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Hanoi
Hà Nội
Municipality
From top, left to right: Skyline of west Hanoi, St. Joseph's Cathedral, Hanoi Opera House, Sword Lake, pilgrim boats toward Perfume Pagoda, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Temple of Literature
Official seal of Hanoi
Seal
Nicknames: 
The City for Peace (Thành phố vì hòa bình)[1]
The Capital of Thousand Years of Civilization (Thủ đô nghìn năm văn hiến)[2]
Paris of the East[3]
Map
Interactive map outlining Hanoi
Hanoi is located in Vietnam
Hanoi
Hanoi
Location within Vietnam
Hanoi is located in Southeast Asia
Hanoi
Hanoi
Location within Southeast Asia
Coordinates: 21°01′42″N 105°51′15″E / 21.02833°N 105.85417°E / 21.02833; 105.85417
CountryVietnam
RegionRed River Delta
Foundedc. 257 BC
Founded byAn Dương Vương
CapitalHoàn Kiếm
Subdivision12 urban districts, 17 rural districts, one town
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyHanoi People's Council [vi]
 • Secretary of the PartyVương Đình Huệ
 • Chairman of People's CouncilNguyễn Ngọc Tuấn
 • Chairman of People's CommitteeChu Ngọc Anh
Area
[4]
 • Municipality3,358.6 km2 (1,297 sq mi)
 • Urban
319.56 km2 (123.38 sq mi)
 • Metro
24,314.7 km2 (9,388.0 sq mi)
Highest elevation
1,296 m (4,252 ft)
Population
 (2019)[5][6]
 • Municipality8,053,663 (2nd)
 • Urban
3,962,927
 • Urban density14,708.8/km2 (38,096/sq mi)
 • Metro
19.795.895
 • Metro density662.1/km2 (1,715/sq mi)
DemonymHanoian
Ethnic groups
[7]
 • Vietnamese[8]98.66%
 • Mường0.77%
 • Tày0.24%
 • Tai0.09%
 • Nùng0.08%
 • Others0.16%
Time zoneUTC+07:00 (ICT)
Postal code
10000 – 14000
Area codes24
ISO 3166 codeVN-HN
License plate29 – 33, 40
GRP (Nominal)2019 [9]
- TotalUS$42.04 billion [10]
- Per capitaUS$5,196 [10]
- GrowthIncrease 7.62%
ClimateCwa
International airportsNội Bài International Airport
Largest district by areaBa Vì District (428 km2)
Largest district by populationĐống Đa District (2017 est. 420900)
Websitewww.english.hanoi.gov.vn
Official nameCentral Sector of the Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long – Hanoi
CriteriaCultural: (ii), (iii), (vi)
Reference1328
Inscription2010 (34th Session)
Area18.395 ha (45.46 acres)
Buffer zone108 ha (270 acres)

Hanoi (UK: /(ˌ)hæ-, həˈnɔɪ/ ha-, hə-NOY or US: /hɑː-/ hah-NOY; Vietnamese: Hà Nội [hàː nôjˀ] ⓘ) is the capital city of Vietnam. It covers an area of 3,358.6 km2 (1,296.8 sq mi).[11][12][4] It is the second largest city in Vietnam, with over eight million residents within the city proper and an estimated population of 20 million within the metropolitan area. Located in part of the Red River Delta, Hanoi is the commercial, cultural, and educational centre of Northern Vietnam. Having an estimated nominal GDP of US$32.8 billion as of 2018, it is the second most productive economic area of Vietnam, after Ho Chi Minh City.

The city is a settlement along the banks of the Red River. In 257 B.C, under the rule of king An Dương Vương, the citadel of Cổ Loa, nowaday Đông Anh district of Hanoi, was constructed and served as the capital of Âu Lạc. After the fall of Âu Lạc, the city was renamed to Tống Bình and ultimately Đại La. In 1010, emperor Lý Thái Tổ moved the capital to Đại La, renaming it Thăng Long (literally "Ascending Dragon"). Thăng Long would remain the political and cultural centre of the state of Đại Việt until 1802, when the Nguyễn dynasty, the last imperial dynasty of Vietnam, moved the capital to Huế. The city renamed to Hanoi in 1831, and was the capital of French Indochina from 1883 to 1945. On 6 January 1946, the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam designated Hanoi as the capital of the newly-independent country, which would last during the First Indochina War (1946–1954) and the Vietnam War (1955–1975).

Hanoi has been the capital of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam since 1976. Historically it had Chinese, French and Russian influences.[13] It hosts various venerable educational institutions and cultural venues of significance, including the Vietnam National University, the Mỹ Đình National Stadium, and the Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts. On 16 July 1999, the UNESCO presented the title "City for Peace" to Hanoi. Hanoi joined UNESCO's Network of Creative Cities as a Design City on 31 October 2019 on the occasion of World Cities' Day.[14]

Names

Hanoi had various names throughout history.

  • It was known first as Long Biên (龍邊, "dragon edge"), then Tống Bình (宋平, "Song peace") and Long Đỗ (龍肚, "dragon belly"). Long Biên later gave its name to the famed Long Biên Bridge, built during French colonial times, and more recently to a new district to the east of the Red River. Several older names of Hanoi feature long (龍, "dragon"), linked to the curved formation of the Red River around the city, which was symbolized as a dragon.[15]
  • In 866, it was turned into a citadel and named Đại La (大羅, "big net"). This gave it the nickname La Thành (羅城, "net citadel"). Both Đại La and La Thành are names of major streets in modern Hanoi.
  • When Lý Thái Tổ established the capital in the area in 1010, it was named Thăng Long (昇龍, "rising dragon").[16][17] Thăng Long later became the name of a major bridge on the highway linking the city center to Nội Bài Airport, and the Thăng Long Boulevard expressway in the southwest of the city center. In modern time, the city is usually referred to as Thăng Long – Hà Nội, when its long history is discussed.
  • During the Hồ dynasty, it was called Đông Đô (東都, "eastern metropolis").
  • During the Minh dynasty, it was called Đông Quan (東關, "eastern gate").
  • During the Lê dynasty, Hanoi was known as Đông Kinh (東京, "eastern capital"). This gave the name to Tonkin and Gulf of Tonkin. A square adjacent to the Hoàn Kiếm lake was named Đông Kinh Nghĩa Thục after the reformist Tonkin Free School under French colonization.
  • After the end of the Tây Sơn had expanded further south, the city was named Bắc Thành (北城, "northern citadel").
  • Minh Mạng renamed the city Hà Nội (河內, "inside the rivers") in 1831. This has remained its official name until modern times.
  • Several unofficial names of Hanoi include: Kẻ Chợ (marketplace), Tràng An (long peace), Hà Thành (short for Thành phố Hà Nội, "city of Hanoi"), and Thủ Đô (capital).

