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The pilot extension of the walking streets around the iconic Hoan Kiem lake downtown Hanoi is schedule to begin on December 25, Hoan Kiem district authorities has said.

The pilot extension of the walking streets around the iconic Hoan Kiem lake downtown Hanoi is schedule to begin on December 25, Hoan Kiem district authorities has said.

A series of cultural activities entitled “Thang Long Memories” are being held at many locations in Hanoi's Old Quarter to celebrate the 1010 years of Thang Long – Hanoi and the 15th anniversary of Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day.

Trying out a double-decker bus tour around Hanoi will definitely offer people, even Hanoians, a different look on the capital city of Vietnam.

Trying out a double-decker bus tour around Hanoi would definitely offer people, even Hanoians, a different look on Vietnam’s capital.

The highlight of this year's activities will take place at the Hanoi Old Quarter Culture Exchange Center (50 Dao Duy Tu). Here, the Hanoi Old Quarter Management Board will coordinate with artisans and craftsmen to introduce ways to make traditional toys such as the star-shaped lantern, the doctor, the stickman, the paper mache mask, “phỗng đất” statue, paper kites...

After nearly one month all large gatherings being suspended due to the reoccurrence of the COVID-19 pandemic, pedestrian streets around Hoan Kiem Lake officially reopened on September 18.

After being allowed to reopen, Hanoi’s “sleepless” streets like Ta Hien, Ma May and Luong Ngoc Quyen become busy again following the prolonged “COVID-19 holiday”.

Hanoi plans to provide free Wi-Fi at all tourist sites in four districts and one town in the city.

The pedestrian streets around Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake become empty at weekend after an announcement to be closed temporarily.

Nearly a year after finishing renovations to a single archway underneath the railway line running along Phung Hung Street, the Hanoi Old Quarter Management Board plans to upgrade five more, which are all in a single row. This is part of a project to improve and create cultural spaces around the capital.

After three months free of COVID-19, the return of the pandemic has forced many localities to close their tourist sites again, and travel businesses have to join hands in dealing with the crisis.

Hanoi has set itself a target to welcome about 11 million domestic tourists by the end of 2020, according the city’s tourism sector.

Night-time economy is expected to develop Hanoi tourism, tourism experts and policymakers said.

With their skillful hands, sixteen Vietnamese and foreign artists have turned a landfill in Hanoi to a contemporary art space, featuring sixteen story-telling art installations about Thang Long – Ke Cho, a former busy marketplace in the capital.

Once bustling streets in Hanoi are now secluded as most people choose staying inside for fears of COVID-19.

After more than a month of living in fears due to the spread of the deadly coronavirus, Hanoi residents calmly return to their normal life thanks to the Government’s urgent and drastic measures to prevent and control the disease.

The Hanoi Tourism Department has reported an increase in the number of tourists visiting local destinations as compared to the beginning of February.

A 120 years-old apricot blossom tree presents at Hanoi’s Phung Hung traditional Tet flower market.

Traditional cultural activities will be hosted by the Dinh Lang Viet (Vietnamese Communal House) group and the Hanoi Old Quarter management board on January 18 in downtown Hanoi.