Vietnam Airlines will add flights on eight routes connecting the country with Japan and the Republic of Korea from May 15.

The “Sparkling Night” concert performed by the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet (VNOB) will be held at the Hanoi Opera House on the evenings of May 14 and 15.

Hanoi is holding a myriad of events and tours to capitalise on the ongoing 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) to popularise images of the capital and Vietnam as a whole among international friends.

VOV.VN - These days, a number of major streets in Hanoi capital are tinted with national flags, banners, and posters to celebrate the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) due to take place in Vietnam from May 12-23.

The capital city of Hanoi has been fully ready for SEA Games 31 and the opening ceremony in particular, amid the fight against COVID-19 across Southeast Asia.

VOV.VN - Lilies can usually be viewed as a symbol of April in the capital, with street vendors putting them up for sale on roads throughout Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Ahead of the upcoming SEA Games 31 which will take place in Vietnam from May 12 to May 23, let's take a look at the host country's various achievements at the largest sporting occasion in Southeast Asia.

Vietnamese fencers are promoting training with the aim of obtaining three gold medals at the coming 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31), according to the Organising Committee.

Activities have been held at the pedestrian zone around Hoan Kiem Lake in downtown Hanoi prior to a Southeast Asian youth festival slated for May 7 in celebration of SEA Games 31.

More than 5,500 young people in the capital city of Hanoi, with 80 percent of them being females, have registered to work as volunteers for the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31).