History

See also: Timeline of Hanoi

Pre-Thăng Long period

Map of Đông Kinh (Hanoi) in 1490, painted by Emperor Lê Thánh Tông

Hanoi has been inhabited since at least 3000 BC. The Cổ Loa Citadel in Đông Anh District[18] served as the capital of the Âu Lạc kingdom founded by the Thục emigrant Thục Phán after his 208 BC conquest of the native Văn Lang.

In 179 BC, the Âu Lạc Kingdom was annexed by Nanyue, which ushered in more than a millennium of Chinese domination. By the middle of the 5th century, in the center of ancient Hanoi, the Liu Song dynasty set up a new district (縣, huyện) called Songping (Tong Binh), which later became a commandery (郡, quận), including two districts Yihuai (義懷) and Suining (綏寧) in the south of the Red River (now Từ Liêm and Hoài Đức districts) with a metropolis (the domination centre) in the present inner Hanoi. By the year 679, the Tang dynasty changed the region's name into Annan (Pacified South), with Songping as its capital.[19]

In order to defeat the people's uprisings, in the later half of the 8th century, Zhang Boyi (張伯儀), a Tang dynasty viceroy, built Luocheng (羅城, La Thanh or La citadel, from Thu Le to Quan Ngua in present-day Ba Dinh precinct). In the earlier half of the 9th century, it was further built up and called Jincheng (金城, Kim Thanh or Kim Citadel). In 863, Nanzhao army and local people laid siege of Jincheng and defeated the Chinese armies of 150,000.[20][21] In 866, Chinese jiedushi Gao Pian recaptured the city and drove out the Nanzhao and rebels.[21] He renamed the city to Daluocheng (大羅城, Đại La thành). He built the wall, 6,344 meters around the city, which some part were more than 8 meters high.[22] Đại La at the time with approximate 25,000 residents included small foreign communities and residents of Persians, Arabs, Indian, Cham, Javanese and Nestorian Christians,[23] became an important trading center of the Tang Dynasty due to the ransacking of Canton by Huang Chao rebellion.[20] By early 10th century AD, modern-day Hanoi was known to the Muslim traders as Luqin.[24]

Thăng Long, Đông Đô, Đông Quan, Đông Kinh

A view of Hanoi from the Red River in 1685, manuscript from Royal Society 's archive.

In 1010, Lý Thái Tổ, the first ruler of the Lý dynasty, moved the capital of Đại Việt to the site of the Đại La Citadel. Claiming to have seen a dragon ascending the Red River, he renamed the site Thăng Long (昇龍, "Soaring Dragon") – a name still used poetically to this day. Thăng Long remained the capital of Đại Việt until 1397, when it was moved to Thanh Hóa, then known as Tây Đô (西都), the "Western Capital". Thăng Long then became Đông Đô (東都), the "Eastern Capital."

In 1408, the Chinese Minh dynasty attacked and occupied Vietnam, changing Đông Đô's name to Dongguan (Chinese: 東關, Eastern Gateway), or Đông Quan in Sino-Vietnamese. In 1428, the Vietnamese overthrew the Chinese under the leadership of Lê Lợi,[25] who later founded the Lê dynasty and renamed Đông Quan Đông Kinh (東京, "Eastern Capital") or Tonkin. During 17th century, the population of Đông Kinh was estimated by Western diplomats as about 100,000.[26] Right after the end of the Tây Sơn dynasty, it was named Bắc Thành (北城, "Northern Citadel").

During Nguyễn dynasty and the French colonial period

The Grand Palais was built for the Hanoi Exhibition, as the city became the capital of French Indochina
People in Ha Noi, 1884
Postcard depicting election day in Hà Nội during French Indochina, around 1910

When the Nguyễn dynasty was established in 1802, Gia Long moved the capital to Huế. Thăng Long was no longer the capital, its Hán tự was changed from 昇龍 ("Rising dragon") to 昇隆 ("Ascent and prosperity"), aiming to reduce the sentiment of Lê dynasty.[27] Emperors of Vietnam usually used dragon (龍 long) as a symbol of their imperial strength and power. In 1831, the Nguyễn emperor Minh Mạng renamed it Hà Nội (河內, "Between Rivers" or "River Interior"). Hanoi was occupied by the French in 1873 and passed to them ten years later. As Hanoï, it was located in the protectorate of Tonkin became the capital of French Indochina after 1887.[25]

During two wars

The city was occupied by the Imperial Japanese in 1940 and liberated in 1945, when it briefly became the seat of the Việt Minh government after Ho Chi Minh proclaimed the independence of Vietnam. However, the French returned and reoccupied the city in 1946. After nine years of fighting between the French and Viet Minh forces, Hanoi became the capital of an independent North Vietnam in 1954.

During the Vietnam War, Hanoi's transportation facilities were disrupted by the bombing of bridges and railways. These were all, however, promptly repaired. Following the end of the war, Hanoi became the capital of a reunified Vietnam when North and South Vietnam were reunited on 2 July 1976.

Modern Hanoi

After the Đổi Mới economic policies were approved in 1986, the Communist Party and national and municipal governments hoped to attract international investments for urban development projects in Hanoi.[28] The high-rise commercial buildings did not begin to appear until ten years later due to the international investment community being skeptical of the security of their investments in Vietnam.[28] Rapid urban development and rising costs displaced many residential areas in central Hanoi.[28] Following a short period of economic stagnation after the 1997 Asian financial crisis, Hanoi resumed its rapid economic growth.[28]

On 29 May 2008, it was decided that Hà Tây Province, Vĩnh Phúc Province's Mê Linh District and 4 communes of Lương Sơn District, Hòa Bình Province be merged into the metropolitan area of Hanoi from 1 August 2008.[29] Hanoi's total area then increased to 334,470 hectares in 29 subdivisions[30] with the new population being 6,232,940.,[30] effectively tripling its size. The Hanoi Capital Region (Vùng Thủ đô Hà Nội), a metropolitan area covering Hanoi and 6 surrounding provinces under its administration, will have an area of 13,436 square kilometres (5,188 sq mi) with 15 million people by 2020.

