Hanoi plans to construct a pedestrian tunnel costing about 80 billion VND (3.44 million USD), connecting Tran Nguyen Han Street and Chuong Duong Do Street in Hoan Kiem district.
A running race around Hoan Kiem Lake kicked off the 6th Mottainai Festival on the morning of October 13 with the participation of representatives from the Vietnam Women’s Association and the Japanese Embassy in Hanoi.
Around 1,500 athletes from 20 cities and provinces, including 280 foreign runners from 26 embassies, will compete in the 45th Ha Noi Moi (New Hanoi) Newspaper Run, scheduled to start at Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi on September 30.
Along with famous destinations like Ngoc Son Temple, Hoa Lo prison historical relic site, and Bach Ma Temple, the pedestrian zone around Hoan Kiem Lake in downtown Hanoi has become an attraction that lure throngs of visitors to the capital on the weekends.
A festival promoting the Asian Games (ASIAD) 2018 was held by the Indonesian Embassy in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake on August 12, aiming to introduce the host country and the regional sporting event.
Hello, a UK weekly magazine, has announced its annual list of Asia’s best destinations for backpackers. And Hanoi has been named the number one city on its seven best.
A large street festival was held on the pedestrian streets around Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi on July 29 morning to mark 10 years of administrative boundary adjustment of the capital city.
At least 5,000 performers will parade and showcase their acts at the biggest festival ever to be held in the pedestrian zone around Hoan Kiem (Sword) Lake in downtown Hanoi this weekend.
Relevant authorities of Hanoi capital city will work with the UK Embassy to prepare for the British festival scheduled for October to mark the 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.
A ceremony was held by Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi on May 27 (13th day of the fourth lunar month) to mark 590 years since the coronation day of King Le Thai To, the founder of the Le so Dynasty (1428 – 1527).
Hanoi’s downtown district of Hoan Kiem on May 20 launched its tourism website at several addresses, aiming to promote its tourism potential and attract more tourists to the locality.
A new pedestrian street, Trinh Cong Son street in Nhat Tan ward of Hanoi’s Tay Ho district near the West Lake, was launched in the evening of May 11, offering additional entertainment spaces for locals and visitors.
Hanoi recorded a surge in tourist arrivals during the National Reunification (April 30) and May Day (May 1) holiday starting on April 28, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.
A new turtle with an appearance similar to that of the turtle that lived in Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi have been found. But according to an expert, it is yet to be confirmed if they are of the same species.
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