November 7, 2011
A celebration of the life of late historian and photographer, Douglas Jardine, will be held on Monday Nov 7 at the Hanoi Cinematheque. The event provides an opportunity for those who did not have chance to say farewell to Jardine, who did suddenly of a heart attack on October 5. He was 49. According [...]
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July 4, 2011
Gia Lam Airport in Long Bien District, Hanoi, where a golf course will be built A 117-hectare golf complex is being built on the site of a Hanoi, Tuoi Tre reported Thursday.  The project covers 75 hectares of land within the Gia Lam Airport in the Long Bien District, some eight kilometers from the capital. It was funded by the Long Bien Investment [...]
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January 25, 2011
 The Goethe Institute in Hanoi will launch an exhibition showing photos and films on scenes around Long Bien District in Hanoi.  “Long Bien Picture Show” will feature more than 140 photos and films aimed at making the best use of free artistic creativity.  The exhibition aims to explore the capitol’s Long [...]
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November 12, 2010
Long Bien Bridge was decorated to the image of dragon in last year’s festival The 2nd Long Bien Bridge festival, “Dragon Bridge,” will be held over the Red River next weekend (November 20-21). The 1,628-meter structure will feature an exhibition of photographs, documents and other artifacts depicting the city’s defense over the last thousand years. [...]
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January 20, 2010
After the success of the first Long Bien Bridge Festival, the second will be held by the Vietnam Embassy in France and the Maison des Art to mark the 1000th anniversary of Hanoi. LookAtVietnam – After the success of the first Long Bien Bridge Festival in October 2009, the second will be jointly held by [...]
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December 8, 2009
The Hanoi Department of Transportation had submitted to the Hanoi authorities a plan to organize six express bus routes as of December 15, reported the department’s deputy director Nguyen Hoang Linh. The six express bus routes will be: Long Bien – Dong My (No. 8), Giap Bat – Nhon (No. 32), Giap Bat – My [...]
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December 4, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Thirty per cent of the population of Ha Noi’s overcrowded Old Quarter will be moved to the other side of the Red River if a project proposed. Hang Dao Street in Ha Noi’s Old Quarter. City authorities plan to relocate about 30 per cent of the overcrowded Old Quarter’s population to the other side [...]
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November 27, 2009
A man sells grapes in Ho Chi Minh City. The fruits were labeled as from Thailand but they in fact came from China. Produce at city markets is chock full of dangerous additives, and while the label might say âmade in the USA,â it probably comes from China. Fruits and vegetables bought at Ho Chi [...]
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November 11, 2009
Tran Van Tuy, deputy director of the Railway Project Management Board, said that Hanoi’s famous bridge will be restored to serve urban traffic and visitors in 2013. Vietnam Railways Corporation’s Tuy said that that Vietnam and France have a plan to restore the oldest bridge in Vietnam and open it to bicycles, motorbikes and pedestrians [...]
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October 30, 2009
LookAtVietnam – The first phase of Ha Noi’s elevated railway early next year will lead to the destruction of 1,811 home units along the 15km route. Traffic chaos at Cua Nam conjunction in Hoan Kiem District. It is hoped an elevated railway from Giap Bat to Gia Lam will improve the flow of traffic in [...]
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