Hanoi is planning to develop satellite urban areas as part of an effort to widen local space and ease pressure from overcrowding in the inner city.

VOV.VN - Pham Thanh Tri, vice chairman of the Vietnam Golf Tourism Association, has set out the nation’s ambitions to boost golf tourism, stating, “Vietnam in general and Hanoi in particular must attract more international golfers than Thailand does.”

A seminar discussing the development of public spaces with the harmonisation of traditional and modern values in Hanoi was held by the municipal Department of Culture and Sports on October 4.

A concert celebrating 20 years of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the US will take place at the Hanoi Opera Theatre on October 7, according to the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra (VNSO).

Hanoi will build a national dossier for Mo Muong to be included in the UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding, heard a conference held in the capital city on October 3.

VOV.VN - For a long time, crispy fried banana cakes are well known as a street food with amazing taste for locals and visitors to Hanoi. The banana cake eatery in Thai Phien alley is one of the best addresses to try.

The youth authorities of Hanoi has planned a mass wedding ceremony for 30 couples on October 15 and 16.

VOV.VN - “Ngũ sắc ánh sáng”, known as “5 Sights of Light” in English, collection of poems compiled by a group of female translators from Hanoi was published by Ukiyoto publishing house in Canada in mid-September.

More than 1,500 athletes will compete in the 47th Ha Noi Moi Newspaper Run for Peace, which is back after two years of absence.

The Thai Embassy in Hanoi and the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV) on September 30 co-organised a ceremony to inaugurate the Thai Room at the academy's campus.