Ha Noi

Ha Noi’s People’s Committee has approved in principle a plan to build six flyovers with total investment of US$1.7 billion from 2010 to 2015, proposed by the city’s Department of Transport. The intersection at the southern end of the Chuong Duong bridge plays an important role in traffic conjestion along roads linking Ha Noi’s...

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Second placed Ha Noi T&T yesterday pulled off a surprise solitary goal win over V-League leaders and defending champions SHB Da Nang to lead the table with 12 points. VnnNews - Second placed Ha Noi T&T yesterday pulled off a surprise solitary goal win over V-League leaders and defending champions SHB Da Nang to lead the table with...

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Some 60 swimmers representing 14 teams will be taking part in the National Sports Games at the Ha Noi Aquatic Centre on Monday, the Viet Nam Aquatic Sports Association announced. VnnNews - Some 60 swimmers representing 14 teams will be taking part in the National Sports Games at the Ha Noi Aquatic Centre on Monday, the Viet Nam Aquatic Sports...

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Nat Geo to make cave documentary; Singapore, Da Nang join hands; Frommer votes for Ha Noi; Vung Tau to host kite festival The southern coastal city of Vung Tau will hold the second International Kite Festival from March 24 to 29.Singapore, Da Nang join handsDa Nang Port Co Ltd and Singapore Cruise Centre are scheduled to sign an agreement on...

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VnnNews – A Francophone Film Festival will kick off tonight, March 12, in Ha Noi as part of a national celebration of International Francophone Day in Viet Nam. In a class of its own: A scene from the movie The Class, which will open the Francophone Film Festival in Ha Noi tonight, March 12.An official ceremony will take place on March...

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VnnNews – A celebration of Vietnamese cinema has been planned for next week to honour Vietnamese film talents from the past to the present day. Showtime: Actresses Hai Yen and Linh Dan in a scene from Choi Voi (Adrift) by director Bui Thac Chuyen. The film will be screened at the Day of Vietnamese Cinema event.Plans called for the Centre...

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VnnNews – It has been nearly 50 years since Nguyen Mai Hanh cut her first petals, bent her first stems and painted her first fabrics. Silk sells: Nguyen Mai Hanh works her magic on a fresh bunch of fake flowers.The delicate, larger-than-life silk flowers that inhabit the house are made by the hands of 59-year-old Hanh, also known as the...

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From its humble beginnings five years ago as the Ha Noi Securities Trading Centre, the Ha Noi Stock Exchange has increased from just six listed shares . . . The exchange has also hosted 158 bond auctions worth VND41.1 trillion ($2.2 billion) since they began on the exchange in 2006, holding its first auction of US dollar-denominated Government...

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The Ha Noi People’s Committee has introduced fines of up to VND15 million (US$789) for people caught illegally discharging solid and domestic waste. Rubbish collectors from Ha Noi Urban Environment Company in Bach Mai Ward, Hai Ba Trung District.In addition to fines, violators would also be required to rectify the effects that their waste...

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Since its debut on Nguyen Tieu day in 2003, Vietnamese Poetry Day has become a national tradition in the early spring of each new year. The Vietnam Poetry Day in HCM City in 2009.This year’s Poetry Day will be a “grand festival” held nationwide by the Viet Nam Writers’ Association to mark the 1,000th anniversary of the...

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