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Security subcommittee: Some independent candidates for National Assembly receive outside support

Security subcommittee: Some independent candidates for National Assembly receive outside support

Independent candidates in Hanoi seeking election to the 14th National Assembly (NA) and local government are receiving financial support from "outside sources", a security subcommittee under the National Election Council reported.
48 independent National Assembly candidates approved

48 independent National Assembly candidates approved

All 87 candidates seeking election to the 14th National Assembly (NA), including 48 self-nominees, were approved at a meeting in Hanoi yesterday.
March 18, 2016 | 01:53 am PT
Chinese sky train contractor owes VND554 billion ($24.8 million)

Chinese sky train contractor owes VND554 billion ($24.8 million)

The Cat Linh - Ha Dong sky train project is running behind schedule because the main construction company has not paid many subcontractors. There are now doubts about whether the project will be completed by the end of the year as planned.
March 18, 2016 | 07:14 pm PT
Scrap-dealer blowtorches a bomb-like object, kills four people in Hanoi massive explosion

Scrap-dealer blowtorches a bomb-like object, kills four people in Hanoi massive explosion

Four people were killed and at least seven seriously injured after an explosion ripped through a residential area on the outskirts of Hanoi on Saturday.
March 19, 2016 | 05:16 pm PT
Aftermath of Hanoi blast

Aftermath of Hanoi blast

Four people were killed and at least seven seriously injured after an explosion ripped through a residential area on the outskirts of Hanoi last weekend.
March 21, 2016 | 04:50 am PT
Vietnamese icon’s never before seen artwork

Vietnamese icon’s never before seen artwork

A collection of works by the late Bui Xuan Phai, deemed one of Vietnam’s most “remarkable and charismatic” artists, will be showcased publicly for the first time in Hanoi next month.
March 22, 2016 | 11:34 pm PT
Hanoi in world's top 10 destinations

Hanoi in world's top 10 destinations

For the third successive year, Hanoi has made the list of TripAdvisor users' favorite destinations.
March 23, 2016 | 01:24 am PT
Morning workout at a Hanoi market

Morning workout at a Hanoi market

Vietnamese market vendors get creative with their workouts, by doing aerobics to loud music at their vegetable and fruit stalls.
March 29, 2016 | 04:48 pm PT
Photographer’s eye: Sky over West Lake

Photographer’s eye: Sky over West Lake

The best place for watching a sunset in Hanoi is probably on the shore of its biggest lake.
April 3, 2016 | 05:07 pm PT
TPP attracts Japanese investors to Hanoi

TPP attracts Japanese investors to Hanoi

A new wave of Japanese investment is expected to arrive in Hanoi in the near future thanks to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement.
April 5, 2016 | 02:30 am PT
Hanoi ready to hold Southeast Asia's biggest sporting event

Hanoi ready to hold Southeast Asia's biggest sporting event

Hanoi has confirmed it will bid to host the SEA Games 31 in 2021 in a note to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
April 4, 2016 | 11:45 pm PT
Hanoi to face water shortage this summer

Hanoi to face water shortage this summer

Residents in several central districts of Hanoi might face water shortages this summer, said the Department of Construction.
April 5, 2016 | 05:39 pm PT
Madonna lily season comes to town

Madonna lily season comes to town

Every year at this time, people flock to Madonna lily gardens scattered on the outskirts of Hanoi to enjoy the beautiful blooms that are a definite steal at just VND35,000 ($1.5) for ten stems.
April 9, 2016 | 08:09 pm PT
If I told you the result has been decided, would you still play the game?

If I told you the result has been decided, would you still play the game?

This time every year, scores of men in Ngoc Tri village in Hanoi gather to fight for a game that they have already won, or lost.
April 11, 2016 | 03:36 am PT
The creepiest salad from Vietnam: raw red jellyfish

The creepiest salad from Vietnam: raw red jellyfish

You want to take a little adventure into most terrifying dishes of Vietnam? Something that makes you feel a little nervous everytime you put the food in your mouth? You feel bored with salad with beef, chicken and regular vegetables?
April 13, 2016 | 10:55 pm PT
Southern Hanoi encounters huge traffic jams as holiday starts

Southern Hanoi encounters huge traffic jams as holiday starts

Hanoi’s southern gateways to provinces experienced huge traffic jams late Friday with cars and motorbikes lining up for tens of kilometers as people rushed away from the capital for their three-day holiday starting Saturday.
April 15, 2016 | 09:10 pm PT
Road remains incomplete after four years of construction

Road remains incomplete after four years of construction

A 500 meter stretch of road in Dong Da district (Hanoi) has been under construction for four years, but shows no signs of being completed.
April 22, 2016 | 02:23 am PT
New railroad proposed to connect Vietnam and China

New railroad proposed to connect Vietnam and China

The Ministry of Transport (MoT) is conducting research on an inter-Asia railroad connecting Lao Cai, Hanoi and Hai Phong to southwest China.
April 27, 2016 | 02:21 am PT
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