Hanoi has set a target of cutting the number of road and rail accidents next year, especially those caused by drink-driving, by between 5% and 10%.

VOV.VN - Thousands of people have been flocking to bus stations throughout Hanoi on December 31 as they are about to return home in order to celebrate New Year’s Eve with their families.

VOV.VN - Big cities across three Vietnamese regions are poised to hold fireworks shows, countdown parties, and a number of cultural and entertainment events to celebrate New Year 2021.

VOV.VN - A fierce cold snap, widely considered to be the strongest of this winter, struck Hanoi on December 30, forcing the capital’s residents to don an extra layer of clothing as a way of keeping warm amid the chilly conditions.

VOV.VN - Both the men’s and women’s teams from Ho Chi Minh City have emerged as victors at the 2020 National Basketball Championships which concluded in the south central province of Khanh Hoa on December 29.

After two months of transportation and installation, the last component of a tunnel boring machine (TBM) will be placed at the S9 underground station of Metro Line No 3, Nhon - Hanoi Train Station, on December 30.

VOV.VN - An upland market aimed at celebrating the New Year is scheduled to get underway at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Son Tay district of Hanoi, with the event running from December 31 to January 3, 2021.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has agreed to establish the Vietnam Stock Exchange (VNX) on the basis of merging the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) and the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE), which set to take effect on February 20, 2021.

The high-altitude fireworks will last for 15 minutes (from 12 a.m. to 12:15 a.m. on January 1, 2021) in three districts in Hanoi.

Officials from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City expressed their resolve to implement the Government’s first resolution in 2021, adding that they pay great attention to urban planning and development in their cities.