The first session of the 17th Hanoi People’s Council for the 2026–2031 tenure was convened on March 28.

VOV.VN - Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Nguyen Duy Ngoc has identified six key tasks for the 2026-2031 term, calling for strong reforms in operations under the principle of “flexible, effective, close to the people and for the people”.

The 18th-tenure Hanoi Party Committee convened its fifth conference on March 27 to deliberate and adopt a range of strategic decisions shaping the capital’s development in a new era.

VOV.VN - The Hanoi People’s Committee has submitted a draft resolution to the municipal People’s Council on support and allowances for police, military and coordinating forces performing political security protection tasks, with total funding estimated at about VND229.66 billion.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has granted permission to Qatar Airways to operate three combined flights on the Doha–Hanoi–Ho Chi Minh City route.

VOV.VN - Hanoi, Vietnam’s capital, has set a target of average gross regional domestic product (GRDP) growth of 11% a year for 2026-2030 after recording positive results in the 2021-2025 period.

VOV.VN - Following its successful debut in central Vietnam, an exhibition featuring paintings created by Vietnamese Emperor Ham Nghi during his years of living in exile will be soon showcased in Hanoi this April.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha called on both domestic and international businesses to actively contribute ideas and provide advisory input to the government on critical national challenges, while addressing an international building materials exhibition in Hanoi on March 26.

VOV.VN - The International Coffee Conference 2026 was held in Hanoi on March 26 with the participation of representatives from diplomatic delegations, marking the official debut of the Global Coffee Alliance (GCA) initiative.

VOV.VN - Authorities in Hanoi will suspend all road traffic on Long Bien Bridge for 60 days starting from 9 a.m. on March 28 to May 27, to carry out urgent repair works.