THE HANOI TIMES — This week, we cover Hanoi’s push for deeper rail cooperation with China’s CRRC, global-rooted Teachers’ Day celebrations, expanded ties with Bangkok, and plans for cross-boundary digital services. Hanoi also launches the “Digital Front” app, prepares Tet support for workers, and hosts major cultural festivals and a Vietnamese goods fair promoting local products and community welfare.
Welcome to The Hanoi Times Weekly Podcast, your window into the stories shaping life in Vietnam’s capital. Each week, we bring you insightful updates on policy, the economy, culture and community. Now, let's dive into this week’s top stories.
This weekend’s Hanoi news podcast highlights the city’s new Party Chief, expanded air quality monitoring, green transport initiatives and the international photography exhibition.
The creation of a landscape boulevard can help Hanoi reconnect with its historic identity shaped by water and restore the river-based character that defined the city for centuries.
11 Dec, 10:19 PM
These include expanding public communication efforts, reorganizing and upgrading streets and sidewalks, maintaining a clean and orderly urban environment and carrying out strict inspections to address violations.
11 Dec, 09:49 PM
Enterprises adopted highly automated technologies in line with Industry 4.0 standards and all businesses in industrial parks, clusters, rural industries and craft villages will keep applying energy-efficient measures.
11 Dec, 06:23 PM
Hanoi has introduced a comprehensive public–private partnership plan to mobilize high-tech enterprises in tackling major challenges in science, technology, innovation and digital transformation, aiming to build a sustainable digital ecosystem and strengthen the city’s long-term competitiveness.
11 Dec, 11:21 AM
The city is rolling out new support measures while expanding charging stations, parking facilities and public transit to build a safer urban infrastructure as it advances its plan to restrict gasoline motorbikes.
10 Dec, 04:12 PM
Hanoi aims to promote cleaner production and sustainable consumption, along with supporting measures for green industries and low-carbon manufacturing.
09 Dec, 03:09 PM
Known as the “chef of heads of state”, a “living dictionary of traditional cuisine” and “Hanoi’s foremost culinary artist”, culinary artist Nguyen Thi Anh Tuyet has long been recognized as one of the leading figures in Vietnam’s culinary world.
09 Dec, 11:32 AM
A Hanoi tourism forum next week will outline concrete measures to attract more international visitors as the city works toward its goal of welcoming 8.6 million foreign arrivals in 2026.
08 Dec, 09:07 PM