The newly established food street in the inner district of Ba Dinh brings fascinating cultural, tourist, and culinary experiences to travelers at home and abroad.

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.

Images of old Hanoi have drawn the old Dao Hung in. The hustle and bustle outside the Exhibition Hall on Hang Bai Street now seem a world away.

Nguyen Van Duoc, Chairman of the Vietnam War Veterans Association, has asked the Vietnam Father Front for approval for turning Late General Vo Nguyen Giap’s private house into a museum bearing his name.

Hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese lined the downtown streets of Hanoi in the early morning hours of October 13, to bid farewell as General Vo Nguyen Giap began his final journey to his motherland, central Quang Binh province.

Thousands of books are on display at Autumn Book Fair 2013 which opened at the Vietnam Women’s Museum in Hanoi on October 10.

Mr. To Van Dong, Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Hanoi, said the agency was planning a suitable route named after General Vo Nguyen Giap.

"Cốm" (green sticky rice) is a delicacy that is made only in autumn and cherished by all Vietnamese. For Hanoians, nothing evokes autumn like the taste of young rice from Vong village, the grain so sweetly scented that they left a lasting impression...

The Hanoitimes- The daily life in old apartments in Hanoi through the lens of photographers become both familiar and strange.

Lights, flowers and decoration fill the streets around the capital as Hanoians count down the days to the Lunar New Year of the Snake.

The Vietnam Exhibition Fair Centre (VEFAC) will host Spring Fein Hanoi from January 28 to February 7.

The Hanoitimes -  An art exchange programme “Nhung tam long cao ca” was held in Hanoi and televised o­n November 10 to celebrate 15 years of World Social Work Day.

Typical Korean specialities served as the kick off the Korea Food Festival in Hanoi on June 25.

The Hanoitimes -  Hanoi concluded its third New Year Flower Festival Monday evening after putting on a four day street exhibition of flowers and flower installations in its downtown area.

An exhibition o­n the values of Goddess worship will go o­n show from January 5 next year at the Hanoi Women’s Museum.

This year’s Hanoi food festival themed Am thuc Ha Thanh-Chao xuan 2012 (Hanoi’s cuisine – Welcoming the Spring 2012) will be held at the West Lake Park from Friday to Monday by Hanoi Tourist Corporation.

‘Hanoi – city rendezvous of flowers’ will be hosted by Hanoi’s People’s Committee in response to the national tourism year and to welcome in the western new year.

Hanoi is expected to ratify a project to reduce the level of population density in its Old Quarter in August to better preserve historical and cultural architectural sites in the quarter.

The Hanoitmes - The capital has welcomed 5.7 million tourists during the first five months of 2011, according to the Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The Hanoitimes - Different from Valentine’s Day, the market of presents for Women’s Day (March 8) features womanliness and focuses o­n flowers, teddy bears and cards.