The Hanoi People’s Committee has approved a six-month trial ban on vehicles larger than 16 seats, except for buses and school transport, in the Hoan Kiem and Old Quarter areas. The policy will take ...

Located a few blocks west of the lake is the notorious Hoa Lo Prison, nicknamed the “Hanoi Hilton” by American prisoners of war during the Vietnam War (called the American War here and ...

Right in the French Quarter, this hotel is just south of Hanoi's Old Quarter, 22 miles from the airport and conveniently close to the train station. It is next door to Pacific Place, one of Hanoi ...

With wide boulevards and a lake, the French Quarter provides a little more breathing space than the Old Quarter. View on ...

Hanoi’s Old Quarter is a tumult of traffic, trade and tourism. Travellers choose to stay in the Vietnamese capital’s historic neighbourhood to dive into its idiosyncratic brew of swerving motorbikes, ...