The Hanoi People’s Court on May 15 opened the first instance trial for 21 members of a transnational money laundering ring.

VOV.VN - As many as 72 chess players from 11 countries and territories globally will compete in the Quang Ninh & Hanoi GM/IM/WGM Chess tournament 2024 this May, with the event giving both local and foreign contestants the opportunity to gain the international standards.

VOV.VN - Streets across the capital have been adorned with national flags, flowers, and banners to mark President Ho Chi Minh’s 134th birthday on May 19.

Viejet opened a direct air route linking Hanoi and Hiroshima on May 12, marking the first of its kind connecting Vietnam and the Japanese prefecture and the eighth of Vietjet between the two countries.

The Hanoi Department of Transport has just submitted an investment proposal and a pre-feasibility study report on a project to build a tunnel connecting two urban railway lines, No 2A and line No 3.

VOV.VN - The German Embassy hosted its first discussion of the “Hanoi Climate Talks” series on May 8, focusing on “Decarbonizing the Steel Industry: Challenges and Opportunities for Vietnam”, in an effort to address various climate change-related issues.

Hanoi’s total retail sales of goods and consumer services revenue reached VND266.2 trillion (US$10.46 billion) in the first four months of this year, up 9% year-on-year, according to the municipal People’s Committee.

The capital city of Hanoi witnessed 9,400 enterprises enter the market with the total registered capital of VND97.6 trillion (US$3.84 billion) during January-April, falling 6% in the number of firms and rising 9% in capital as compared to the same time last year, according to the municipal Statistics Office.

VOV.VN - Representatives of the Hanoi Department of Tourism held a working session alongside travel firms from Russia’s Far East region on May 6 with a view to increasing the exchange of visitors between the two sides.

VOV.VN - The capital city of Hanoi earned US$5.8 billion from exports during the past four months of the year, representing a rise of 9% against the same period from last year, according to Hanoi Statistical Office.