Tag: Noi
Energy fair to light up Ha Noi
Lookatvietnam – A new international trade fair on energy efficiency and the environment, called Entech Ha Noi 2009, will run at the Giang Vo Exhibition Centre in Ha Noi from June 18 to 21. At Entech Ha Noi 2009, organisers will give seminars on energy conservation and the environment.Held by the Ha Noi Energy Conservation Centre and the Ha Noi Trade Promotion... Read more
Ha Noi teams win Cup opener
Lookatvietnam – Two Hanoian teams had their first wins in the National Cup’s first round, a positive sign for their football league season games starting later this week. Frolic: Hoa Phat Ha Noi players celebrate after winning the penalty shootouts over Hai Phong Cement in the first round of the National Cup. Hoa Phat won 5-4.Newly-signed player Le... Read more
Ha Noi market to pick up mid-year
A new residential area in Hanoi.Lookatvietnam - Despite dwindling enthusiasm for real estate investments domestically and globally in 2008, the Ha Noi real estate market will return to a positive cycle at some point in the medium term, according to a recent report from property consulting firm CBRE Viet Nam.In the first half of last year, rapid inflation and... Read more
Noi Bai airport: illegal taxis cheating international travelers
VietNamNet Bridge – Many cases of foreign travelers swindled by illegal taxis have been reported recently. Travel firms have voiced concern that the existence of illegal taxis may seriously threaten the image of Vietnam. Cheating cases reportedly occurred in mid-2005. Foreign travelers, after landing in Noi Bai airport, who could not find accommodations,... Read more
Lorry, coach ban in downtown Ha Noi
Lookatvietnam - Over-one-tonne lorries and coaches with more than 25 seats have been banned from 6am to 10pm in downtown Ha Noi to avoid traffic jams in the lead-up to the Tet (lunar New Year) festival. Lookatvietnam - Over-one-tonne lorries and coaches with more than 25 seats have been banned from 6am to 10pm in downtown Ha Noi to avoid traffic jams in the lead-up... Read more
Ha Noi railway on the horizon
VietNamNet Bridge – Construction on the Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway project in Ha Noi will begin in the first quarter of the year, according to the director of the Viet Nam Railway Department under the Ministry of Transport, Vu Xuan Hong. The trains will run from 5am to 11pm daily and will have the capacity to carry 28,500 passengers per hour one-way.As... Read more
Ha Noi leaders join the festive season
VietNamNet Bridge – Leaders of the capital city have paid separate visits and presented gifts to Christian followers in Ha Noi in the lead up to Christmas. Children with HIV receive gifts from Santa Claus at last night’s Warm Christmas organised at the Viet Nam Arts Centre.He also visited the family of Bui The Vinh, Vice Chairman of the Ha Noi Committee... Read more
Ha Noi focuses on rubbish
VietNamNet Bridge – Environmental service co-operatives in Ha Noi offer a new way to deal with the capital’s rapid urbanisation. A pioneer of the new system for the collection and treatment of garbage is the Thanh Dat environmental co-operative in outlying Ba Vi District. Workers collect rubbish on Tran Quang Khai Street, Hoan Kiem District in Ha... Read more
More power for expanded Ha Noi
VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi is upgrading the power system in its newly-expanded mountainous areas with another five-year VND75 billion (US$4.4 million) project. The Thach That 110-KV Transformer Station is under construction in Ha Noi.The project is designed for upgrading the mountainous area’s power system up from a low voltage electricity grid, due... Read more
Surgery to separate conjoined twins set for today in Ha Noi
VietNamNet Bridge – A 20-strong surgical team will attempt to separate two-week-old conjoined twins a week ahead of schedule at the National Paediatrics Hospital, Ha Noi, today. “This will be more difficult than the surgery for the other conjoined twins because the boys are weak, premature and light in weight.”Nguyen Van Cu and Nguyen Van Co... Read more
