A delegation of Hanoi led by Deputy Secretary of the municipal Party Committee and Chairman of the municipal People's Council Nguyen Ngoc Tuan paid a working trip to Chile from August 16-18 to beef up the cooperation between Hanoi and Chile’s localities as well as between Vietnam and Chile.

Hanoi has been taking moves to 'green' public transport, especially when people in the capital city show their increasing interest in means of transport like electric vehicles and metro lines.

VOV.VN - The Colombian band Salsangroove are set to enthrall Hanoians with salsa rhythms at a concert due to take place at the Hanoi Opera House on August 22.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has added new entrants onto the list of national intangible cultural heritage, including “Phở Nam Định” (Nam Dinh beef noodle soup) and “Mì Quảng” (Quang noodles).

The Korea Trade and Investment Promotion Agency in Hanoi (Kotra Hanoi), part of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea (RoK) in Vietnam, held a conference on Vietnam-RoK co-operation in the semiconductor industry on August 6.

VOV.VN - Vietnam's second metro line Nhon-Hanoi Station is preparing to open up to traffic this August, thereby marking a new development milestone in the capital city’s public transport system.

Hanoi is working to create more favourable mechanisms and policies to attract investment in night-time tourism, with a hope of further boosting this promising type of tourism and luring more visitors.

The Hanoi Department of Tourism is working with agencies, units, and businesses to implement a wide range of measures to boost tourism development during the off-peak season from June to September.

The 8.5-km elevated section of the Nhon-Hanoi Station metro line, running from Nhon to Cau Giay, will open for commercial operation on August 9.

The Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) held 20 auctions of government bonds in July, raising over VND36.5 trillion (over US$1.45 billion).