Posts Tagged ‘ Vi District ’

Mountain resorts – There’s gold in them there hills

November 3, 2009
Mountain resorts – There’s gold in them there hills

VietNamNet Bridge – Land in mountainous areas has become “golden” with developers looking to higher ground for higher profits. Petrowaco’s high grade housing complexResearch shows people in Vietnam are no longer take only one or two holidays a year. Instead people are starting to look to nearby resorts where they can go at weekends to [...]

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Hanoi takes next step to axe golf courses

September 2, 2009
Hanoi takes next step to axe golf courses

LookAtVietnam – Hanoi’s People’s Committee on Friday officially requested the government to allow it to revoke the licenses of 11 golf courses. On the cancellation list is the still-to-be-constructed Me Tri Sport & Amusement Complex of 32 hectares. It was given an investment license in 2007 but most of the site is being used to [...]

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Hanoi takes next step to axe golf courses

August 31, 2009
Hanoi takes next step to axe golf courses

Hanoi’s People’s Committee on Friday officially requested the government to allow it to revoke the licenses of 11 golf courses. On the cancellation list is the still-to-be-constructed Me Tri Sport & Amusement Complex of 32 hectares. It was given an investment license in 2007 but most of the site is being used to grow rice.Three [...]

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Hanoi to inspect four golf-course projects

August 11, 2009
Hanoi to inspect four golf-course projects

Of 19 golf course projects in Hanoi, four projects that would claim large areas of rice field and crop area have been singled out for special investigation. The model of Tuan Chau entertainment centre and ecological tourism zone in Ba Vi district, Hanoi, which is designed on 198.2 hectares of land. Expanded Hanoi has 18 golf [...]

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Ba Vi chosen as site for new cemetery

August 1, 2009
Ba Vi chosen as site for new cemetery

LookAtVietnam – City authorities have drawn up plans to build a new cemetery in Ba Vi district to replace the city’s second biggest, Van Dien Cemetery, which will be closed in one year due to overcrowding. Van Dien Cemetery. (Photo: Internet)The new Yen Ky Park-Cemetery will be 600ha and spread over four communes: Phu Son, [...]

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Difficult to find last resting-places in Hanoi

July 21, 2009
Difficult to find last resting-places in Hanoi

Finding “last resting places” for people is now a matter for Hanoi authorities because all cemeteries are full. Encouraging cremation is now a temporary solution. As of July 1 2010, Van Dien cemetery will only provide cremation services. The local government declared the closure of Van Dien cemetery, the largest in Hanoi, as of July 1, [...]

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Northern temples pillaged by bandits, ravaged by restoration

March 26, 2009
Northern temples pillaged by bandits, ravaged by restoration

Statues at the Tuong Pagoda in Bac Ninh Province have been improperly repainted Thousands of statues and other items, some centuries old, have been damaged or stolen from northern temples. Two months after Hanoi’s Hat Mon Temple lost dozens of centuries’ old documents and items to thieves in 2003, the crooks returned via mail 22 [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...