Hanoi News

Hanoi tourism ready for giant celebration
Hotels, travel agents, and airlines in Hanoi finished preparations and are ready for welcoming tourists to the capital’s millennium birthday.

Hanoi Museum to open with 50,000 items
The largest project invested by Hanoi authorities will open on October 6 with 50,000 artifacts.

Thang Long-Hanoi int’l tourism festival to kick off

The Thang Long-Hanoi International Tourism Festival will be held at the Bao Son Paradise Theme Park from October 2-5.

Italy helps to preserve Hanoi’s Old Quarter

Italy, with its expertise in restoring ancient historical buildings and artefacts, such as the city of Genoa, is ready to assist Hanoi to restore and improve its Old Quarter.

1,000 years of food for VND1,000 at Hanoi restaurant

A Hanoi restaurant is offering 40 diners the chance to eat food from 1,000 years of Hanoi and pay only VND1,000 (5 Cents US) in return.

Craft village festival to open in Hanoi
The “Thang Long-Hanoi craft villages and streets” festival will be held at the Bach Thao botanical park in Hanoi from September 16-21.

100 bronze drums cast to celebrate millennium
A ceremony was held in Dong Tien commune, Dong Son District, the central province of Thanh Hoa on September 11 to kick off the casting of 100 bronze drums as gifts to Hanoi for its millennium celebrations.

“Hanoi nostalgia” through camera lens

Contestants of a photo contest with the topic “Hanoi Nolstagia” have captured peaceful, but modern corners of Hanoi.

Hanoi Ceramic Road recognized in Guinness World Records

The creator of the Hanoi Ceramic Road, painter Nguyen Thu Thuy, said that the work has been recognized in the Guinness World Records book.
Experts will go to Vietnam from October 2-5 to present the record certificate for the work.

Hanoi ready for millennium anniversary in October

A series of important works to dress up and decorate Hanoi is basically complete with just 30 days left until the millennium anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi takes place.

Projects mark Hanoi’s 1,000th anniversary

Businesses and individuals nationwide continue to present their unique present to the capital city of Hanoi in celebration of the city’s 1,000 th anniversary this October.

More funding to develop Hanoi’s craft villages
Hanoi will provide 3.6 trillion VND (189 million USD) to preserve and develop craft villages over 2010-2015 to preserve traditional craft villages, develop tourism and build new ones while ensuring the environment is protected.

Biggest personal collection of folk paintings opens in Hanoi
Collector Pham Duc Si will introduce his collection of Hang Trong folk paintings at an exhibition at the Viet Art Centre, 42 Yet Kieu, Hanoi from September 9.

Hanoi listed in Asia’s top ten holiday destinations
The capital of Hanoi and the central ancient city of Hoi An are listed in the 2010 top ten attractive travel destinations in Asia.

Hanoi’s culinary culture goes on display

The Hanoi City Culinary Festival will take place from October 6-11 and will introduce Hanoi’s culinary culture to the public.