Hanoi plans to take various actions from now until 2025 to implement the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) initiatives to raise public awareness of the capital’s commitments to the network.

The 2022 Hanoi travel expo will take place at Ly Thai To Monument and the surrounding streets in downtown Hanoi from May 13 – 15, aiming to attract domestic and foreign visitors to the capital city and revive its pandemic-hit tourism.

Hanoi attracted more than US$513 million in foreign investment in the first quarter of this year, according to the municipal Statistics Office.

VOV.VN - The Political Bureau, the supreme policy-making body of the Communist Party of Vietnam, has agreed to issue a resolution regarding the directions and tasks of developing the Hanoi capital by 2030, with a vision towards 2045.

The Hanoi People’s Court has sentenced a woman to 21 months in prison for “abusing the rights to freedom and democracy to violate interests of the State, rights and legitimate interests of organisations and individuals.”

VOV.VN - The capital is scheduled to hold a string of activities to start a 31-day countdown to the opening of the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31), starting from April 11.

VOV.VN - The capital has the highest cost of living in Vietnam, according to the Spatial Cost of Living Index (SCOLI) announced recently by the General Statistics Office (GSO).

More than ten days after the official reopening of Vietnam’s tourism sector, localities and businesses are putting all hands on deck to prepare for the summer travel season and revive the industry.

VOV.VN - The capital is now adorned with an array of white blossoms of Hoa Sua, known by their scientific name as Dalbergia bouruana gagu flowers, with the blooming flowers creating scenes of graceful and romantic beauty on every street.

VOV.VN - Thousands of local residents flocked to pedestrian streets around Hoan Kiem Lake in the centre of Hanoi on March 25 to view a cluster of colourful low-flying hot air balloons.