Ha Noi, Vietnam News

Illegal construction and encroachment on public land will face tougher action from the municipal authorities of the newly expanded Ha Noi, according to officials.

The vivid life of Ha Noi and its inhabitants will be documented in an exhibition of portraits by British photographer Barnaby Steel, opening tonight at the British Council.

A classical concert will be performed by American and Vietnamese musicians at the Goethe Institute in Ha Noi tonight.

I almost didn't recognise Nguyen Lan, an office worker, when she changed from business attire to an Arabian dress, adorned with bells and baring her midriff.

Passenger traffic on key routes to and from Viet Nam could grow faster than the world average, Airbus senior marketing analyst Susana Martin-Romo Pozo said at a recent press conference in Ha Noi.

Foreign direct investment in the Mekong River Delta region remains far short of its potential, Nguyen Thi Bich Van, deputy head of the Department of Foreign Investment in Ha Noi, said.

The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations recommended yesterday that Viet Nam consider moving from a fully publicly-funded bird flu mass-vaccination campaign, to a public-private funded one to ...

A conference designed to raise awareness in the energy sector of ways to minimise the negative impacts of global oil price fluctuations took place in Ha Noi on Thursday.

Look out future brides and grooms, as the big day approaches the Dep Wedding Festival 2008 is coming this weekend to show off the latest trends in tying the knot.

As world oil prices have eased since the end of last month, the Ministry of Finance yesterday slashed domestic petrol prices by VND1,000 per litre.

The world sixth largest steel maker, Tata Steel, signed an agreement yesterday with the Viet Nam Steel Corporation and Viet Nam Cement Corporation to build a $5 billion steel complex in Viet Nam.

Temasek Holdings, an Asian investment firm headquartered in Singapore, remains optimistic about long-term investment in Vietnam.

A Vietnam Airlines passenger has to pay the Civil Aviation Administration of Viet Nam a VND25 million fine for violating aviation rules and causing a flight delay.

Pham Quang Nghi, a member of the Party Politburo, was appointed secretary of the Ha Noi Party Committee and Nguyen The Thao, chairman of the Ha Noi People's Committee.

Individuals and organisations who spread false news about fuel price hikes must be punished, senior officials from the Ministries of Finance and Industry and Trade said earlier this week.

Switzerland and Vietnam have agreed to an exchange program to train Vietnamese students in fields ranging from banking and finance to science and technology.

The Government has issued a resolution calling for new plans on traffic safety in Ha Noi and HCM City.

Three groups of international consultants yesterday proposed urban planning ideas for the enlarged capital at a meeting with the Government and the city's newly elected administration.

The drawing of the new border lines of Ha Noi early yesterday marked a new milestone in the historic expansion of Viet Nam's capital.

The government issued a resolution Thursday to direct Ho Chi Minh City and Ha Noi to resolve traffic safety and order, the two most intractable problems the cities have faced in recent years.