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.

VOV.VN - Let’s take a look at several outstanding construction projects in Hanoi that have contributed to significantly changing the appearance of the capital this year.

VOV.VN -The US Embassy in Hanoi, in collaboration with local NGO Arts Build Communities (ABC), has launched a  project to paint the outside wall of the American Club to mark the 25th anniversary of US.-Vietnam diplomatic relations.

VOV.VN - The authorities of Hoan Kiem district in the Hanoi capital have officially deployed a pilot scheme which extends the walking zone around Hoan Kiem lake and the Old Quarter, aiming to further develop tourism and trade services in the city’s centre.

VOV.VN - The capital of Vietnam is aiming to welcome between 13.13 million and 19.04 million visitors ahead in 2021, which would represent an increase of between 45% and 65.5% compared to the previous year.

The Party Committee of Hanoi on December 23 convened a conference, chaired by Secretary Vuong Dinh Hue, to review its anti-corruption operations, home affairs, and judicial reforms in 2020 and map out plans for 2021.

VOV.VN - A total of eight Vietnamese students from Hanoi-Amsterdam High School for the Gifted have claimed five gold, one silver, and two bronze medals at the recent fifth International Olympiad of Metropolises (IOM).