Hanoi has experienced a rapid construction boom recently. Skyscrapers, popping up in new urban areas, have dramatically changed the cityscape and have formed a modern skyline outside the old city. In 2015, Hanoi is ranked 39th by Emporis in the list of world cities with most skyscrapers over 100 m; its two tallest buildings are Hanoi Landmark 72 Tower (336 m, second tallest in Vietnam after Ho Chi Minh City's Landmark 81 and third tallest in south-east Asia after Malaysia's Petronas Towers) and Hanoi Lotte Center (272 m, also, third tallest in Vietnam).

Public outcry in opposition to the redevelopment of culturally significant areas in Hanoi persuaded the national government to implement a low-rise policy surrounding Hoàn Kiếm Lake.[28] The Ba Đình District is also protected from commercial redevelopment.[28]

Geography

Location, topography

Hanoi is located in northern region of Vietnam, situated in the Vietnam's Red River delta, nearly 90 km (56 mi) away from the coastal area. Hanoi contains three basic kinds of terrain, which are the delta area, the midland area and mountainous zone. In general, the terrain is gradually lower from the north to the south and from the west to the east, with the average height ranging from 5 to 20 meters above the sea level. The hills and mountainous zones are located in the northern and western part of the city. The highest peak is at Ba Vi with 1281 m, located west of the city proper.

Climate

Hanoi features a warm humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa) with plentiful precipitation.[31] The city experiences the typical climate of northern Vietnam, with four distinct seasons.[32] Summer, from May to August, is characterized by hot and humid weather with abundant rainfall.[32] From September to November comprise the fall season, characterized by a decrease in temperature and precipitation.[32] Winter, from December to January, is dry and cool by national standards.[32] The city is usually cloudy and foggy in winter, averaging only 1.5 hours of sunshine per day in February and March.

Hanoi averages 1,612 millimetres (63.5 in) of rainfall per year, the majority falling from May to October. There are an average of 114 days with rain.[32]

The average annual temperature is 23.6 °C (74 °F), with a mean relative humidity of 79%.[32] The highest recorded temperature was 42.8 °C (109 °F) in May 1926, while the lowest recorded temperature was 2.7 °C (37 °F) in January 1955.[32]

Climate data for Hanoi
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 32.0
(89.6) 		34.7
(94.5) 		37.2
(99.0) 		39.0
(102.2) 		42.8
(109.0) 		42.5
(108.5) 		40.8
(105.4) 		38.2
(100.8) 		39.0
(102.2) 		36.6
(97.9) 		34.7
(94.5) 		31.5
(88.7) 		42.8
(109.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 19.7
(67.5) 		20.1
(68.2) 		22.9
(73.2) 		27.2
(81.0) 		31.4
(88.5) 		32.9
(91.2) 		33.1
(91.6) 		32.3
(90.1) 		31.2
(88.2) 		28.8
(83.8) 		25.3
(77.5) 		22.0
(71.6) 		27.2
(81.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 16.4
(61.5) 		17.2
(63.0) 		20.0
(68.0) 		23.9
(75.0) 		27.4
(81.3) 		28.9
(84.0) 		29.2
(84.6) 		28.6
(83.5) 		27.5
(81.5) 		24.9
(76.8) 		21.5
(70.7) 		18.2
(64.8) 		23.6
(74.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 14.3
(57.7) 		15.3
(59.5) 		18.1
(64.6) 		21.7
(71.1) 		24.6
(76.3) 		26.1
(79.0) 		26.3
(79.3) 		26.0
(78.8) 		24.9
(76.8) 		22.3
(72.1) 		18.9
(66.0) 		15.6
(60.1) 		21.2
(70.2)
Record low °C (°F) 2.7
(36.9) 		6.0
(42.8) 		6.0
(42.8) 		11.8
(53.2) 		17.2
(63.0) 		20.0
(68.0) 		21.0
(69.8) 		22.2
(72.0) 		16.1
(61.0) 		14.0
(57.2) 		10.0
(50.0) 		5.0
(41.0) 		2.7
(36.9)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 18
(0.7) 		19
(0.7) 		34
(1.3) 		105
(4.1) 		165
(6.5) 		266
(10.5) 		253
(10.0) 		274
(10.8) 		243
(9.6) 		156
(6.1) 		59
(2.3) 		20
(0.8) 		1,612
(63.4)
Average rainy days 10.3 12.4 16.0 14.4 14.5 14.6 15.6 16.9 13.6 10.9 7.9 5.0 152.1
Average relative humidity (%) 80.9 83.4 87.9 89.4 86.5 82.9 82.2 85.9 87.2 84.2 81.9 81.3 84.5
Mean monthly sunshine hours 74 47 47 90 183 172 195 174 176 167 137 124 1,586
Source 1: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology[33]
Source 2: Pogoda.ru.net (records),[34] (May record high and January record low only),[32] Vietnamnet.vn (June record high only),[35] Tutiempo.net (March and April record low only),[36][37] Nchmf.gov.vn[38]
Climate data for Hà Đông district
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 31.3
(88.3) 		34.9
(94.8) 		38.9
(102.0) 		39.9
(103.8) 		37.9
(100.2) 		39.5
(103.1) 		38.3
(100.9) 		37.7
(99.9) 		36.2
(97.2) 		34.6
(94.3) 		34.6
(94.3) 		30.7
(87.3) 		39.9
(103.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 19.9
(67.8) 		20.2
(68.4) 		23.1
(73.6) 		27.2
(81.0) 		31.1
(88.0) 		33.0
(91.4) 		33.2
(91.8) 		32.2
(90.0) 		30.9
(87.6) 		28.7
(83.7) 		25.3
(77.5) 		22.2
(72.0) 		27.3
(81.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 16.5
(61.7) 		17.4
(63.3) 		20.1
(68.2) 		23.7
(74.7) 		26.8
(80.2) 		28.8
(83.8) 		29.1
(84.4) 		28.4
(83.1) 		27.0
(80.6) 		24.5
(76.1) 		21.2
(70.2) 		18.0
(64.4) 		23.5
(74.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 14.4
(57.9) 		15.5
(59.9) 		18.2
(64.8) 		21.6
(70.9) 		24.0
(75.2) 		25.8
(78.4) 		26.2
(79.2) 		25.8
(78.4) 		24.4
(75.9) 		21.7
(71.1) 		18.4
(65.1) 		15.2
(59.4) 		20.9
(69.6)
Record low °C (°F) 5.4
(41.7) 		6.1
(43.0) 		7.3
(45.1) 		13.3
(55.9) 		16.5
(61.7) 		20.8
(69.4) 		22.5
(72.5) 		21.9
(71.4) 		19.0
(66.2) 		12.0
(53.6) 		8.4
(47.1) 		3.6
(38.5) 		3.6
(38.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 24
(0.9) 		27
(1.1) 		39
(1.5) 		91
(3.6) 		179
(7.0) 		239
(9.4) 		229
(9.0) 		272
(10.7) 		235
(9.3) 		196
(7.7) 		97
(3.8) 		43
(1.7) 		1,671
(65.8)
Average precipitation days 9.8 12.2 15.1 14.1 14.4 14.2 14.9 15.7 13.6 11.3 8.4 6.2 149.9
Average relative humidity (%) 84.6 86.0 87.9 89.4 86.5 82.9 82.2 85.9 87.2 84.2 81.9 81.3 85.0
Mean monthly sunshine hours 71 48 57 93 178 171 195 178 178 159 141 124 1,593
Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology[33]

