Hanoi Metro Co. Ltd. on October 4 announced the launch of phase two of its pilot programme on electronic identification, authentication, and biometric recognition on Metro Line 2A (Cat Linh-Ha Dong).

In the lead-up to the Mid-Autumn Festival, Hanoi’s toy market has become increasingly vibrant, offering diverse traditional toys rich in Vietnamese cultural value, which draw great attention from consumers.

Ethiopian Airlines has officially launched its Addis Ababa–Hanoi service, creating the first direct air link between Vietnam and Africa.

On these days, millions of Vietnamese children eagerly await the Mid-Autumn Festival — a festival for children and a time of reunion and gathering which falls on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month annually.

Musician Tran Tien secured the Grand Prize at the 18th Bui Xuan Phai - For the Love of Hanoi Awards 2025 with "songs deeply imbued with the cultural essence of the Red River, the Old Quarter and Doai Region.

VOV.VN - Hanoi FC on October 4 officially announced Australian football legend Harry Kewell as the club’s new head coach for the 2025/2026 V.League 1 season.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s Hanoi Police FC secured a comfortable 3-0 win over Tai Po FC (Hong Kong, China) at Hang Day Stadium, Hanoi, on October 2, marking their first victory in the 2025–2026 AFC Champions League 2 and moving them to the top of Group E.

VOV.VN - Cafe Show and Tea Show 2025, the biggest event of the year for the coffee and tea industry in Vietnam, will be organised at the Vietnam Exposition Centre (VEC) in Hanoi from November 12 to 15.

VOV.VN - Organisers of the first Cultures of the World Festival in Hanoi have decided to postpone the event amid recent severe storms, floods and landslides in the Northwest and North Central regions that have caused heavy human and property losses.

VOV.VN - The Lao Cultural Week in Vietnam 2025 will take place from October 1 to 7 in Hanoi and northern Thanh Hoa province, under the 2021-2025 cooperation plan between Vietnam’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Laos’ Ministry of Culture and Tourism.