A family in Hanoi’s Old Quarter has maintained paper mask production for the Mid-Autumn Festival for more than four decades.

Many streets in the Hanoi Old Quarter are experiencing the Mid-Autumn Festival atmosphere, attracting visitors.

The Hanoi Days in Ho Chi Minh City programme was held in HCM City from April 23 to 25 to mark the 70th anniversary of the capital city's liberation on October 10, 1954.

Hanoi, one of the famous lotus growing areas in the country, has taken steps to turn lotus into a unique tourism brand and lure more tourists in lotus blooming season.

Hanoi's trees on many streets have helped to alleviate the recent hot weather.

Hanoi will organise firework displays at 30 locations to celebrate the city’s 70th Liberation Day on October 10.

Hanoi will hold the first Lotus Festival in Tay Ho District on July 12-16 to promote and honour the capital city's lotus-scented tea industry and the role of the lotus in Vietnamese people's lives.