The “Hanoi – creative city” initiative was discussed at a seminar jointly held by the municipal People’s Committee and UNESCO on October 2.

A grand ceremony marking the 1010th anniversary of Thang Long - Hanoi will be held at Ly Thai To Garden in the heart of Hanoi on the evening of October 10, according to the municipal People’s Committee.

Hanoi has set itself a target to greet 35-39 million tourists by 2025, including 8-9 million foreigners, earning about VND151 trillion (US$6.53 billion), under the city’s recently-launched tourism development strategy with a view to 2030.

The State Treasury mobilised over VND14.4 trillion (over US$623 million) through Government bond auctions on the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) on September 30.

Billions of banking stocks are about to flood the market with banks planning to pay stock dividends and issue new shares to raise their charter capital.

Hanoi has targeted economic growth of at least 5% in the fourth quarter of this year, to ensure its annual growth is 1.3 times higher than in the country’s average, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Doan Toan has said.

A crowded moon cake market has caused a drop in sales for many stalls ahead of Mid-Autumn Festival.

VOV.VN - Hanoi is scheduled to host the US - Vietnam Business Summit 2020 on October 9 with a range of topics up for discussion, including energy and the state of digital supply chains in the period following the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

VOV.VN - More than 100 calligraphy works are set to go on show to the public at the Temple of Literature in Hanoi between October 2-10 as part of a range of activities to commemorate the 1,010th anniversary of the former imperial citadel of Thang Long, now Hanoi capital.

VOV.VN - Low-cost carrier VietJet Air is set to resume its flight route to the Republic of Korea (RoK) as of September 30 with a frequency of one flight per week following a prolonged period of suspension caused by the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic.