VGP - The second Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM2) and related meetings as part of the APEC Viet Nam 2017 is set to take place in Ha Noi from May 9-21.

VGP - Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko paid their first-ever six-day State visit to Viet Nam from February 28 to March 5 at the invitation of State President Tran Dai Quang.

VGP – PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc and thousands of people joined a festival marking the 228th anniversary of the Ngoc Hoi-Dong Da victory, held on January 1 at the Dong Da Park in Ha Noi.

VGP – Viet Nam Lottery Company (Vietlott) has launched its Mega 6/45 lottery, a Lotto-style game with a minimum jackpot of VND12 billion (US$545,000) on December 5 in Ha Noi.  

VGP - Ha Noi is an emerging retail market, ranking 13th in the list of the 19 most crowded retail markets in the world and the top 3 most active retail markets in Asia.

VGP - The eighth Viet Nam – India People’s Friendship Festival is taking place in Ha Noi to promote friendship, cooperation and development between the Vietnamese and Indian people.

VGP - The 23rd Viet Nam Medi Pharm Expo is taking place at the Viet Nam-Soviet Friendship Labor Cultural Palace (91 Tran Hung Dao Street) from December 1.

VGP - A programme highlighting tourism and culture of the ancient imperial city of Hue, central Thua Thien – Hue province, will be held in December 13-16 at the Ha Noi Opera House in Ha Noi.

VGP - Secretary of the Ha Noi Party Committee Hoang Trung Hai led a delegation to the Cuban Embassy in Ha Noi to pay tribute to Cuban former President Fidel Castro on November 28.