VOV.VN - The capital of Hanoi has seen 18 patients suffer from tetanus since the beginning of the year, marking an increase of three times compared to the same period last year, with two deaths documented.

VOV.VN - Australian minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong took a stroll around Hoan Kiem (Returned Sword) Lake, a national historic landmark of Hanoi capital, and sampled egg coffee in the Old Quarter, on August 22 during her official visit to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietravel Airlines, a member of Vietravel Corporation, successfully conducted its first direct flight to Hainan of China from Hanoi on the evening of August 20.

Various new products and services have been provided by museums and relic sites in Hanoi with an aim to lure more visitors, especially youngsters, and promote their values at the same time.

VOV.VN - Travel website Booking.com has named Hanoi among the top five culinary gems in the Asia-Pacific region for a richer travel experience.

Vietjet will increase the frequency of Hanoi - Bangkok route to three return flights per day with convenient flight time from August 30.

VOV.VN - Streets throughout the capital have been decorated with flags and banners in the build-up to the 78th anniversary of National Day on September 2.

In response to a programme on 1 million initiatives to overcome difficulties and fight the COVID-19 pandemic launched by the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL), trade unions at all levels in Hanoi had registered 130,569 initiatives as of August 3, surpassing the target of 130,000 proposed by the city Confederation of Labour.

The National Innovation Centre (NIC)'s new establishment in Hoa Lac Hi-tech Park on the outskirts of Hanoi will be officially inaugurated in October this year, heard a press conference on August 15.

VOV.VN - A number of local projects claimed prizes at the Asia Architecture Design Awards 2023, which was held on August 14 at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.