Administrative divisions

Hà Nội is divided into 12 urban districts, 1 district-leveled town and 17 rural districts. When Hà Tây was merged into Hanoi in 2008, Hà Đông was transformed into an urban district while Sơn Tây degraded to a district-leveled town. They are further subdivided into 22 commune-level towns (or townlets), 399 communes, and 145 wards.

Administrative divisions of Hanoi

List of local government divisions

Subdivisions of Hanoi
Provincial Cities/Districts[39] Wards[39] Area (km2)[39] Population (2017)[39]
12 urban districts (Quận)
Ba Đình 14 9.224 247,100
Bắc Từ Liêm 13 43.35 333,300
Cầu Giấy 8 12.04 266,800
Đống Đa 21 9.96 420,900
Hai Bà Trưng 20 10.09 318,000
Hà ĐôngHT 17 47.917 319,800
Hoàn Kiếm 18 5.29 160,600
Hoàng Mai 14 41.04 411,500
Long Biên 14 60.38 291,900
Nam Từ Liêm 10 32.27 236,700
Tây Hồ 8 24 168,300
Thanh Xuân 11 9.11 285,400
Subtotal 168 3,460,300
1 town (Thị xã)
Sơn TâyHT 15 117.43 150,300
17 rural districts (Huyện)
Ba VìHT 30 + 1 town 428.0 282,600
Chương MỹHT 30 + 2 towns 237.4 331,100
Đan PhượngHT 15 + 1 town 78.8 162,900
Đông Anh 23 + 1 town 185.6 381,500
Gia Lâm 20 + 2 towns 116.0 276,000
Hoài ĐứcHT 19 + 1 town 95.3 229,400
Mê Linh 16 + 2 towns 142.26 226,800
Mỹ ĐứcHT 21 + 1 town 230.0 194,400
Phú XuyênHT 26 + 2 towns 171.1 211,100
Phúc ThọHT 22 + 1 town 113.2 182,300
Quốc OaiHT 20 + 1 town 151.1 188,000
Sóc Sơn 25 + 1 town 306.51 340,700
Thanh Trì 15 + 1 town 63.4 256,800
Thanh OaiHT 20 + 1 town 129.6 205,200
Thạch ThấtHT 22 + 1 town 128.1 207,500
Thường TínHT 28 + 1 town 130.7 247,700
Ứng HòaHT 28 + 1 town 188.72 204,800
Subtotal 380 + 21 towns 4,128,200
Total 553 + 21 towns 7,739,400

HT – formerly an administrative subdivision unit of the defunct Hà Tây Province

Demographics

Vietnamese women wearing traditional costume Áo dài during APEC Summit 2006

Hanoi's population is constantly growing (about 3.5% per year), a reflection of the fact that the city is both a major metropolitan area of Northern Vietnam, and also the country's political centre. This population growth also puts a lot of pressure on the infrastructure, some of which is antiquated and dates back to the early 20th century.

The number of Hanoians who have settled down for more than three generations is likely to be very small when compared to the overall population of the city. Even in the Old Quarter, where commerce started hundreds of years ago and consisted mostly of family businesses, many of the street-front stores nowadays are owned by merchants and retailers from other provinces. The original owner family may have either rented out the store and moved into the adjoining house or moved out of the neighbourhood altogether. The pace of change has especially escalated after the abandonment of central-planning economic policies and relaxing of the district-based household registrar system. [citation needed]

Hanoi's telephone numbers have been increased to 8 digits to cope with demand (October 2008). Subscribers' telephone numbers have been changed in a haphazard way; however, mobile phones and SIM cards are readily available in Vietnam, with pre-paid mobile phone credit available in all areas of Hanoi.

Religion

St Joseph's Cathedral

Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism have been the main religions of Vietnam for many years. Most Vietnamese consider themselves Buddhist, though not all of them regularly follow religion. [19] According to figures from the Vietnam General Statistics Office in 2009, 6.8 million (or 7.9% of the total population) are Buddhists, 5.7 million (6.6%) are Catholics, 1.4 million (1.7%) followed by Joao Hao, 0.8 million (0.9%) are practicing Cao Dai and 0.7 million (0.9%) are Protestants. In total, 15,651,467 Vietnamese (18.2%) are declared to belong to one religion. [20] The remaining 81% are atheists. The Vietnamese constitution guarantees freedom of religion, but in 2004 and 2005, the State Department included Vietnam in countries where freedom of worship was violated, as the Vietnamese government imposed religious restrictions on religious, religious and religious groups. practicing religions. By 2007, because of new resolutions, the faithful could practice their religion more freely, while new religious groups emerged. However, it appears that the authorities were delaying the issuance of licenses to Protestant churches in the northern part of the country and the training of Catholic and Protestant pastors.

