VOV.VN - The authorities of Hoan Kiem district have banned locals and vehicles from all routes leading to St Joseph’s Cathedral and limited gatherings in Hanoi’s Old Quarter during the capital’s upcoming Christmas celebrations.

VOV.VN - A cold spell resulting in temperatures dropping and drizzly conditions in Hanoi has prompted residents of the capital to don an extra layer of clothing as a way of keeping them warm from cold.

VOV.VN - A number of hotels and bars based in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City have managed to survive amid the ongoing fight against COVID-19, including selling food, vegetables, and other essential goods.

VOV.VN - The negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has turned the once-bustling Hang Ma street in Hanoi’s Old Quarter into a gloomy area as the Mid-Autumn Festival is drawing near, with the busy scenes from previous years now disappearing.

Barriers erected all over the streets and goods transacted through barriers are unprecedented scenes in the Hanoi Old Quarter.

VOV.VN - Soldiers from the Vietnamese army’s chemical division began to disinfect the capital on July 26 with the aim of curbing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - Based in Hanoi capital’s crowded Old Quarter, Dong Xuan market, the largest wholesale market in northern Vietnam, has fallen quiet over recent days after more than 2,000 non-essential business outlets were forced to shut down amid the capital’s ongoing COVID-19 fight.

The exhibition entitled ‘Be ve Hanoi’ (Children draw Hanoi) by the group ‘Urban Sketchers Ha Noi’ is on display in an online exhibition from June 1 to 15.

VOV.VN - The streets of the capital have turned red with national flags and various banners hung up in order to mark the upcoming election of deputies to the 15th National Assembly (NA) and all-level People’s Councils for the 2021 to 2026 tenure.

VOV.VN - A large number of businesses in the capital remain closed or have put up notices to advertise their premises for rent, despite the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic being largely brought under control in recent times.