The Hanoi Shopping Festival 2025 opened on December 25 evening at the Culture, Information and Sports Centre on Cao Lo Street, Dong Anh commune.
VOV.VN -Residents of Hanoi and international visitors gathered at St. Joseph’s Cathedral, the Hoan Kiem Lake area and Ham Long Church on December 24, with festive crowds filling central Hanoi under colorful lights.
VOV.VN - The Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City air route placed fourth among the world’s busiest domestic routes in 2025, according to OAG, a British aviation data and analytics firm.
Hanoi is stepping up efforts to turn its cultural heritage into a driver of the creative economy by adopting a long-term and ecosystem-based approach aimed at making creativity a pillar of the capital’s sustainable development.
The 11th National Patriotic Emulation Congress is set to convene in Hanoi on December 26–27, drawing 198 guests and 2,025 official delegates organised into 105 delegations.
VOV.VN - Hanoi will ring in New Year 2026 with a wide range of cultural and artistic activities, offering both residents and visitors an engaging and festive atmosphere throughout the year-end holiday season.
Hanoi will pilot restrictions on heavy trucks weighing 10 tonnes or more, as well as container trucks and tractor-trailers, on several key routes during peak hours as part of its effort to ease traffic congestion.
VOV.VN - The ASEAN++ International Exhibition Fair Vietnam Jewelry and Antiques 2025 is set to take place at the Quan Ngua Sports Complex in Hanoi from December 27, 2025 to January 2, 2026.
VOV.VN - An exhibition titled “Vietnamese Cultural Heritage-Vitality from Tradition to Modernity” is underway at the Hanoi Flag Tower relic site as part of activities to welcome New Year 2026 and mark the upcoming 14th National Party Congress.
VOV.VN - To mark Christmas 2025, the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra will present the “VNSO Christmas Charity Concert 2025” at St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Hanoi and St Anthony Ham Long Church, with proceeds aimed at supporting disadvantaged children.