The culture of Southeast Asian nations was highlighted at a festival in Hanoi on May 7 ahead of the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31), the biggest regional sport event.

Activities have been held at the pedestrian zone around Hoan Kiem Lake in downtown Hanoi prior to a Southeast Asian youth festival slated for May 7 in celebration of SEA Games 31.

Hanoi began counting down 31 days left until the opening of the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) at a ceremony held at Ly Thai To Statue and Hoan Kiem lake area on April 11, which attracted the attendance of more than 3,000 athletes and local people.

VOV.VN - Thousands of local residents flocked to pedestrian streets around Hoan Kiem Lake in the centre of Hanoi on March 25 to view a cluster of colourful low-flying hot air balloons.

VOV.VN - Authorities in the capital are putting the finishing touches to the refurbishment of pedestrian areas surrounding Hoan Kiem lake in the city centre that are set to reopen on March 18 evening after nearly a year of closures due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

VOV.VN - Plenty of Hanoians got up early on June 26 heading to local parks and other outdoor recreational areas to do their exercise after over a month of restrictions due to the resurgence and spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Various cultural features of ethnic minority groups in the northern province of Hoa Binh were showcased in Hanoi’s pedestrian area around Hoan Kiem Lake over the weekend.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese people in big cities across the country like Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang and Hanoi capital gathered at key venues to ring in a new year with music, dancing and fireworks. 

The high-altitude fireworks will last for 15 minutes (from 12 a.m. to 12:15 a.m. on January 1, 2021) in three districts in Hanoi.

The first ever festival highlighting the cultures of ethnic people in the northwestern mountainous province of Lai Chau in the capital city has attracted attention of Hanoians.