Budget carrier Vietjet Air will open three direct routes linking Vietnam’s Da Nang, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City with India’s New Delhi and Mumbai, its representative said on February 6.

Even though traditional craft villages in Hanoi created some 800,000 jobs last year, they still need to deal with various problems including weak infrastructure and pollution.

By applying proper traffic regulation mechanism, Hanoi should be able to mitigate its current congestion, one expert has said.

Many areas in Hanoi are hosting waiting groups of day labourers willing to do odd jobs, such as moving goods or transporting construction materials.

The number of tax companies in Hanoi has reached saturation point and no more firms will be licensed from 2012, an official has said.

The book market in northern Vietnam, especially Hanoi, has been out of control for a long time. The authorities have made raids and seized tons of pirated books.

Traffic accidents in Vietnam are becoming a major problem which should be dealt with swiftly, said the Minister of Transport.

The Ministry of Transport has suspended the operations of two taxi firms during spot-checks on four companies in Hanoi.

The Italian Embassy in Vietnam will present “Dialektos,” a jazz concert performed by the famous duo Maria Pia De Vito and Huw Warren, in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City next month.

Hanoi's CPI in November increased by 0.29% against last month and 18.49% over the same period last year, the Hanoi Statistics Office announced.

Deputy PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a plan to amend both office and school hours in Hanoi beginning on Jan. 1, 2012.

A symphony orchestra attracted great attention of music lovers with their first performance at Hanoi’s Ly Thai To garden.

A tourism culture week on the heritage of the northern central region will be held in Hanoi from November 21-23.

Hanoi has recently launched a campaign in 13 suburban districts to correct a pronunciation and spelling problem commonly found among elementary school students and teachers.

Japanese traditional music trio Trinity will perform Japanese folk, other Asian music, and some Beatles classics in Hanoi this week.