Walking streets around Hoàn Kiếm Lake are often full of people at the weekend. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Hà Nội will ban pets from the walking zone surrounding Hoàn Kiếm Lake from May 27. Under the decision issued by the municipal People’s Committee on regulations about the operation of the pedestrian areas, people …
Read More »Pedestrian streets should focus on quality over quantity
Hoàn Kiếm Lake pedestrian space – the first of its kind in Hà Nội – was graced with advantages that others in the city are unable to compete with, particularly in terms of culture, history, architecture and landscape. — VNA/- VnExpress News Photo Thành Đạt HÀ NỘI — While the general public …
Read More »Art exhibition to celebrate the opening of new pedestrian zone in Hà Nội
Oil painting entitled Mùa Hoa Xoan (Chinaberry season) by painter Nguyễn Duy Tùng) is among the artworks to be displayed at the Hạnh Phúc Xanh (Green Happiness) exhibition. — Photo courtesy of the artist HÀ NỘI — Artworks by 40 renowned artists will be displayed at an exhibition in Sơn Tây …
Read More »Hà Nội plans two new pedestrian spaces in Ba Đình District
Ngọc Khánh Lake. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Thành Đạt HÀ NỘI — The People’s Committee of Ba Đình District has submitted a proposal for two night-time pedestrian spaces around Ngọc Khánh Lake and Đảo Ngọc-Ngũ Xã peninsula on Trúc Bạch Lake. The pedestrian space around Ngọc Khánh Lake in Ngọc …
Read More »Seven days off planned for two national holidays during April and May
Crowds are seen at the area of Lý Thái Tổ monument, part of the pedestrian streets around Hoàn Kiếm Lake on March 20. The walking zone in downtown Hà Nội re-opened on March 18 after nearly 10 months of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Hoàng Hiếu HÀ NỘI — …
Read More »Hà Nội drops 9pm closure for service venues, reopens pedestrian streets
Tạ Hiện Street, a popular tourist destination known for nightlife activities and street food in downtown Hà Nội. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Hà Nội authorities will allow food and beverage venues and service establishments to operate as normal, dropping requirements to close at 9pm that have been enforced for months. The venues need to comply …
Read More »Hà Nội to open new pedestrian zone
A corner of Sơn Tây old fortress citadel. — Photo courtesy of vov.vn HÀ NỘI — On National Reunification Day (April 30), visitors can explore many cultural events at Sơn Tây old fortress citadel, the new pedestrian zone in Hà Nội. The zone also aims to promote the image of the …
Read More »Hà Nội’s pedestrian streets could reopen in March
Pedestrian streets around Hoàn Kiếm Lake before they were closed due to COVID-19. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Thành Đạt HÀ NỘI — The pedestrian areas surrounding Hoàn Kiếm Lake in the centre of Hà Nội are set to reopen in early March after nearly a year of closures due to the …
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