Economy

According to a recent ranking by PricewaterhouseCoopers, Hanoi and Saigon will amongst one of the fastest growing cities in the world in terms of GDP growth from 2008 to 2025.[40] In the year 2013, Hanoi contributed 12.6% to GDP, exported 7.5% of total exports, contributed 17% to the national budget and attracted 22% investment capital of Vietnam. The city's nominal GDP at current prices reached 451,213 billion VND (21.48 billion USD) in 2013, which made per capita GDP stand at 63.3 million VND (3,000 USD).[41] Industrial production in the city has experienced a rapid boom since the 1990s, with average annual growth of 19.1 percent from 1991–95, 15.9 percent from 1996–2000, and 20.9 percent during 2001–2003. [citation needed] In addition to eight existing industrial parks, Hanoi is building five new large-scale industrial parks and 16 small- and medium-sized industrial clusters. The non-state economic sector is expanding fast, with more than 48,000 businesses operating under the Enterprise Law (as of 3/2007).[42]

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West Hanoi

Trade is another strong sector of the city. In 2003, Hanoi had 2,000 businesses engaged in foreign trade, having established ties with 161 countries and territories. The city's export value grew by an average 11.6 percent each year from 1996–2000 and 9.1 percent during 2001–2003. [citation needed] The economic structure also underwent important shifts, with tourism, finance, and banking now playing an increasingly important role. Hanoi's traditional business districts are Hoàn Kiếm, Hai Bà Trưng and Đống Đa; and newly developing Cầu Giấy, Nam Từ Liêm, Bắc Từ Liêm, Thanh Xuân and Hà Đông in the west.

Similar to Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi enjoys a rapidly developing real estate market.[43] The most notable new urban areas are central Trung Hòa Nhân Chính, Mỹ Đình, the luxurious zones of The Manor, Ciputra, Royal City in the Nguyễn Trãi Street (Thanh Xuân District) and Times City in the Hai Bà Trưng District.

Agriculture, previously a pillar in Hanoi's economy, has striven to reform itself, introducing new high-yield plant varieties and livestock, and applying modern farming techniques.[44]

After the economic reforms that initiated economic growth, Hanoi's appearance has also changed significantly, especially in recent years. Infrastructure is constantly being upgraded, with new roads and an improved public transportation system.[45] Hanoi has allowed many fast-food chains into the city, such as Jollibee, Lotteria, Pizza Hut, KFC, and others. Locals in Hanoi perceive the ability to purchase "fast-food" as an indication of luxury and permanent fixtures.[46] Similarly, city officials are motivated by food safety concerns and their aspirations for a "modern" city to replace the 67 traditional food markets with 1,000 supermarkets by 2025. This is likely to increase consumption of less nutritious foods, as traditional markets are key for consumption of fresh rather than processed foods.[47]

Over three-quarters of the jobs in Hanoi are state-owned. 9% of jobs are provided by collectively owned organizations. 13.3% of jobs are in the private sector.[48] The structure of employment has been changing rapidly as state-owned institutions downsize and private enterprises grow.[48] Hanoi has in-migration controls which allow the city to accept only people who add skills Hanoi's economy.[48] A 2006 census found that 5,600 rural produce vendors exist in Hanoi, with 90% of them coming from surrounding rural areas. These numbers indicate the much greater earning potential in urban rather than in rural spaces.[46] The uneducated, rural, and mostly female street vendors are depicted as participants of "microbusiness" and local grassroots economic development by business reports.[46] In July 2008, Hanoi's city government devised a policy to partially ban street vendors and side-walk based commerce on 62 streets due to concerns about public health and "modernizing" the city's image to attract foreigners.[46] Many foreigners believe that the vendors add a traditional and nostalgic aura to the city, although street vending was much less common prior to the 1986 Đổi Mới policies.[46] The vendors have not able to form effective resistance tactics to the ban and remain embedded in the dominant capitalist framework of modern Hanoi.[49]

Hanoi is part of the Maritime Silk Road that runs from the Chinese coast through the Strait of Malacca towards the southern tip of India to Mombasa, from there through the Red Sea via the Suez Canal to the Mediterranean, there to the Upper Adriatic region to the northern Italian hub of Trieste with its rail connections to Central Europe and the North Sea.[50][51][52]

Development

Infrastructural development

A development master plan for Hanoi was designed by Ernest Hebrard in 1924, but was only partially implemented.[48] The close relationship between the Soviet Union and Vietnam led to the creation of the first comprehensive plan for Hanoi with the assistance of Soviet planners between 1981 and 1984.[53] It was never realized because it appeared to be incompatible with Hanoi's existing layout.[48]

In recent years, two master plans have been created to guide Hanoi's development.[48] The first was the Hanoi Master Plan 1990-2010, approved in April 1992. It was created out of collaboration between planners from Hanoi and the National Institute of Urban and Rural Planning in the Ministry of Construction.[48] The plan's three main objectives were to create housing and a new commercial center in an area known as Nghĩa Đô, expand residential and industrial areas in the Gia Lâm District, and develop the three southern corridors linking Hanoi to Hà Đông and the Thanh Trì District.[48] The end result of the land-use pattern was meant to resemble a five cornered star by 2010.[48] In 1998, a revised version of the Hanoi Master plan was approved to be completed in 2020.[48] It addressed the significant increase of population projections within Hanoi. Population densities and high rise buildings in the inner city were planned to be limited to protect the old parts of inner Hanoi.[48] A rail transport system is planned to be built to expand public transport and link the Hanoi to surrounding areas. Projects such as airport upgrading, a golf course, and cultural villages have been approved for development by the government.[48]

Hanoi is still faced with the problems associated with increasing urbanization. The disparity of wealth between the rich and the poor is a problem in both the capital and throughout the country.[48] Hanoi's public infrastructure is in poor condition. The city has frequent power cuts, air and water pollution, poor road conditions, traffic congestion, and a rudimentary public transit system. Traffic congestion and air pollution are worsening as the number of motor cycles increases. Squatter settlements are expanding on the outer rim of the city as homelessness rises.[48]

