Cashless parking payment is a key step in managing static traffic, solving parking issues, and serving as the underlying technology for a smart digital map of parking spaces throughout the city.

Hanoi is expected to remain at the forefront of implementing central government policies, driving innovation, and advancing the city’s economic, cultural, and social development.

People across Vietnam are excited to see fireworks on Lunar New Year’s Eve – the biggest celebration for Vietnamese.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc on January 11 held phone talks with the Republic of Korea’s Acting President and PM Hwang Kyo Ahn on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations (December 22, 1992-December 22, 2017) between Vietnam and the Northeast Asian country.

The US Department of State announced on January 10 that the US Secretary of State John Kerry will pay official visit to Vietnam, France, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland from January 13–18.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong asked the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) to encourage the public to get involved in building the Party and strengthening the political system at the sixth conference of the front’s Central Committee in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on January 4.

Politburo member and Permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Dinh The Huynh asked the Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations to improve its forecast capacity for regional and international developments.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has affirmed at a press conference that Vietnam will not change a policy of befriending all countries, multilateralising and diversifying relations on the basis of independence, self-reliance and international law.

President Tran Dai Quang has urged the Vietnam People’s Army in general and the Defence Ministry’s National Defence Academy in particular to continue upholding their crucial role in strengthening defence and safeguarding the nation.

The year of 2016 has drawn to a close alongside a number of complicated and unpredictable situations in the region and the world taking place, in addition to the unstable global economy and the lowest economic growth rate in recent years.

KTĐT - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh

Foreign friends have been impressed by Vietnam’s expanded integration in international institutions and its bilateral and multilateral diplomacy. Vietnam`s international integration process has really gained a lot of achivements.

People’s Committee of the Red River Delta province of Ha Nam held a ceremony on January 1 to mark the 20th anniversary of its re-establishment and receive the Independence Order, first class,

Hanoi Department of Tourism and the Corporation of Vietnam Airlines jointly held a ceremony to welcome the first international tourist to Hanoi in 2017 on January 1.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended a ceremony to mark the 20th founding anniversary of centrally-run Da Nang city on December 31.

The Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports yesterday organized a conference, summarizing culture and sports work in 2016 as well as deploying missions in 2017. The event saw the attendance of Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Vuong Duy Bien, Vice Chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee Ngo Van Quy.

On December 28, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc presided over the online conference with the task of implementing socio-economic plan and State budget in 2017.

On December 27 afternoon, as the role of Chairman of key economic regions in the North, Hanoi hosted the conference of "Development Cooperation for Key Economic Region in the North in 2016".

KTĐT - 2016 was the 24th year when Hanoi City deploys the emulation "good people, good acts" and was the 7th year for honoring "Elite citizen of the Capital". Along with the determination in renovating in the deployment organization, the emulations have been integrated deeper in the life and made considerable contribution to complete the socio-economic duties of all levels and branches.

The spirit of Hanoi’s Liberation Day with love of Hanoi always imbued in every people is an eternal flame, helping the Party and the People of Hanoi overcome the difficulties to together unite and make contributions for the development of the Capital to be increasingly prosperous, civilized and modern, Mr. Hoang Trung Hai, Secretary of Hanoi Party Committee stressed.

On December 27 afternoon, Vice Chairman of Hanoi People`s Committee Nguyen The Hung chaired a meeting with representatives from the Ministry of Transport, Hanoi Department of Transportation and relevant units to discuss the possibility of adjusting the inter-provincial bus route for intercity passenger transport.

On December 26, a conference was held by the Hanoi People’s Committee to review the eight-year implementation of the government’s Resolution No. 16/2008/NQ-CP on step by step tackling with traffic congestion in Hanoi.

On December 26, Chairman of Hanoi People`s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung took over the high-level delegation of Phnom Penh Capital.