Hanoi

American  

[ha-noi, huh-] / hæˈnɔɪ, hə- /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Vietnam, in the N part, on the Songka River.

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Hanoi British  

/ hæˈnɔɪ /

noun

1. the capital of Vietnam, on the Red River: became capital of Tonkin in 1802, of French Indochina in 1887, of Vietnam in 1945, and of North Vietnam (1954–75); university (1917); industrial centre. Pop: 4 147 000 (2005 est)

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Hanoi Cultural  

1. Capital of Vietnam, located in the northern part of the country.

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It became the capital of North Vietnam in 1954, when the French evacuated the city.

During the Vietnam War, the city suffered heavy bombing by the United States.

It was the scene of heavy fighting between French and Vietnamese communist forces from 1946 to 1954.

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Genius Sports recently created a 3-D digital highlight of a British soccer player racing down the pitch and then magically crossing over into the streets of Hanoi, where he scored a goal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

Market stalls in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi have been shut, while police have stormed warehouses, clothing outlets and sneaker stores.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

“Americans are falling in love with Vietnam and its dual communist–capitalist system of government and economics,” some guy in Hanoi could have said after I gushed to him about how much fun I was having.

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026

While retaining tight state controls, both Beijing and Hanoi instituted enough market-friendly reforms to pursue versions of the export-oriented development strategies that powered the rise of many Asian countries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

He told Americans he was ordering a sharp reduction in the bombing of North Vietnam, in the hope that this would lead to peace talks with Hanoi.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin