VOV.VN - US News & World Report has released its list of Asia’s 20 best places to visit in 2026, ranking Hanoi eighth.

VOV.VN - Hanoi will officially launch its 2026 tourism season with the programme “Get on Hanoi 2026”, scheduled to take place from January 30 to February 1, 2026, at the West Lake Creative Cultural Space, according to the Hanoi Department of Tourism.

VOV.VN - The capital city of Hanoi will play host to an ornamental plant, OCOP (One Commune One Product) and regional specialties festival at the Astronomy Park in Duong Noi Ward, Hanoi, from February 5 to 11.

VOV.VN - The first meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee to elaborate the Rules of Procedure for the implementation of the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime, also known as the Hanoi Convention, was held from January 26 to 30 in Vienna, Austria.

VOV.VN - Lao Party General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith on January 27 led a high-level delegation of the Lao Party and State to visit and work with the Hanoi Party Committee and the municipal administration, as part of his two-day State visit to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - A photo exhibition titled “Himalaya: The Pure Land” is set to take place in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, offering audiences a visual journey into the landscapes, culture and people of the Himalayan region.

VOV.VN - Hanoi has proposed a large-scale urban restructuring plan that would see more than 860,000 residents relocated from the city’s inner areas between 2026 and 2045, as the capital city seeks to ease infrastructure bottlenecks, reduce environmental pressure and improve living standards.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam and Party General Secretary and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith co-chaired a briefing session in Hanoi on January 26 to inform on the outcomes of the 12th National Congress of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP).

VOV.VN - Several northern provinces of Vietnam recorded hazardous air quality levels on January 27, prompting authorities to advise residents to limit outdoor activities as fine particulate pollution worsened, according to environmental monitoring agencies.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Thongloun Sisoulith, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and President of Laos and the high-ranking delegation of the Lao Party and State in Hanoi on January 26, on the occasion of their state visit to Vietnam.