The Department of Transport of Hanoi on June 11 announced that the capital plans to launch its public bike service in seven districts of Tay Ho, Ba Dinh, Dong Da, Thanh Xuan, Hoan Kiem, Hai Ba Trung and Cau Giay.
Hanoi endured two serious urban flooding times just in one week due to heavy rain. It is understandable that torrential rain normally creates temporary flooding, yet such a serious situation as that in Hanoi is attributed to over-urbanization. It is high time detailed planning was strictly observed to tackle the problem.
An unusual rain returned to Hanoi on the afternoon of May 29, causing many places to be flooded severely. After many hours, rainwater still has not drained quickly enough yet, making people stuck on their way home.
Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi allocated US$11,6 million to training 270 civil servants as Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Chu Ngoc Anh has just approved the project ‘Training and fostering to improve the quality of civil servants and public employees in Hanoi in the period of 2022 - 2025 and orientation to 2030’.
The culture of Southeast Asian nations was highlighted at a festival in Hanoi on May 7 ahead of the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31), the biggest regional sport event.
The European Literature Days 2022 will simultaneously take place at Casa Italia and at the Goethe Institute in Hanoi from May 5-15 after two years of suspension due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Friendship Journey 2022, a cultural exchange aiming at helping enhance Vietnam’s relations with international friends, was held in Hanoi’s Quoc Oai District on April 24.
The People's Committee of Hanoi City, on the afternoon of April 19, held a press conference to inform about the management and use of villas built before 1954 in the city.