Tours of Hanoi using double-decker buses are being offered free of charge to all delegates, including athletes, coaches, and reporters, to the ongoing SEA Games 31 throughout May.

VOV.VN - Vietnam on April 29-30 conditionally paroled and reduced imprisonment term for many prison inmates on Southern Liberation and National Reunification Day (April 30).

VOV.VN - Numerous relic sites and tourist attractions throughout the capital have attracted many visitors after reopening following a long period of temporary closure due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - An array of historical and cultural sites across Hanoi, including Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature) and Hoa Lo Prison (Maison Centrale) will reopen to visitors as of February 15.

The level-2 field hospital No.3 of Vietnam engaging in the United Nations peacekeeping mission together with Ghana’s Formed Police Unit (FPU) recently arranged the first charity trip of the year to Bentiu Central Prison in South Sudan.

Some 100 architectural works in Hanoi are named in an upcoming Japanese book highlighting modern architecture in Southeast Asia.

In 1946, streets of Hanoi were the scene of 60 days of intense fighting between revolutionaries under President Ho Chi Minh and the French colonial forces. Now, an exhibition on the battle is being broadcast on the social media channels of the Hoa Lo Prison.

Politburo member and Deputy Prime Miniser Pham Binh Minh, who is head of the Advisory Council on Amnesty 2021, attended a ceremony on September 1 to announce President’s amnesty decision in 2021 at Phu Son 4 Camp in the northern province of Thai Nguyen.

VOV.VN - For the first time since the revised Amnesty Law was initially promulgated back in 2018, more than 3,000 prison inmates have been paroled this year, offering them the chance to re-integrate into society and become good citizens.

VOV.VN - State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on August 30 signed a decision to parole 3,026 inmates following their good performances during their prison terms.