In the late 1980s, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Vietnamese government designed a project to develop rural infrastructure.[48] The project focused on improving roads, water supply and sanitation, and educational, health and social facilities because economic development in the communes and rural areas surrounding Hanoi is dependent on the infrastructural links between the rural and urban areas, especially for the sale of rural products.[48] The project aimed to use locally available resources and knowledge such as compressed earth construction techniques for building. It was jointly funded by the UNDP, the Vietnamese government, and resources raised by the local communities and governments. In four communes, the local communities contributed 37% of the total budget.[48] Local labor, community support, and joint funding were decided as necessary for the long-term sustainability of the project.[48]

Civil society development

Part of the goals of the đổi mới economic reforms was to decentralize governance for purpose of economic improvement. This led to the establishment of the first issue-oriented civic organizations in Hanoi. In the 1990s, Hanoi experienced significant poverty alleviation as a result of both the market reforms and civil society movements.[54] Most of the civic organizations in Hanoi were established after 1995, at a rate much slower than in Ho Chi Minh City.[55] Organizations in Hanoi are more "tradition-bound," focused on policy, education, research, professional interests, and appealing to governmental organizations to solve social problems.[55] This marked difference from Ho Chi Minh's civic organizations, which practice more direct intervention to tackle social issues, may be attributed to the different societal identities of North and South Vietnam.[55] Hanoi-based civic organizations use more systematic development and less of a direct intervention approach to deal with issues of rural development, poverty alleviation, and environmental protection. They rely more heavily on full-time staff than volunteers. In Hanoi, 16.7% of civic organizations accept anyone as a registered member and 73.9% claim to have their own budgets, as opposed to 90.9% in Ho Chi Minh City.[55] A majority of the civic organizations in Hanoi find it difficult to work with governmental organizations. Many of the strained relations between non-governmental and governmental organizations results from statism, a bias against non-state organizations on the part of government entities.[55]

Landmarks

One Pillar Pagoda

As the capital of Vietnam for almost a thousand years, Hanoi is considered one of the main cultural centres of Vietnam, where most Vietnamese dynasties have left their imprint. Even though some relics have not survived through wars and time, the city still has many interesting cultural and historic monuments for visitors and residents alike. Even when the nation's capital moved to Huế under the Nguyễn Dynasty in 1802, the city of Hanoi continued to flourish, especially after the French took control in 1888 and modeled the city's architecture to their tastes, lending an important aesthetic to the city's rich stylistic heritage. The city hosts more cultural sites than any other city in Vietnam,[56] and boasts more than 1,000 years of history; that of the past few hundred years has been well preserved.[57]

Old Quarter

Main article: Old Quarter

The Old Quarter, near Hoàn Kiếm Lake, maintains most of the original street layout and some of the architecture of old Hanoi. At the beginning of the 20th century Hanoi consisted of the "36 streets", the citadel, and some of the newer French buildings south of Hoàn Kiếm lake, most of which are now part of Hoàn Kiếm district.[58] Each street had merchants and households specializing in a particular trade, such as silk, jewelry or even bamboo. The street names still reflect these specializations, although few of them remain exclusively in their original commerce.[59] The area is famous for its specializations in trades such as traditional medicine and local handicrafts, including silk shops, bamboo carpenters, and tin smiths. Local cuisine specialties as well as several clubs and bars can be found here also. A night market (near Đồng Xuân Market) in the heart of the district opens for business every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evening with a variety of clothing, souvenirs and food.

Imperial sites

Front gate of the Temple of Literature

Imperior sites are mostly in Ba Đình District and a bit of Đống Đa District. They are juxtaposed with French colonial architecture (villas, administrative buildings and tree-lined boulevards). Some prominent edifices from feudal time include the Temple of Literature (Văn Miếu), site of the oldest university in Vietnam which was started in 1010, the One Pillar Pagoda (Chùa Một Cột) which was built based on the dream of king Lý Thái Tông (1028-1054) in 1049, and the Flag Tower of Hanoi (Cột cờ Hà Nội). In 2004, a massive part of the 900-year-old Hanoi Citadel was discovered in central Hanoi, near the site of Ba Đình Square.[60]

Lakes

A city between rivers built on lowlands, Hanoi has many scenic lakes and is sometimes called the "city of lakes." Among its lakes, the most famous are Hoàn Kiếm Lake, West Lake, Trúc Bạch Lake and Bảy Mẫu Lake (inside Thống Nhất Park). Hoàn Kiếm Lake, also known as Sword Lake, is the historical and cultural center of Hanoi, and is linked to the legend of the magic sword. West Lake (Hồ Tây) is a popular place for people to spend time. It is the largest lake in Hanoi, with many temples in the area. The lakeside road in the Nghi Tam – Quang Ba area is perfect for bicycling, jogging and viewing the cityscape or enjoying the lotus ponds in the summer. The best way to see the majestic beauty of a West Lake sunset is to view it from one of the many bars around the lake, especially from The Summit at Pan Pacific Hanoi (formally known as Summit Lounge at Sofitel Plaza Hanoi).

Colonial Hanoi

Original French School of the Far East, now National Museum of Vietnamese History.
The Hanoi Opera House, taken in the early 20th century, from rue Paul Bert (now Trang Tien street)
The Hotel Metropole was opened in 1901

Hanoi was the capital and the administrative center for French Indochina for most of the colonial period (from 1902 to 1945). The French Colonial architecture style became dominant, and many examples remain today: tree-lined boulevards (such as Phan Dinh Phung street, Hoang Dieu street and Tran Phu street) and many villas, mansions, and government buildings. Many of the colonial structures are an eclectic mixture of French and traditional Vietnamese architectural styles, such as the National Museum of Vietnamese History, the Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts and the old Indochina Medical College. Gouveneur-Général Paul Doumer (1898-1902) played a crucial role in colonial Hanoi's urban planning. Under his tenure there was a major construction boom.[61]

French Colonial buildings in Hanoi are mostly in Ba Đình District and the south of Hoàn Kiếm District, the two French Quarters of the city. Notable landmarks include:

In Ba Đình district:

In Hoàn Kiếm district:

Museums

Traditional Hanoi dwelling, Museum of Ethnology, Hanoi

Hanoi is home to a number of museums:

Suburbs

Pilgrimage at Perfume Pagoda

Hanoi's western suburbs, previously Hà Tây Province, offers a number of important religious sites:

Tourism

Approximation of Hanoi's Old Quarter and French Quarters

According to Mastercard’s 2019 report, Hanoi is Vietnam's most visited city (15th in Asia Pacific), with 4.8 million overnight international visitors in 2018.[66] Hanoi is sometimes dubbed the "Paris of the East" for its French influences.[67] With its tree-fringed boulevards, more than two dozen lakes and thousands of French colonial-era buildings, Hanoi is a popular tourist destination.

