The first Vietnam Festival Media & Design will be held in Hanoi on November 1-17 to honour Vietnam’s culture and creativeness.

As part of a new initiative, smart tourism will be applied at the centuries-old Bat Trang commune in Gai Lam district on the outskirts of Hanoi.

An annual ceremony was held in Hanoi on October 5 to honour 10 outstanding citizens for 2019 on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the liberation of the capital.

Many activities including street carnival and Hanoi Dragon Dance Festival took place on October 6 around Sword Lake to celebrate the 65th anniversary of Hanoi Liberation day (October 10, 1954-2019).

The Ministry of Transport (MoT) has asked the Hanoi People’s Committee to close all cafés along the railway line between Dien Bien Phu and Phung Hung streets.

The world-renowned London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) performed in Hanoi for Vietnam Airlines Classic – Hanoi Concert 2019 on October 5 night.

A groundbreaking ceremony was held for the first smart city project in Hanoi, the largest of its kind nationwide, in the capital’s suburban Dong Anh district on October 6, with the participation of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

CNN Travel compiled a list of places in the world where one can find the best coffee in the world on the occasion of the International Coffee Day (October 1), one of which is the Vietnamese capital Hanoi.

Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung has highly evaluated the UK’s education and training environment and hoped to expand cooperation with the European country in the field.

Hanoi is willing to facilitate investment by Finnish enterprises in waste treatment projects in the capital city, stated Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen The Hung on October 3.

Hanoi has consistently implemented the policy of allocating large amount of resources to the development of mountainous and ethnic minority areas in the city towards narrowing the gap between those areas and other localities, it was reported at a conference on October 3.

Some of Hanoi’s major tourism sites will become smoke-free this month as part of a new initiative.

The first-ever folk festival honouring Hanoi’s traditional and contemporary culture as well as cultural heritages will be held at the Ly Thai To Statue Square beside Hoan Kiem Lake in the heart of the capital city on November 15-17, according to the municipal Department of Culture and Sports.

The Hanoi Book Festival 2019, themed “Hanoi – the city for peace”, opened at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel on October 2, as part of activities to mark the upcoming 65th anniversary of the capital’s Liberation Day (October 10).