A Hanoi coffee shop has been fined VND2.5 million (US$95) after a Chinese tourist was struck by a train and had her phone knocked away while sitting near the tracks to film it at the city's famous Train Street. ...
Since 2017 an Australian tourism expert has watched Hanoi Train Street evolve from a neighborhood where laundry hung over the tracks into a hotspot, caught between commerce and safety.
Cafés along Hanoi Train Street at the Kham Thiem–Le Duan section resumed placing tables beside the active railway tracks last weekend, attracting large crowds of tourists just days after authorities cleared the area.
Komang Armadi visited Hanoi Train Street on Thursday morning, two days after a video of a train crashing tables and chairs along the track went viral, and could not bring herself to actually watch a train as it approached.
Hanoi authorities have launched an investigation after a video showed a train passing by cafes on Hanoi Train Street, crashing into tables and chairs and causing panic among customers.
Nguyen Xuan Son, the Brazilian-born striker formerly known as Rafaelson Fernandes, and his wife Marcele Seippel visited Hanoi's iconic Train Street on Monday and enjoyed Vietnamese rice noodles with grilled pork bun cha.
A coffee shop owner on Hanoi’s Train Street repeatedly yelled at and chased away five foreign tourists who stood watching an approaching train without ordering anything from her.
Train Street, hidden inside Hanoi’s old quarter, has quickly become a global phenomenon. Here trains rumble through a tiny alley, brushing past homes and cafes, and offering a glimpse into the capital city's unique charm.
Despite an indefinite ban from Hanoi authorities, foreign tourists still flock to Hanoi's Train Street, prompting tourism experts to urge the government to consider reopening the attraction to boost tourism.
Hundreds of tourists flocked to Hanoi’s Train Street last weekend for the thrill of drinking coffee beside a working train track, despite warnings from local authorities.
Six months after Hanoi authorities set up barriers at the famous Train Street, foreign tourists are flocking to another section of railroad tracks nearby.
10 days after Hanoi authorities ordered the closure of all coffee shops along Train Street as a safety measure, the once crowded tourist spot has become an oasis of quiet.
Residents along Train Street in Hanoi's Hoan Kiem District have requested authorities to consider making the street a fun and safe tourist destination instead of getting rid of it.
Once a favorite tourist destination frequented by foreign tourists, Hanoi Train Street, which has been closed for over two years over safety reason, is gradually reviving.
City police set up checkpoints at several spots along the Hanoi Train Street on Thursday to stop tourists from entering the popular area over safety concerns.
Hundreds of tourists take photos of the Hanoi Train Street alongside Phung Hung Street Tuesday in fear that makeshift cafés will close their doors by Saturday.
