Fresh double-decker bus tour to be launched

Fresh double-decker bus tour to be launched

VGP - Ha Noi will launch the fourth double-decker city tour linking downtown Hoan Kiem Lake and Bat Trang pottery village in its suburbs in 2014.

Program on essential commodity price stabilization launched

Program on essential commodity price stabilization launched

25/06/2024 16:22

VGP - Ha Noi has recently released a plan to implement a price stabilization program for essential goods in the capital in 2024.

Health Department spurs food safety enforcement

Health Department spurs food safety enforcement

25/06/2024 15:48

VGP - The health sector has accelerated up monitoring and inspections with targeted and short-notice visits to food production and business establishments, food service providers, street vendors, and canteens.

Cat Linh–Ha Dong metro line gets profit

Cat Linh–Ha Dong metro line gets profit

25/06/2024 14:46

VGP - The Ha Noi Railway Company Limited (Ha Noi Metro), the operator of the Cat Linh – Ha Dong urban metro line, announced that in 2023, the company made a profit of over VND13 billion (US$510,730), nearly six times more than the previous year.

Ha Noi Party Secretary steps down

Ha Noi Party Secretary steps down

20/06/2024 15:10

VGP – The Politburo on Wednesday agreed to relieve Dinh Tien Dung from his current position as Secretary of the Ha Noi Municipal Party Party Committee.

Ha Noi may welcome about 14 million tourists in H1

Ha Noi may welcome about 14 million tourists in H1

20/06/2024 15:02

VGP - The number of tourists to Ha Noi in the first six months of this year is expected to reach 14.05 million, a year-on-year increase of 13.7 percent, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.

Fresh pedestrian street to open in October

Fresh pedestrian street to open in October

20/06/2024 14:36

VGP - The People's Committee of Ba Dinh district in Ha Noi will renovate and turn the area around Ngoc Khanh Lake into a pedestrian street.

President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum closed for regular maintenance

President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum closed for regular maintenance

20/06/2024 14:05

VGP - The Mausoleum of President Ho Chi Minh and the nearby Monument for Heroic Martyrs in Ha Noi will be closed from June 10 to August 12 for the yearly maintenance, according to its management board.

Ha Noi Autumn Festival 2024 to take place on September 12-15

Ha Noi Autumn Festival 2024 to take place on September 12-15

20/06/2024 07:58

VGP - Under the theme: “Ha Noi in 12 flower seasons", the Ha Noi Autumn Festival 2014 will be held from September 12 to 15 at Ly Thai To flower garden area.

Capital targets to welcome 30 million tourists by 2025

Capital targets to welcome 30 million tourists by 2025

20/06/2024 07:34

VGP - Ha Noi's tourism industry is gearing up to welcome around 30 million tourists by 2025 and earn over VND130 trillion (US$5.2 billion), according to the city's tourism development plan released by Deputy Chairman of Ha Noi People's Committee Nguyen Manh Quyen.

Hot air balloon tour launched

Hot air balloon tour launched

19/06/2024 10:35

VGP - Since mid-June, travelers have been able to explore the historical areas of Son Tay from the air by taking a hot air balloon ride around the city.

Ha Noi Mayor receives Peruvian Ambassador to Viet Nam

Ha Noi Mayor receives Peruvian Ambassador to Viet Nam

13/06/2024 14:58

VGP - Ha Noi is committed to supporting the activities of the Peruvian Embassy in the capital, especially the events marking the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries, said municipal People's Committee Chairman Tran Sy Thanh in a meeting with the newly-appointed Peruvian Ambassador to Viet Nam, Patricia Yolanda Ráez Portocarrero, on June 12.

Capital absorbs over US$1.12 billion in FDI in first five months

Capital absorbs over US$1.12 billion in FDI in first five months

04/06/2024 15:45

VGP - With many efforts to improve the investment environment and administrative reform, Ha Noi remains an attractive destination for foreign direct investment, with US$1.12 billion of investment capital in the first five months of 2024.

Ha Noi to pilot waste segregation in June

Ha Noi to pilot waste segregation in June

04/06/2024 14:54

VGP - Starting in June, 23 wards at five districts in Ha Noi will pilot a program to sort waste into four categories and the model is expected to be applied citywide by 2026.

Construction begins on expansion of Noi Bai Airport

Construction begins on expansion of Noi Bai Airport

04/06/2024 14:47

VGP - Work began on May 19 on the expansion of Terminal T2 at Ha Noi's Noi Bai International Airport to increase its capacity by 1.5 times to 15 million passengers per year. Under the mega project, worth a total of VND5 trillion (US$196.4 million), Terminal T2 will be expanded by about 273,000m2 to 412,000m2.

Ha Noi, Caracas target to set up twinning ties

Ha Noi, Caracas target to set up twinning ties

28/05/2024 15:03

VGP - Both parties are currently working on the procedures to establish a sister city relationship between the capitals of Ha Noi and Caracas.

Ideas contest for Red River cultural park launched

Ideas contest for Red River cultural park launched

14/05/2024 16:14

VGP - Ha Noi is launching a competition to seek unique ideas on how to effectively utilize the land resources of the alluvial islet under the jurisdiction of the four Red River districts of Hoan Kiem, Long Bien, Ba Dinh and Tay Ho for the multifunctional cultural and tourism park.

Urban fire prevention training center makes debut

Urban fire prevention training center makes debut

11/05/2024 10:10

VGP - The Community Education Center on Fire Prevention and Rescue is officially inaugurated at the Cultural Center of Thanh Xuan District in Ha Noi on May 10.

Party leader meets with outgoing Japanese Ambassador

Party leader meets with outgoing Japanese Ambassador

09/05/2024 08:52

VGP - Secretary of the Ha Noi Party Committee Dinh Tien Dung met with outgoing Japanese Ambassador to Viet Nam Yamada Takio in Ha Noi on May 8.

Industrial production index picks up 5.4% in April

Industrial production index picks up 5.4% in April

07/05/2024 15:40

VGP - The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) saw a year-on-year increase of 5.4 percent and a month-on-month growth of 4.5 percent, according to the Ha Noi Statistics Office.

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