Welcome to The Week that Was, a video series from The National.
Watch as our resident current affairs commentator, British journalist and broadcaster Tim Marshall, recounts the big stories of the week from here, and around the world.
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Emirates (www.emirates.com) flies directly to Hanoi, Vietnam, with fares starting from around Dh2,725 return, while Etihad (www.etihad.com) fares cost about Dh2,213 return with a stop. Chuong is 25 kilometres south of Hanoi.
