.

As always there’s a wide choice of moon cakes available in Hanoi for the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival.

Lovers of Hanoi have been called upon to help preserve the city`s charming beauty and cultural values with simple daily gestures.

The Hanoi Culture, Sports and Tourism Department and the Hanoi Cultural Fund recently launched a photo and video contest, themed My Country and I.

Some 30 pictures and 15 panels of Hanoi ancient quarter’s culture and daily life were on display at an exhibition held in Paris, France on September 9 as part of activities to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day.

Nha Nam Culture and Communications Company and French cultural institute L`Espace will host a discussion titled "How has Hanoi changed?"

A series of traditional opera performances will be organised in Hanoi this September.

Vietnam, India, Polynesia (France), Spain, Argentina, Canada, US Virgin Islands, Peru, Costa Rica and the Netherlands has been selected as top ten Autumn destinations in 2015.

The centre of Hanoi around Hoan Kiem Lake has been cited by SkyScanner as one of the top 15 hippest places in Southeast Asia in a recent post on its website.

The People `s Committee of Hoan Kiem district held a ceremony to open the Ho Guom cultural information centre on July 20. Deputy Chairman of Hanoi People`s Committee Nguyen Quoc Hung attended the event.

A groundbreaking ceremony to rebuild Thuy Trung Tien temple on Truc Back lake, west of Hanoi, and build a stone bridge linking Thanh Nien road and the island was organised on July 6.

No matter where you go around the globe, every major city puts its own spin on food, whether they`re serving a slightly different version of a familiar favourite or a strange (to you) dish.

Visiting the old villages of a few hundred years old, you will enjoy the quiet spaces of the countryside and discover the traditional architecture of Vietnam.

Located in Tay Ho district and running along the West Lake`s southern bank, Thuy Khue street has preserved its typical rural Vietnamese features of ancient pagodas and village gates.

Hanoi Culture - Tourism and traditional craft villages festival 2015 themed "Traditional quintessence - Integration and Spreading" will be held at the Quan Ngua Sport Palace on October 1-4.

Vice Chairman of Ha Noi People’s Committee, Nguyen Văn Suu welcomed the Mongolia delegation of Ulan Bator capital, led by Deputy Mayor S.Orchirbat during the working trip to Ha Noi on 5th June.

SkyScanner, the world’s travel search engine, has ranked Vietnam first among the best street food cities in Asia.

Musician Vu Nhat Tan will perform with two famous DJs Ngoc Anh and Dee F in the “Hello Summer Music Festival 2015” at Heritage Space, Dolphin Plaza, 28 Tran Binh Street, Hanoi on May 30.

On May 26, Hanoians will have an opportunity to enjoy the play “All My Sons” by American playwright Arthur Miller, at the Hanoi Opera House for free.

Dr Prem, a renowned travel and tourism guide website, has named Vietnam’s capital of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City among top 5 cities for a low budget vacation in 2015.

Cuu village in Van Tu commune, in Hanoi’s outlying district of Phu Xuyen boasts of many old French-style villas which were built between 1920-1945. House owners were villagers who worked as tailors for French residents in that period. Let’s take a tour around the village: