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HANOI -- 7-Eleven recently opened its first location in Hanoi, marking the first Japanese-linked convenience store to be established in Vietnam's capital. [1]

HANOI -- A battle of convenience stores is heating up in Hanoi, with Japan's 7-Eleven entering the city to take on a recent arrival, South Korean chain GS25, and market leader Circle K. [2]

HANOI — Famed for ancient pagodas, colonial architecture and delicious pho noodle soup, Vietnam’s capital of Hanoi has another, albeit dubious, distinction: air pollution. [3]

HANOI -- Hanoi residents are embracing its new urban rail line for commutes and outings after weeks of frenzy over its long-awaited opening. [4]

HANOI -- Hanoi authorities detected communal transmission of COVID-19 on Friday, putting the Vietnamese capital on high alert as the city is hosting the twice-a-decade National Congress, attended by nearly 1,600 Communist Party delegates. [5]

HANOI -- South Korea's Lotte opened a large retail complex in Hanoi on Friday following an investment of $643 million, in a strategic pivot to focus on Vietnam after deciding to withdraw from the Chinese market. [6]

HANOI — A storied French colonial-era hotel once used by the North Vietnamese government to house foreign guests during the Vietnam War is set to host U.S. [7]

HANOI -- Vietnamese low-cost carrier Vietjet has launched two new routes linking Hanoi with the Japanese cities of Nagoya and Fukuoka, anticipating demand from technical interns from Vietnam and tourists from Japan. [8]

Sources
[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-06-10 · 75% match

7-Eleven opens 1st convenience store in Hanoi

HANOI -- 7-Eleven recently opened its first location in Hanoi, marking the first Japanese-linked convenience store to be established in Vietnam's capital.

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-07-20 · 75% match

Hanoi becomes new retail battleground as 7-Eleven, GS25 move in

HANOI -- A battle of convenience stores is heating up in Hanoi, with Japan's 7-Eleven entering the city to take on a recent arrival, South Korean chain GS25, and market leader Circle K.

[3] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2018-07-24 · 75% match

Bikes Out, Trees In: Hanoi Tackles Air Pollution Woes

HANOI — Famed for ancient pagodas, colonial architecture and delicious pho noodle soup, Vietnam’s capital of Hanoi has another, albeit dubious, distinction: air pollution.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-09-28 · 75% match

New Hanoi rail line wins over commuters in Vietnam's capital

HANOI -- Hanoi residents are embracing its new urban rail line for commutes and outings after weeks of frenzy over its long-awaited opening.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-01-29 · 75% match

Vietnam on high alert as COVID outbreak hits Hanoi amid congress

HANOI -- Hanoi authorities detected communal transmission of COVID-19 on Friday, putting the Vietnamese capital on high alert as the city is hosting the twice-a-decade National Congress, attended by nearly 1,600 Communist Party delegates.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-09-22 · 75% match

South Korea's Lotte opens Hanoi mall in Vietnam investment drive

HANOI -- South Korea's Lotte opened a large retail complex in Hanoi on Friday following an investment of $643 million, in a strategic pivot to focus on Vietnam after deciding to withdraw from the Chinese market.

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2019-02-27 · 75% match

Bomb Bunker, War Reporters and Charlie Chaplin: Hanoi’s Storied Metropole Hosts Kim-Trump Summit

HANOI — A storied French colonial-era hotel once used by the North Vietnamese government to house foreign guests during the Vietnam War is set to host U.S.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-07-07 · 75% match

Vietjet starts service from Hanoi to Fukuoka and Nagoya

HANOI -- Vietnamese low-cost carrier Vietjet has launched two new routes linking Hanoi with the Japanese cities of Nagoya and Fukuoka, anticipating demand from technical interns from Vietnam and tourists from Japan.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2020-06-23 · 75% match

German-owned South Korean food delivery service expands to Hanoi

HANOI -- Baemin, the food delivery business of South Korean unicorn Woowa Brothers, has expanded to Hanoi a year after its foray into Ho Chi Minh City.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-10-04 · 75% match

Hanoi's planned metro, already 2 years late, hit with new delays

HANOI -- Vietnam's first metro system under construction in Hanoi faces yet another obstacle, leaving residents waiting more than two years after the trains were expected to go into service.

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