The Hanoi Radio and Television Station is going to broadcast a television series “Mat Lenh Hoa Sua” (Milk Flower Secret Order) celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Liberation Day of the capital city (October 10).
Dubbed the "most premium tea of time," West Lake lotus tea is a specialty of Hanoi cuisine and is considered rare and precious. The tea is crafted with exceptional intricacy and refinement, from selecting the ingredients to the production process.
During the first days of the Lunar New Year 2024, many Hanoi residents and tourists joyfully immersed themselves in the gentle and tranquil spring atmosphere along the capital’s bustling streets.
Daffodil often appears during the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet), the biggest national holiday in Vietnam. It symbolizes success and wealth, and is attracted by its exquisite fragrance and vibrant hues. Its shape is likened as “a jade plate and a golden cup.”
An exhibition from renowned painter Giang Nam at Exhibition House, 16 Ngo Quyen Street, in Hanoi surprised art lovers with its more than 70 wood-engraved paintings. The works spotlight the traditional customs and culture of ethnic minority groups in the northern mountainous province of Bac Kan.
For the first time ever, Hanoians can enjoy and take photos in an over-1ha-field of globe amaranth, which is a flower with typical shades of magenta and purple. The field is located on Thach Cau street in Long Bien district.
As Hanoi, together with other localities nationwide, is gradually returning to the new normal, the municipal tourism sector is also reactivating itself with a relatively large number of Hanoians drawn to local destinations - an encouraging sign for its recovery.
Tofu made in Mo Village, presently known as Mai Dong village in Hanoi’s Hoang Mai District, has been well-known as the most delicious tofu in Hanoi, giving rise to the moniker, “Mo Village’s Tofu”.
The first ever festival highlighting the cultures of ethnic people in the northwestern mountainous province of Lai Chau in the capital city has attracted attention of Hanoians.
Autumn has arrived in Hanoi with gentle breezes tenderly penetrating street corners, replacing the summer heat and scattering bunches of yellow leaves on the pavements.
A space dedicated for traditional Mid-Autumn Festival stretching from Hang Ma to Hang Luoc street attracted flocks of city dwellers on October 1 (the 15th day of the 8th lunar month).
Up to 99.2 percent of Hanoians aged above 15 are literate, the highest level among the country’s 63 provinces and cities, according to a report of the municipal Party Committee on the city’s education and training.
Travel demand of Hanoians has started increasing again since the social distancing order was lifted in late April, giving the local tourism industry high hopes to recover its growth in the near future, particularly as the summer is approaching.
The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee in Hanoi on April 7 received over 10 billion VND (429,200 USD) in cash as well as goods worth 162 million VND from offices, religious organizations, enterprises, and individuals in the capital to support the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
People from Hanoi have Vietnam’s longest life expectancy, estimated at more than 75 years old, 1.6 years higher than the national average, according to the Hanoi Population and Family Planning branch.
Around 84 percent of residents of the capital city approve of the proposal to limit the use of personal vehicles so as to ease traffic jams, according to a recent survey.
The average height of Hanoians is 2-3 cm taller than 10 years ago, according to head of the Hanoi Department of Population and Family Planning Nguyen Dinh Lan.
Regulations imposing stiff fines on littering and urinating in public spaces took effect almost a week ago (February 1), but most Hanoians are unaware of this, a local report says.
The Department of Culture and Sports of the capital city of Hanoi is officially inviting public feedback on a draft Code of Conduct in public places for Hanoians.
