Hanoi News

Hanoi’s West Lake seeks national attraction status
West Lake, an iconic landmark in the heart of Hanoi, has found recognition as a national scenic attraction, a workshop in Hanoi revealed on October 2.

Hanoi craft village tourism festival to take place in October
The 2014 Hanoi traditional craft village tourism festival will be held at the Quan Ngua Sports Palace from October 9-12.

Hanoi to host ASEAN cultural festival
Hundreds of people from ASEAN countries are expected to participate in an event featuring ASEAN cultures between November 18 and 23.

Leading online tourism site highlights 95 attractions in Ha Noi
Ha Noi's Ca Tru Club, the Old Quarter and Vietnamese Women's Museum were among 95 attractions that tourists choose when visiting the capital, according to the internationally popular travel website, www.tripadvisor.com, based in the US.

Hanoi: Vacationers prefer domestic tours this summer
Hanoi-based travel agencies report that local holiday-makers have shifted their attention to domestic destinations this summer instead of choosing out-bound tours like in previous years, which is a positive sign for the tourism sector.

Canh bong tha - exotic treat from old Hanoians
Hanoi is known for a number of traditional exotic dishes which reflect local people’s unique and sophisticated cultural lifestyle.

Hanoi mulls fate of rundown tourism booths
Demolish or upgrade them. These are the two options contained in a proposal that the Ha Noi Department of Culture, Sport, and Tourism has submitted to the municipal administration for dealing with the tourism information booths that were set up in the city eight years ago.

Japanese cherry blossom festival ready to bloom in Ha Noi
The Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival 2014 will take place on March 8 and 9 at the Viet Nam Exhibition and Fair Centre on Giang Vo Street, Ha Noi.

Hanoi: Bicycles for rent at $0.19/hour
Around 250 bikes will be available for rent for only VND4,000-5,000 ($0.19) per hour under a pilot project in Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi.

Hanoi expands pedestrian streets in Old Quarter
Six more streets in Hanoi’s Old Quarter will be zoned off for walkers every Friday, Saturday and Sunday night from January 2014.

Museum of Ethnology a premier destination in Hanoi
Established in Hanoi in 1997, the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology has served as a research centre and a public museum with a mission to collect, document, preserve and exhibit the cultural heritage of Vietnam ’s 54 ethnic groups.

Hanoi enhances supporting tourists
After 3 months of operation, the tourist supporting office which plays the consultative role and provides tourist information for tourists to Hanoi contributed to developing civilized tourism environment, forming an attractive, safe and friendly destination image.

The press conference to introduce Traditional craft village tourism festival in Ha Noi
On September, 10th 2013, in Ha Noi, the Ha Noi’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism hosted the press conference to introduce the “Traditional craft village tourism festival in Ha Noi and Red River Delta area 2013”.

Hanoi improves tourist environment
Hanoi’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism said on June 27 that it will actively improve the tourist environment in the capital in the coming time.

Hanoi listed among top 10 awesome places for cultural tours
The capital city of Hanoi in Vietnam has recently been listed in top 10 incredible places for cultural tours around the world by the New York City-based business and technology news website Business Insider.