The tourist destinations in Hanoi are generally grouped into two main areas: the Old Quarter and the French Quarter(s). The "Old Quarter" is in the northern half of Hoàn Kiếm District with small street blocks and alleys, and a traditional Vietnamese atmosphere. Many streets in the Old Quarter have names signifying the goods ("hàng") the local merchants were or are specialized in. For example, "Hàng Bạc" (silver stores) still have many stores specializing in trading silver and jewelries.

Two areas are generally called the "French Quarters": the governmental area in Ba Đình District and the south of Hoàn Kiếm District. Both areas have distinctive French Colonial style villas and broad tree-lined avenues.

The political center of Vietnam, Ba Đình has a high concentration of Vietnamese government headquarters, including the Presidential Palace, the National Assembly and several ministries and embassies, most of which used administrative buildings of colonial French Indochina. The One Pillar Pagoda, the Lycée du Protectorat and the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum are also in Ba Dinh.

South of Hoàn Kiếm's "French Quarter" has several French-Colonial landmarks, including the Hanoi Opera House, the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi hotel, the National Museum of Vietnamese History (formerly the École française d'Extrême-Orient), and the St. Joseph's Cathedral. Most of the French-Colonial buildings in Hoan Kiem are now used as foreign embassies.

Since 2014, Hanoi has consistently been voted in the world's top ten destinations by TripAdvisor. It ranked 8th in 2014,[68] 4th in 2015[69] and 8th in 2016.[70] Hanoi is the most affordable international destination in TripAdvisor's annual TripIndex report. In 2017, Hanoi will welcome more than 5 million international tourists.

Entertainment

Performance of the water puppet theatre Thăng Long

A variety of options for entertainment in Hanoi can be found throughout the city. Modern and traditional theaters, cinemas, karaoke bars, dance clubs, bowling alleys, and an abundance of opportunities for shopping provide leisure activity for both locals and tourists. Hanoi has been named one of the top 10 cities for shopping in Asia by Water Puppet Tours.[71] The number of art galleries exhibiting Vietnamese art has dramatically increased in recent years, now including galleries such as "Nhat Huy" of Huynh Thong Nhat.

Nhà Triển Lãm at 29 Hang Bai street hosts regular photo, sculpture, and paint exhibitions in conjuncture with local artists and travelling international expositions.

A popular traditional form of entertainment is Water puppetry, which is shown, for example, at the Thăng Long Water Puppet Theatre.

Shopping

To adapt to Hanoi's rapid economic growth and high population density, many modern shopping centers and megamalls have been opened in Hanoi.

Major malls are:

  • Trang Tien Plaza, High-end Mall on Trang Tien street (right next to Hoàn Kiếm Lake), Hoàn Kiếm District
  • Vincom Center, a modern mall with hi-end CGV cineplex, Ba Trieu Street (just 2 km from Hoan Kiem lake), Hai Bà Trưng District
  • The Garden Shopping Center, Me Tri – Mỹ Đình, Nam Từ Liêm District
  • Indochina Plaza, Xuan Thuy street, Cầu Giấy District
  • Vincom Royal City Megamall, the largest underground mall in Asia with 230,000 square metres of shops, restaurants, cineplex, waterpark (formerly), cinema, ice skating rink; Nguyen Trai street (approx 6 km from Hoan Kiem Lake), Thanh Xuân District
  • Vincom Times City Megamall, another megamall of 230,000 square metres including shops, restaurants, cineplex, huge musical fountain on central square and a giant aquarium; Minh Khai street (approx 5 km from Hoan Kiem Lake), Hai Ba Trung district
  • Lotte Department Store, opened September 2014, Lieu Giai Street, Ba Đình District
  • Aeon Mall Long Bien opened last October 2015, Long Bien District
  • Aeon Mall Ha Dong opened in the end of 2019, Ha Dong district

Cuisine

Hanoi has rich culinary traditions. Many of Vietnam's most famous dishes, such as phở, bún chả, chả cá Lã Vọng, bánh cuốn and cốm are believed to have originated in Hanoi. Perhaps most widely known is Phở—a simple rice noodle soup often eaten as breakfast at home or at street-side cafes, but also served in restaurants as a meal. Two varieties dominate the Hanoi scene: Phở Bò, containing beef and Phở Gà, containing chicken. Bún chả, a dish consisting of charcoal roasted pork served in a sweet/salty soup with rice noodle vermicelli and lettuce, is by far the most popular food item among locals. President Obama famously tried this dish at a Le Van Huu eatery with Anthony Bourdain in 2016, prompting the opening of a Bún chả restaurant bearing his name in the Old Quarter.

Vietnam's national dish phở has been named as one of the Top 5 street foods in the world by globalpost.[72]

Hanoi has a number of restaurants whose menus specifically offer dishes containing snake[73][74] and various species of insects. Insect-inspired menus can be found at a number of restaurants in Khuong Thuong village, Hanoi.[75] The signature dishes at these restaurant are those containing processed ant-eggs, often in the culinary styles of Thai people or Vietnam's Muong and Tay ethnic people.[76] Dog eating used to be popular in Hanoi in 1990s and early 2000s but is now dying out quickly due to strong objections.

Education

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Site of Indochina Medical College, today the Hanoi Medical University

Hanoi, as the capital of French Indochina, was home to the first Western-style universities in Indochina, including: Indochina Medical College (1902) – now Hanoi Medical University, Indochina University (1904) – now Hanoi National University (the largest), and École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de l'Indochine (1925) – now Hanoi University of Fine Art.

After the Communist Party of Vietnam took control of Hanoi in 1954, many new universities were built, among them, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, still the largest technical university in Vietnam. Recently ULIS (University of Languages and International Studies) was rated as one of the top universities in south-east Asia for languages and language studies at the undergraduate level.[77] Other universities that are not part of Vietnam National University or Hanoi University include Hanoi School for Public Health, Hanoi School of Agriculture, Electric Power University and University of Transport and Communications.

