If Saigon is the frenetic, commercial heartbeat of Vietnam, then verdant and historic Hanoi is the sedate, intellectual soul of the country. Its leafy boulevards, serene lakes, and sweeping white French colonial architecture set the scene as tourists and locals go about their business at a pleasingly civilised pace.
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Facts| Population: | 5,067,000 (2022) |
| Currency: | Vietnamese dong (VND) |
| Emergency Numbers: | Police: 113
Fire: 114
Ambulance: 115 |
| Newspapers: | Hanoi Times: https://hanoitimes.vn
Việt Nam News: https://vietnamnews.vn
Nhân Dân (Official newspaper of the Communist Party of Vietnam, also available online in English): https://en.nhandan.vn
Vietnam Investment Review (English business publication): https://vir.com.vn |
| Opening Hours: | Shops are generally open from 8am–9pm, but can close for lunch for one or two hours. Banks are open Mon–Fri from 8am–11:30am and 1pm–4pm, and are closed on Saturday and Sunday. Governmental offices are open Mon–Fri from 7:30am–4:30pm, excluding a one-hour lunch, and closed on Saturday and Sunday. |
| Tourist Information: | The Sinh Tourist Ha Noi Head Office
52 Phố Lương Ngọc Quyến, Hàng Buồm, Hoàn Kiếm
Opening hours: daily 8am–10pm
+84 24 3926 1568 |