Hanoi is in the nicest time of spring when trees are budding, creating stunning moments for the capital city.

Sesame trees on Dinh Tien Hoang Street

The street around Hoan Kiem Lake

Leaves turning colour in Hanoi Old Quarter

Trees on Ton Duc Thang Street

By the West Lake

Banaba trees on Kim Ma Street

Hanoi has set a target to plant around 400,000 trees in the city’s urban areas.

Over the past three years, the city has planted one million trees at a cost of VND256bn (USD11 million).