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 ...

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 ...

Many foreign tourists are impressed with Hanoi's Train Street and are eager to experience it firsthand. It's really a big regret if the attraction is indefinitely closed to tourists, according to ...

On the morning of December 1, only days after local authorities cleared encroachments and demanded signed safety pledges, the ...

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 ...

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.

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.