Vietnam will ban fossil-fuel motorcycles and mopeds from central Hanoi from next year in an attempt to curb worsening air pollution. From 1 July 2026, motorbikes running on petrol and diesel will not ...

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) denounces the Vietnamese government’s continuing crackdown on independent journalism, as seen ...

Hanoi fosters a bygone grace, so its nightlife scene tends to be more discreet than in Southeast Asia’s younger, glitzier, ...

And what was that? Day 11 says, "Begin the day with a morning cruise by sampan through the stunning landscapes of Tam Coc.

Hanoi is an urban oxymoron: chaotic but calming, ramshackle but refined, choked by traffic but filled with nature. You’ll ...

Is it a dessert? A drink? Either way, ca phe trung – or egg coffee – is a must-try Hanoi treat. Here’s where to get it.

After receiving notice that the rent for their apartment in Hanoi will increase by 15% once their lease expires, Hoang Phuc ...

KOTO, which stands for Know One, Teach One, is a restaurant in Hanoi where at-risk young people train for careers in Vietnam’s the tourism industry. Find out how it got started and the ...

In a live ranking Saturday by IQAir, a Swiss air monitoring company, Hanoi ranked 13th on a list of the most polluted major cities. The fog hanging over Hanoi isn’t just pollution; it’s a ...

Hanoi, long a city of storytellers, has been devastated and reborn time and time again. Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai guides readers through the literature that has played a part in that renewal.

Being in Hanoi is at the very least a duty, for me an important act of personal and political affirmation. What I’m not yet reconciled to is that it’s also a piece of political theatre.