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The vivid two-hour opening ceremony of the 31st SEA Games took place at My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam at 8:00 pm, May 12.

She is one of the prominent athletes of Hanoi's sports team attending the 31st SEA Games.

Youth from 11 Southeast Asian countries have met to promote cultural exchange on the sidelines of SEA Games 31.

Hanoi’s modern press center for SEA Games 31 will attract around 3,000 domestic and international journalists and reporters.

The Vietnamese Sepak Takraw players are expected to win the gold medal at the 31st SEA Games.

In the days leading up to SEA Games 31, athletes from the Vietnam swimming and diving teams are training hard in preparation for the biggest sporting event in the region.

Athletes will compete in 40 sports in Hanoi and 11 nearby cities and provinces from May 6 to May 22.

The second walking street in Hanoi gets facelift to lure visitors on the occasion of Reunification and May Days.

International guests join in games and activities of Vietnamese traditional culture.

The capital city is tinted red with national flags, banners, and posters to celebrate the upcoming the 31st SEA Games.

The association will expand the network of professional cooks who will be food ambassadors of Hanoi.

St Joseph's Cathedral is one of the oldest Christian structures built in the capital city of Hanoi.

Fresh beef from America’s heartland and wine from the world’s 4th largest wine producer are now available for Vietnamese customers even the choosy ones.

Viet Tri Stadium in northern Vietnam has just been completely renovated and is ready for the soccer matches at SEA Games 31.

After the ‘fever’ of taking pictures with the brilliant yellow Caribbean trumpet trees, flower lovers in Hanoi are excited to ‘hunt’ beautiful photos of Tabebuia rosea flowers in bloom, which dress up roads in the capital in light pink color.

A contest of making traditional Chung and Day cakes was held in the northern province of Phu Tho to celebrate the annual Hung Kings’ Temple Festival that falls on April 10 this year.

Allowing students to return to school is a legitimate desire of both parents and teachers.

Every year in April, Hanoi streets are brightened up with pure white Madonna lily flowers.

The large-scale festival attracting a large number of visitors signals a booming period of Vietnam tourism once Covid-19 is under control.

Being used in conjunction with modern means of transportation such as Metro or bus, the bike sharing scheme in Hanoi may help people and travelers to move around easier.