The Presidential Office held a press conference in Hanoi on July 2 to announce the State President’s decision on amnesty for prisoners in 2021, on the occasion of National Day (September 2).

The consumer price index (CPI) of Hanoi in the first half of 2021 rose by 1.14% against the same period last year, according to the municipal Statistics Office.

VOV.VN - The Hanoi capital on July 1 carried out a test run of its trains on the overground track under the Nhon-Hanoi Railway Station Metro project before it is officially put into operation later this year.

Hanoi earned US$7.16 billion from exports in the first half of 2021, up 4.5% year on year, the municipal Statistics Office estimated.

VOV.VN - After moving to loosen novel coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions, Hanoi has once again been hit by a series of traffic jams as local people head out in droves to resume their normal routine.

Two Vietnamese universities – Vietnam National University (VNU), Hanoi and VNU Ho Chi Minh City - have entered the Times Higher Education (THE)’s Young University Rankings 2021, which lists the world’s best universities that are 50 years old or younger.

The 10-year government bond future contracts will be officially launched on derivatives market from June 28, according to the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX).

Hanoi’s economy still expanded despite impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, with its gross regional domestic product (GRDP) up 5.91% in the six months of 2021, higher than 3.39% recorded in the same period last year, said Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Le Hong Son.

The number of tourists to Hanoi in the first half of 2021 is estimated at 2.9 million, down 25% year-on-year, according to the municipal Tourism Department.

Hanoi wants to step up technology transfer and experience sharing with Singapore, Secretary of the municipal Party’s Committee Dinh Tien Dung told Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivan Balakrishnan during their meeting in Hanoi on June 22.