The Hanoi 2024 Creative Design Festival has marked a milestone in the city's cultural landscape, drawing an unprecedented 300,000 visitors during its nine-day run from November 9-17.

Huynh Thi Thanh Thuy from Vietnam’s Da Nang City was crowned Miss International 2024 at the competition’s final night in Tokyo, Japan, on November 12.

Hanoi’s western town of Son Tay held a ceremony on November 10 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of its establishment while marking 555 years since the name Son Tay was first used.

The 2024 Wild Sunflower - Chu Dang Ya Volcano Week is taking place from November 6 to 12, featuring many unique cultural, sports and artistic activities.

Seventeen outstanding Vietnamese youth representatives from diverse age groups and professions will attend the 48th Ship for Southeast Asian and Japanese Youth Programme (SSEAYP), which will take place from November 4 to December 11.

The Da Nang Municipal People’s Council on October 30 approved raising the total investment for phase 1 of Software Park No. 2 to over 1.4 trillion VND (55.35 million USD).

More than 30 journalists, reporters, and media workers from 20 central and local press and media agencies attended training on gender equality and violence against women and girls in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on October 28 - 29.

The Trang An - Cuc Phuong Hot Air Balloon Festival kicked off at Trang An Cultural Park in Ninh Binh Province on October 26.

Forecasts suggest that after entering the East Sea/South China Sea, Typhoon Trami could reach level 12 (118 - 133 km per hour), with gusts up to level 15 (167 - 183 km per hour). The central region of Vietnam might experience heavy rains due to the influence of this storm No. 6.

According to the Department of Planning and Investment of Hung Yen Province, the total social investment capital implemented in Hung Yen Province in the first nine months of 2024 is estimated at more than 49 trillion VND, an increase of more than 5.7% over the same period last year.

Professor Dr Nguyen Huu Tu, Rector of Hanoi Medical University, was awarded the noble Order of the French Government for his contributions to developing medical cooperation between the two countries.

According to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI), the North-South high-speed rail (HSR) project will contribute about 0.97 percentage points to Vietnam’s GDP growth per year during its construction.

The Vietnam Records Organisation (Vietkings) held a ceremony on October 13 to award the world record certificate the Than Nong Tower in the northern province of Bac Ninh as the largest rice grain-shaped tower in the world.

On the morning of October 9, the Hanoi government held a ceremony to inaugurate a paediatric hospital on the 70th anniversary of the capital city's liberation.