The cafes along Hanoi's Train Street bring both excitement and significant economic benefits, but the question arises: is it time to completely clear the area to ensure visitor safety, or will we ...

Authorities are clamping down on the cafes that line one of Hanoi’s most famous roads, citing overtourism and safety concerns. On an Old Quarter thoroughfare, known as “train street,” locomotives ...

Travel agencies in Vietnam are being told not to organise tours of the capital’s renowned “Train Street” due to safety fears. Ngõ 224 Lê Duẩn is a narrow alleyway in the Old Quarter of Hanoi, ...

HANOI, Vietnam - Tourists snatch arms and legs away from a passing train in Hanoi, shrinking back into railside cafes that have brought lucrative business to a former slum disdained by the government.

Hundreds of tourists from all over the world sit chatting on folding chairs, sipping traditional egg coffee and fresh coconut water in the heart of Hanoi. What makes this Vietnamese street scene so ...

Gone are the days when polite travelers would avoid walking in front of people so as not to get in their vacation snap – now, it’s all about not walking behind people to ruin their selfies. Few places ...

HANOI: Tourists snatch arms and legs away from a passing train in Hanoi, shrinking back into railside cafes that have brought lucrative business to a former slum disdained by the government.

Train Street, hidden inside Hanoi’s old quarter, has quickly become a global phenomenon. Here trains rumble through a tiny ...

Tourists snatch arms and legs away from a passing train in Hanoi, Vietnam, shrinking back into rail side cafes that have brought lucrative business to a former slum disdained by the government.