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Hanoi authorities announced on December 12 that they would spend VND18.5 billion (USD890,000) to upgrade the Mot Cot, or One-Pillar Pagoda, which is expected to be completed by April 2014.

Thousands of people flocked to a field in the outlying district of Quoc Oai, Hanoi, to see and pay their respects to a recently discovered tomb which may be from the Le Dynasty.

The Hanoi-based French Culture Centre (L’Espace) has opened its “Hanoi Colour” exhibition, offering a rare glimpse into daily life in the capital 100 years ago.

More than 100 photos capturing General Vo Nguyen Giap’s lifelong passion and concern for bettering Vietnamese youth are being displayed in Hanoi on November 2–3.

A Hanoi of the past centuries was on display through old photos at an exhibition entitled "Hanoi in the past”.

Images of old Hanoi have drawn the old Dao Hung in. The hustle and bustle outside the Exhibition Hall on Hang Bai Street now seem a world away.

Nguyen Van Duoc, Chairman of the Vietnam War Veterans Association, has asked the Vietnam Father Front for approval for turning Late General Vo Nguyen Giap’s private house into a museum bearing his name.

Mr. To Van Dong, Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Hanoi, said the agency was planning a suitable route named after General Vo Nguyen Giap.