Hanoi News

Long Bien Bridge Festival 2010 starts
Hundreds of people participated in the opening ceremony of the Long Bien Bridge Festival 2010 held this morning at the historical Long Bien Bridge.

Long Bien Bridge Festival this weekend
The Long Bien Bridge Festival will take place on November 20 and 21, reports VietnamPlus.

Hanoi-Warsaw direct air route launched
The Boeing 767-300 of Polish LOT Airlines with 237 passengers on board landed at the Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport on Sunday, officially opening the Hanoi-Warsaw direct route.

Hanoi to host Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day
The 6th Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day (November 23) will be held at the Vietnam Exhibition Centre for Arts and Culture in Hanoi from November 20-24.

Korean cuisine festival to be held in Hanoi
Many special Korean dishes will be introduced at a cuisine festival on November 27th and 28th in Hanoi by the Korean Embassy to Vietnam.

Millennial anniversary raises Hanoi’s prestige
The successful organization of the millennial anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi has contributed to raising the capital city’s position and prestige for the whole country’s people as well as among international friends.

Thang Long royal citadel archaeological site closed
As of November 3, the archaeological site at 18 Hoang Dieu, Hanoi, has been closed to preserve the relics.

Picturesque lake attracts day trippers from Hanoi
The romantic name attracts a lot of visitors to Tien Sa (The Fairy Descends) Lake, located about 60km from Hanoi at the base of Tan Vien Mountain in Ba Vi district.

Picturesque lake attracts day trippers from Ha Noi
The romantic name attracts a lot of visitors to Tien Sa (The Fairy Descends) Lake, located about 60km from Ha Noi at the base of Tan Vien Mountain in Ba Vi District.

Canadian creates Ha Noi photo book
An exhibition of images by Canadian photographer Greg Girard opened on 1 November to coincide with the publication of his new book entitled Ha Noi Calling: One Thousand Years Now.

Long Bien Bridge in the eyes of US photographer
Long Bien Bridge, famous for its unique architecture and long history, has been a great inspiration for many artists including American photographer Douglas Jardine.

Hanoi Railway Station announces Tet sales
Hanoi Railway Station will begin selling train tickets for the Lunar New Year season on November 1 and tickets for rush route will be up by 25% and tickets for poorly patronized route -down 10%-81%.

“A Glimpse of Russia” photo exhibition opens in Hanoi
A photo exhibition titled “A glimpse of Russia” was officially opened in Hanoi yesterday by Vietnam News Agency (VNA) in coordination with the Russian Embassy in Vietnam and Russian news agency ITAR-TASS.

French Week to take place in Hanoi
Vietnamese businesses will have an opportunity to meet French partners which want to develop their activities in the Vietnamese market during a French Week to be held in Hanoi from November 23-27.

The 2010 Long Bien Bridge Memory Festival
The Hanoi People's Committee and the Maison des Arts are to sponsor a 2010 Long Bien Bridge Memory Festival with the theme 'Dragon Bridge tells the story of 1000 years' from November 19-21, 2010 in Hanoi.