Hanoi Travel News

Passing through the Hang Dau water tower’s old door, you come upon a quiet space. Sunlight from a window above is not enough to light up the room, which has over 1 meter-thick walls.

Various interesting activities will be opened during a special cultural program titled ‘Once in a 1000 years: an Australian Gift to Hanoi’, this weekend.

Vietnam has asked Japan to continue helping the country preserve the Thang Long Citadel and join hands with Vietnam in events celebrating the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.

Hanoi will have a firework display at 9pm on April 30 to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Liberation of South Vietnam and National Unification Day, the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi and other major events.

Up to 22 capital and cities around the world and foreign embassies in Vietnam have registered to take part in activities marking Hanoi’s 1,000th anniversary that will be held later this year.

The Australian Embassy in Hanoi will introduce the unique culture of aboriginal Australian to Hanoians via “Australian gifts for Thang Long-Hanoi 1000th anniversary” from April 14-18.

An agreement sharing information about the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi has been signed between the Hanoi City and several Vietnamese newspapers.

Hanoi’s Quang Ba Flower Market is known for its variety of flowers and is attracting a large number of customers as well as tourists who admire the diversity of flowers and take photos.

Sipping a hot glass of coffee while admiring rare antiques is a strange feeling that many people seek at antique-cafes in Hanoi.

A tennis tournament to celebrate 1,000 years of Thang Long-Hanoi will be held in Hanoi from September 15th to the 20th by the Vietnam Sports Administration, the Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Vietnam Tennis Federation and the Hanoi Tennis Federation.

The Hanoi International Women’s Club, on April 2nd, presented its photos of Hanoi in a 17-day photo exhibition, entitled “1,000 years of Thang Long-Hanoi”, at Hanoi Sofitel Plaza.

A group of 8 women disguise themselves as vendors to cheat foreign visitors at Hoan Kiem Lake and on nearby streets. Dan Tri investigated.