Vu Hong Truong, director of Hanoi Metro Company, said that they were not ready to open the Cat Linh-Ha Dong metro line yet and he had never said that the first commercial run would be on April 1.

Hanoi authorities have considered the pilot ban of motorbikes on six streets at certain hours.

When visiting Hoi An, tourists often take trips on the Hoai River. However, boat services have been loosely managed and pose safety risks for tourists.  

Four kilometers in length, the road along To Lich River in the southwest of Hanoi will soon become a pedestrian street and the longest in the capital.

Thirty-seven train drivers for the Cat Linh-Ha Dong metro route in Hanoi have been sent to China for training courses as the line is scheduled to begin services in April 2019.

Hanoi stood second in Southeast Asia in terms of air pollution just behind Jakarta, according to a 2018 World Air Quality Report jointly conducted by Greenpeace and IQAir AirVisual.

Vietnam Travel Fest 2019, the largest travel promotion fair in Hanoi, will be held by the Phong Han JSC and Travellive in collaboration with Aeon Mall for the first time at Aeon Mall in Long Bien district, Hanoi, from March 15 to 17.

The central province of Quang Nam has introduced a free tour to the local Ngoc Linh-Tak Ngo ginseng garden.

Vietnamese automobile producers are speeding up localisation in a bid to offer cheaper cars.

The Vietnam Culture Festival is to take place from March 6 to 10 at Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi.