Culture

36 beautiful moments of four seasons in Hanoi were recorded through the lens of photographers, bringing the simplicity of social life to viewers.

Phu Dong Temple in the capital’s Gia Lam district received a certificate recognising it as a special national relic site at a ceremony.

Hang Than street has been well-known for providing wedding ceremonies with offering trays. The street sells Banh Com, an indispensable offering, is considered one of Hanoi`s specialties.

If you are going to visit the capital city of Vietnam, the first thing comes to your mind is residing somewhere near Ho Hoan Kiem which is considered the centre of Hanoi.

Tay Mo village, located in the South of Tu Liem district, Hanoi, has been named the village of Hollywood cinema for a long time.

Hanoi becomes much more quiet and peaceful over Reunification Day and International Labour Day as many residents make visits to their hometowns.

Thanh Am village, Thuong Thanh commune, Gia Lam district, Hanoi city is an ancient Vietnamese village near Duong river. Every year, on spring, villagers hold festival- a traditional cultural activity involving a number of people and it becomes a big demand in people’s spiritual life.

Martin Rama, Delhi-based chief economist for South Asia at worked here between 2002 and 2010. He talks with the English language daily Viet Nam News about the book.

Representatives of Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, India, and Sri Lankaparticipated in an artprogrammein Hanoi on April 8 to mark the traditional New Year festivals of these countries.

We gathered in a slight drizzle outside Bach Ma Temple at nine in the morning. Our walking tour of the Old Quarter was about to begin.

More than 200 librarians are joining their colleagues from India, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Singapore at a training course on preserving traditional and digital documents in Hanoi.

Located in Trang Thi street, National Library is the biggest synthetic library in Vietnam. Established in 1919 and named after Pierre Pasquier a Far East magnate in 1939. The library has 92,163 books including two tenths of Vietnamese books.

The first International Day of Happiness, themed “Love and Share” will be held at 9 pm on March 20 in the Ha Noi Opera House.

The special rotating palanquin ceremony has just been held by Hanoi residents to bring back water from the Red River.

The “Earth Hour” Campaign 2014 will officially take place at August Revolution Square from 8 pm to 9.30pm on March 29.

As many as70 artifacts depicting Japan’s historical events and its traditional culture are on exhibit at 25 Tong Dan Street in Hanoi.

The first-ever private literature fund initiated by a Vietnamese writer was announced on Tuesday.

The Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival 2014 will take place on March 8 and 9 in Ha Noi.

Located on Dien Bien Phu street, Ba Dinh district, near Ba Dinh Square. Hanoi Flag Tower, also called Cot Co, is one of the rare architectural works in Hanoi .

Despite the inclement rainy weather, thousands of people are flockingto Hanoi’s PhucTho stadium to attend a buffalo fighting festival – the first of its kind in the capital city.