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Hoe Nhai is one of the largest pagodas in the ancient Thang Long Citadel. It was classified as a national heritage site in 1989 by the then Ministry of Culture and Information.

Voters in Hanoi’s Ba Dinh, Tay Ho and Hoan Kiem districts expressed their support for and confidence in the leadership of the Party and State, and the management of the Government during their meeting with Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong on October 15.

“Wind raises the flag up, making it flutter above the platform/Wind comes with overflowing new sources of life (…) The thirty six streets turn rivers flooded with red flags..."

The President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum welcomed 45,615 visitors, including 4,658 foreigners during the holidays in celebration of the 44th National Reunification Day (April 30) and May Day, according to the mausoleum’s management board.

Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong visited police officers, staff of the National Load Dispatch Centre (NLDC) and environmental workers of Hanoi who were on duty on the last night of the Year of the Dog on February 4.

The Hanoi People’s Committee wants special powers to help restore old buildings.

On Sept 2 1945, President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence giving birth to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam at Ba Dinh square.

Crowds of people from across the country were present at Ba Dinh Square on May 19 to attend the flag salute ceremony in celebration of the 128th birthday anniversary of late President Ho Chi Minh.

The Friends of Vietnam Heritage (FVH) will host a walking tour to discover the Ba Dinh area and the ‘French Colonial Quarter’ on April 20.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on November 17 joined residents in Dien Bien ward of Hanoi’s Ba Dinh district in the great national unity festival, an annual event held nationwide to mark the founding anniversary of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (November 18, 1930).

Hanoi streets are getting a facelift: authorities have begun paving degraded streets with natural stone as part of a project to beautify the city and improve safety for walkers and drivers.

A walking tour will give participants the chance to discover the Ba Dinh area and the nearby French Colonial Quarter on September 17.

The real estate market will see an abundant supply of mid-end apartments toward the end of the year, according to the Vietnam National Real Estate Association.

The Friends of Vietnam Heritage (FVH) will host a city walk for those looking to explore Ba Dinh and the “French Colonial Quarter” on December 18.

Hanoi is taking in a wide range of steps to better the lives of the elderly, who account for a growing proportion of its population.

The 70th National Day was marked with a grand meeting and the largest-ever parade in the country at Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi September 2 morning.

Archival images of the ceremony at Ba Dinh Square on Sep. 2, 1945 where President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence, establishing the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.

As many as 30,000 people will join a massive parade in Hanoi’s Ba Dinh Square on September 2 to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19) and National Day (September 2).