Hanoi is the largest center of education in Vietnam. It is estimated that 62% of the scientists in the whole country are living and working in Hanoi.[78] Admissions to undergraduate study are through entrance examinations, which are conducted annually and open to everyone (who has successfully completed his/her secondary education) in the country. The majority of universities in Hanoi are public, although in recent years a number of private universities have begun operation. Thăng Long University, founded in 1988, by Vietnamese mathematics professors in Hanoi and France[79] was the first private university in Vietnam. Because many of Vietnam's major universities are located in Hanoi, students from other provinces (especially in the northern part of the country) wishing to enter university often travel to Hanoi for the annual entrance examination. Such events usually take place in June and July, during which a large number of students and their families converge on the city for several weeks around the intense examination period. In recent years, these entrance exams have been centrally coordinated by the Ministry of Education, but entrance requirements are decided independently by each university.

Although there are state owned kindergartens, there are also many private ventures that serve both local and international needs. Pre-tertiary (elementary and secondary) schools in Hanoi are generally state run, but there are also some independent schools. Education is equivalent to the K–12 system in the U.S., with elementary school between grades 1 and 5, middle school (or junior high) between grades 6 and 9, and high school from grades 10 to 12. There are several specialised school (or high school for the gifted) in Hanoi where excellent students in Hanoi attend. Some schools include:

• Hanoi - Amsterdam High School

• Chu Van An High School

• Foreign Language Specialized School

• Nguyen Hue High School

• High School for Gifted Students, Hanoi National University of Education

• High School for Gifted Students, Hanoi University of Science

Education levels are much higher within the city of Hanoi in comparison to the suburban areas outside the city. About 33.8% of the labor force in the city has completed secondary school in contrast to 19.4% in the suburbs.[48] 21% of the labor force in the city has completed tertiary education in contrast to 4.1% in the suburbs.[48]

International schools include:

Former schools:

Reform

Country-wide educational change is difficult in Vietnam, due to the restrictive control of the government on social and economic development strategies.[80] According to Hanoi government publications, the national system of education was reformed in 1950, 1956 and 1970.[80] It was not until 1975 when the two separate education systems of the former North and South Vietnam territories became unified under a single national system.[80] In Hanoi in December 1996, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam stated that: "To carry out industrialization and modernization successfully, it is necessary to develop education and training strongly [and to] maximize human resources, the key factor of fast and sustained development."[80]

Transport

See also: Buses in Hanoi
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Inside International Terminal in Noi Bai International Airport

Hanoi is served by Noi Bai International Airport, located in the Soc Son District, approximately 15 km (9 mi) north of Hanoi. The new international terminal (T2), designed and built by Japanese contractors, opened in January 2015 and is a big facelift for Noibai International Airport. In addition, a new highway and the new Nhat Tan cable-stay bridge connecting the airport and the city center opened at the same time, offering much more convenience than the old road (via Thanglong bridge). Taxis are plentiful and usually have meters, although it is also common to agree on the trip price before taking a taxi from the airport to the city centre.

Hanoi is also the origin or departure point for many Vietnam Railways train routes in the country. The Reunification Express (tàu Thống Nhất) runs from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City from Hanoi station (formerly Hang Co station), with stops at cities and provinces along the line. Trains also depart Hanoi frequently for Hai Phong and other northern cities. The Reunification Express line was established during French colonial rule and was completed over a period of nearly forty years, from 1899 to 1936.[81] The Reunification Express between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City covers a distance of 1,726 km (1,072 mi) and takes approximately 33 hours.[82] As of 2005, there were 278 stations on the Vietnamese railway network, of which 191 were located along the North-South line.

The main means of transport within Hanoi city are motorbikes, buses, taxis, and a rising number of cars. In recent decades, motorbikes have overtaken bicycles as the main form of transportation. Cars however are probably the most notable change in the past five years as many Vietnamese people purchase the vehicles for the first time. The increased number of cars are the main cause gridlock as roads and infrastructure in the older parts of Hanoi were not designed to accommodate them.[83] On 4 July 2017, the Hanoi government voted to ban motorbikes entirely by 2030, in order to reduce pollution, congestion, and encourage the expansion and use of public transport.[84]

There are two metro lines under construction in Hanoi now, as part of the master plan for the future Hanoi Metro system.[85] Line 2A has no opening date after failure to meet the deadline at the end of 2019,[86] while Line 3 is expected to begin operation in 2022.

Persons on their own or traveling in a pair who wish to make a fast trip around Hanoi to avoid traffic jams or to travel at an irregular time or by way of an irregular route often use "xe ôm" (literally, "hug bike"). Motorbikes can also be rented from agents within the Old Quarter of Hanoi, although this falls inside a rather grey legal area.[87]

Sports

Mỹ Đình National Stadium

There are several gymnasiums and stadiums throughout the city of Hanoi. The biggest ones are Mỹ Đình National Stadium (Lê Đức Thọ Boulevard), Quan Ngua Sporting Palace (Văn Cao Avenue), Hanoi Aquatics Sports Complex and Hanoi Indoor Games Gymnasium. The others include Hàng Đẫy Stadium. The third Asian Indoor Games were held in Hanoi in 2009. The others are Hai Bà Trưng Gymnasium, Trịnh Hoài Đức Gymnasium, Vạn Bảo Sports Complex.

On 6 November 2018, it was announced that in 2020, Hanoi would become the host of the first FIA Formula 1 Vietnamese Grand Prix on a street circuit on the outskirts of the city.[88]

Hanoi has two basketball teams that compete in the Vietnam Basketball Association (VBA), the Hanoi Buffaloes and Thang Long Warriors. Hàng Đẫy Stadium is home for two football clubs, Hà Nội FC and Viettel FC, both participating in V.League 1

Health care and other facilities

Some medical facilities in Hanoi:

City for Peace

On 16 July 1999, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) presented the title "City for Peace" to Hanoi because the city met the following criteria: Exemplary action against exclusion and in support of the dialogue between communities; Exemplary urban action; Exemplary environmental action; Exemplary action to promote culture; Exemplary action in the field of education and especially civic education.[89]

Hanoi is the only city in Asia-Pacific that was granted this title.

International relations

Hanoi is a member of the Asian Network of Major Cities 21 and the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group.

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Vietnam

Twin towns and sister cities

Hanoi is twinned with:

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Notes

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