Nearly 12 hours before the national day parade rehearsal began, thousands of Hanoi residents flocked to the inner city streets to secure viewing spots.
On the evening of 20/8, Thu Trang was preparing for a meeting when she received a message from her son's school announcing that he had the next day off.
Not wearing a helmet and making a sudden turn, a boy on an electric scooter collided with a motorbike, causing two people to fall onto the road on Ton Duc Thang Street on 20/8.
Seventeen-year-old Thu, suffering from prolonged stress, headaches, and insomnia, became withdrawn and irritable. Doctors diagnosed her with severe depression.
With a GPA of 3.9/4, Duc Anh is the highest-achieving graduate in over 40 years at Ho Chi Minh City University of Law and will stay on as faculty after graduation.
Located within the Thang Long Imperial Citadel, the Secret Bunker, which once served as the communications hub for the General Staff Department during the Vietnam War, has opened its doors to the public for the first time.
Hanoi will provide free drinks, dry rations, instant noodles, public transport, and large screens to serve residents and tourists during the 80th National Day celebrations.
Hanoi needs to reassess school construction, such as building two or three primary and lower secondary schools in one ward/commune, as birth rates have declined in many areas, potentially leading to waste, according to the standing deputy secretary of the city's Party Committee.
With service described by guests as "like coming home", La Siesta Classic on Ma May street surpasses many big names to rank 12th among Tripadvisor's 25 best hotels in the world.
After jostling for 7 hours in a sea of people and even witnessing someone faint, Lan Anh still couldn't get a free ticket and resorted to the black market.
