It is expected that Hanoi authorities in June will approve and issue the Red River subdivision planning, which will help the capital city become more spacious and modern.

About 4,000 people who work in industrial zones, restaurants or live in apartment buildings that accommodate many foreigners in Hanoi will be tested for SARS-CoV-2 by March 19.

On the morning of March 8, the first Vietnamese were injected with Covid-19 vaccine at four places: 

From March 8, Hanoi will remove social distancing on means of public transport.

Hanoi has set up a list of 90 industrial establishments that have to be moved out of the inner city.

The use of plastic bags and products in traditional markets and shops continues to plague Hanoi.

Religious establishments, relic sites and tourist attractions in Hanoi will re-open on March 8 with preventive measures being still in place after they were temporarily closed to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mayor of Hanoi capital Chu Ngoc Anh has directed the Hanoi Police to urgently investigate and strictly handle sexual assaults against foreign women in the West Lake area in Tay Ho District.

A 3-year-old girl miraculously survived falling from the 13th-floor balcony of an apartment building in Hanoi, caught by a passer-by.

The third metro train of the Nhon-Hanoi station urban railway project has arrived at Hai Phong Port in the northern city of Hai Phong, according to the Hanoi Urban Railway Management Board (MRB).

Late-February to early-March is the best time of year to observe the vibrant wildflower of pear in some streets in the capital city.

On February 19, Hanoi's Party Secretary Vuong Dinh Hue and Hanoi Chairman Chu Ngoc Anh went to the fields with farmers in Di Mau commune in Thach That district to open the spring crop.

The capital city of Hanoi has ordered the closure of streetside stalls, monuments, temples and pagodas from February 16 to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

In the flow of people returning to Hanoi after the 7-day lunar New Year holiday (Tet), there were kids sitting behind their mothers on motorbikes, with countryside specialties tied behind the vehicles.

On February 16, Hanoi's competent forces were down the street to check vendors’ obedience to COVID-19 epidemic preventive regulations.

Building urban infrastructure towards green growth is a necessary goal in the urbanization process, in order to adapt to climate change.

On the first morning of the Lunar New Year, the weather in Hanoi is pleasantly cool, the air is fresh, and the streets are peacefully quiet.

Hang Bac is viewed as the “most expensive” among Hanoi’s 36 old streets. In the past, people living on this street relied on three major jobs, involving silver ingot and jewellery making, and money exchange.

Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong on February 11 night made a Tet visit to the Hanoi Party Committee, during which he wished the capital will build on its attained achievements to build a more prosperous city.

People will stay at home and enjoy the high altitude firework display on Vietnam Television, which is scheduled to be live broadcast on Lunar New Year's Eve.