The People’s Committee of Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem district has decided to extend the opening time of local pedestrian zones to four days during the National Day holiday, from September 1 to 4.
Visiting Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong took a stroll around the iconic Hoan Kiem (Sword) Lake in the very heart of Hanoi and enjoyed an egg coffee, a signature drink of the capital city, on August 22 morning.
A delegation of Hanoi, led by Deputy Secretary of the municipal Party Committee and Chairman of the city People’s Council Nguyen Ngoc Tuan, has paid a working visit to France to seek stronger partnership with French partners.
Nestled in the heart of Hanoi, Hoan Kiem district showcases the rich tapestry of the historical and cultural heritage in time-honoured Thang Long - Hanoi.
After 15 years of expanding its administrative boundaries, the capital city of Hanoi has shown a new face, becoming greener, cleaner, more beautiful, civilized and modern.
Despite its historical significance, the existence of Hoan Kiem district itself is recently being questioned. Many experts voiced their opinion on the matter, with most of them against the merger.
Ho Guom Theatre is a cultural space for both modern and traditional art, connecting historical and architectural landscapes surrounding Hoan Kiem (Returned Sword) Lake with a view to forming a cultural complex in the capital city.
As a cultural space for both modern and traditional art, Ho Guom Opera House, which spans 5,000 square metres in the heart of Hanoi, links with historical and architectural landscapes surrounding Hoan Kiem (Returned Sword) Lake to form a cultural complex, and help promote the city’s socio-economic and tourism development.
Ho Guom Opera House will become a destination connected with existing cultural facilities, historical relic sites, and landscapes to form a cultural complex around the central lake in Hanoi, called Ho Huom (Sword Lake).
On the morning of June 24, President Vo Van Thuong and his wife invited President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife to have breakfast at Luc Thuy restaurant in Le Thai To street, Hanoi, and take a walk by Hoan Kiem Lake.
The People’s Committee of Hanoi's Hoan Kiem downtown district has exerted efforts and taken numerous measures to conserve, embellish, and promote the value of unique cultural, historical, and architectural heritage in Hanoi's Old Quarter, contributing to effectively developing tourism and cultural industry in the capital city.
In lieu of the dangerous train traffic at the site, the Hanoi Department of Tourism said on April 4 that it has asked businesses offering tourism and transport services in the city not to launch tours of the train street, a popular destination for many foreign visitors.
The Hanoi Tourism Festival 2023 will take place in the downtown from March 23-26 to introduce local attractive tourist destinations, products, and services to international visitors.
Hanoi will organise a tourism festival at the pedestrian area around Hoan Kiem Lake in the heart of the capital city from March 24-26, under the theme of heritage connectivity for tourism development.
Pedestrian streets around Hoan Kiem lake at the heart of Hanoi will suspend activities during the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival from January 20 (or the 29th day of the last lunar month).
A total of 91 spring flower markets are set to be launched throughout Hanoi for the purposes of shopping, sightseeing, and entertainment for visitors to enjoy in the build-up to the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet.
A tree known as Mõ in Vietnamese sits in a corner of Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake and has recently been turning orange, giving the surroundings a bright and beautiful appearance.
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