Hanoi Days in Ho Chi Minh City: Leaders open the festival
Events include photo displays and scale replicas of some of the most significant historical sites in the city planned for the festival.
17:23, 2024/11/20
Hang Ma Street gears up for festive season
Locals look forward to the holiday season, and Hanoi's Old Quarter is a hive of activity as Christmas preparations get underway.
18:50, 2024/11/13
Hanoi's creative festival attracts diplomatic wives
The installations at historic sites, part of the Hanoi Festival of Creative Design 2024, left the ambassadors’ wives in awe.
19:02, 2024/11/18
Vietnamese national costumes are making a comeback
The "Bach Hoa Bo Hanh" or "Parade of Flowers" is a celebration of the Vietnamese national attire, showing young people's love and pride for the nation's cultural heritage.
21:33, 2021/06/24
International Photography Award prize given to Vietnam's waterlily harvest photos
The photo entitled ‘Harvesting Waterlilies’ by female photographer Khanh Phan ranked third at the Malta International Photography Award (MIPA) 2021.
16:19, 2021/06/22
Hanoi's farmers work at night to avoid extreme heat
In order to avoid the scorching heat in the daytime, Hanoi's farmers turn to work at night. The fields sparkle with light bulbs on.
16:33, 2021/06/17
Hanoi: Walkway around Truc Bach Lake ‘dresses up new clothes’
Once a spontaneous landfill and a gathering place for social evils, the walkway around Truc Bach Lake became tidy and beautiful thanks to a social-environmental clean-up campaign.
15:02, 2021/06/14
Hanoians visit market early for Doan Ngo Festival’s food
The festival, believed to scare insects away and get rid of germs from people's digestive system, is a custom at this time of the year.
06:41, 2021/06/09
Vietnam’s beauty revealed through lens of Japanese photographer
The stunning photo collection by Ryosuke Kosuge gives a glimpse of beautiful landscapes and people of Vietnam.
09:34, 2021/06/07
Transformer booths in Hanoi decorated with anti-Covid-19 paintings
The pictures aim to encourage people to wear face masks, wash their hands and comply with other social distancing measures.
15:13, 2021/06/01
Hanoi farmers harvest rice under scorching heat
Under the sun up to 40 degrees Celsius, farmers in the outskirts of Hanoi are busy harvesting rice to keep up with the progress of the new crop - the second one of this year.
15:16, 2021/05/31
Hanoians struggle to keep cool under heat wave on street
Hanoi is forecast to endure a hot spell with temperatures reaching up to 40 degrees Celsius.
05:58, 2021/05/27
Second makeshift hospital in Bac Giang ready to receive Covid-19 patients
This is the largest makeshift hospital in northern Vietnam to help shoulder the rising number of Covid-19 patients.
17:18, 2021/05/26
Buddhists perform ritual from distance on Vesak
The UN Day of Vesak falls on May 26. Due to the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic whose threat mounts in the city, the Buddhist community decided to postpone the biggest Buddhist festival of the year.
18:14, 2021/05/25
Osaka blossom adds vibrancy of Hanoi streets
Flowers are like mirrors to the seasons, reflecting the passage of time, alongside with the red of flamboyant, the purple of Lagerstroemia, Osaka tree are dressing up Hanoi street with their brilliant yellow in the summer.
11:37, 2021/05/25
Hanoi: Men rushed to have hair-cut before barbershops close
Hair salons and sidewalk barbershop were over-crowded after Hanoi issued an order on the business suspension to curb coronavirus spread.
22:01, 2021/05/23
Bac Giang: Mobile teams help quarantined citizens cast ballots
People who are in isolation because of Covid-19 in Bac Giang province exercised their right to elect by casting the ballot in mobile boxes.
16:25, 2021/05/23
General election day at Dong Tam ward
Voters voiced their expectation that those elected will contribute to the country’s development.
11:42, 2021/05/22
Hanoi streets and alleys tinged with red flag to celebrate the national election
Small alley, streets and old residential buildings in Hanoi are tinted red by national flags, banners and posters to celebrate the big festival of the nation: the Election Day.
14:26, 2021/05/21
Public buildings in Hanoi brightly colored in red
Preparations in Hanoi for the upcoming national elections have undergone smoothly.
14:13, 2021/05/17
Propaganda paintings cheer up Vietnam’s general election
Voting is the right and duty of every citizen.
16:26, 2021/05/15
Lagerstroemia tinges Hanoi streets with purple color
Under the dazzling sunshine, the Lagerstroemia flowers are in full blossom, dyeing the streets of Hanoi purple.
16:43, 2021/05/07
[Photo Essay] Vietnam’s largest cancer hospital disinfected after lockdown
The hospital was isolated shortly after first Covid-19 cases detected there.