Vietnam's capital, Hanoi, is noisy. And it's about to get noisier. The government is bringing back old-school neighborhood loudspeakers, even though, for some reason, few residents seem to want that.

Vietnam's capital, Hanoi, is noisy. And it's about to get noisier. The government is bringing back old-school neighborhood loudspeakers, even though, for some reason, few residents seem to want that.

HANOI — Hanoi is planning to build a real-time digital traffic map system similar to Google Maps within the year, according to the city’s transport department. Given the frequent congestions in ...

Vietnam's capital, Hanoi, is noisy. And it's about to get noisier. The government is bringing back old-school neighborhood loudspeakers, even though, for some reason, few residents seem to want that.

Vietnam's capital, Hanoi, is noisy. And it's about to get noisier. The government is bringing back old-school neighborhood loudspeakers, even though, for some reason, few residents seem to want that.