Tag: Hanoians

Scholar has long affinity with Ha Noi

Nguyen Vinh Phuc has spent a lifetime studying Hanoi’s past. He was awarded a Grand Prize in a contest entitled For the Love of Hanoi for his extensive research over 55 years. How and when did you begin studying Ha Noi?Many people think I was born in Ha Noi because I have written so much about it, but in fact I was born in the northern province of Hung... Read more

Copycat works

Fake Gucci-branded handbags are displayed at a store on Le Loi Boulevard in Ho Chi Minh City The popularity of imitation-brand products in Vietnam’s shops and markets is a formidable obstacle in the government’s campaign to stigmatize counterfeiting. Brand theft is more common at the retail level in Hanoi... Read more

Hanoians like products with well-known brand names

VietNamNet Bridge – An interesting absurdity has been revealed: Though Hanoians are thought to be thrifty, they are easily attracted to products like mobile phones and cosmetics with famous brand names. According to a survey conducted by A.C. Nielsen in Hanoi and HCM City in April and May 2009, Hanoians are more influenced by others in making their consumption... Read more

A bridge connects Hanoians’ memories

Lookatvietnam - Long Bien Bridge is a symbol of the immortality of Hanoians and is considered a bridge that connects the past and the present. The bridge is an historical witness of the changes in Hanoi. Long Bien Bridge in flooding season. Nguyen Vinh Phuc, a Hanoi researcher, said Long Bien Bridge has memories about war, evacuation, the period of a state-controlled... Read more

70,000 Hanoians encouraged to donate blood

Lookatvietnam - The Hanoi Steering Board for Humanitarian Blood Donation aims to encourage 70,000 city dwellers to donate blood in 2009 to ensure enough blood for treatment and emergencies in hospitals in the capital city.Youth unions and student associations at universities and colleges strive to mobilise around 10 percent of their students to join the blood... Read more

Japanese hot pot buffet bring a special culinary culture to Hanoians

VietNamNet Bridge – A moving Hot Pot Line rocking special Japanese hot pot buffet with hundreds of dishes such as such as salmon, scallop, oyster, Kobe beef and mushroom and vegetables along with a free sauce pot comes to Hanoians for the first time VietNamNet Bridge – A moving Hot Pot Line rocking special Japanese hot pot buffet with hundreds of... Read more

Over 17,000 Hanoians living with HIV/AIDS

Some 12,414 HIV patients and 4,786 AIDS patients are living in Hanoi, the capital’s Health Department Director Le Anh Tuan has said. Drug-related cases accounted for more than 70 percent of the reported patients, he said.Nearly 90 percent of the 17,200 people infected with HIV/AIDS are between 20 and 39 years old.Tuan said 1,860 of the cases were recorded... Read more

Hanoians to have free cholera and typhoid vaccines

VietNamNet Bridge – To confront the outbreak of diseases after recent flooding, the Hanoi Department of Health will provide free cholera and typhoid vaccines for people in some areas in Hanoi as of November 11. Cholera vaccine produced by Vietnam.VietNamNet Bridge – To confront the outbreak of diseases after recent flooding, the Hanoi Department of... Read more

Over 10,000 Hanoians evacuated

VietNamNet Bridge – More than 10,000 people in Hanoi were evacuated from flooded areas Wednesday. The city’s dike system has been severely damaged. Hanoi’s Chairman asked for the army’s assistance in urgent cases.  By Wednesday, the city’s authorities supplied instant noodles and rice for around 27,500 households and moved more... Read more