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Vu Duc Manh, the young owner of a pottery kiln at Bat Trang ceramic village in Ha Noi’s Gia Lam District is running his kilns on liquefied gas to save costs and limit environmental pollution. Most of the other ceramic artisans in the old village use coal to fire their furnaces. Manh’s business has reduced [...]
Ha Noi Trang An 1 won the National Women’s Football Championship, which ended on Wednesday in northern province of Ha Nam. Celebration time: Ha Noi Trang An 1 players receive the 2011 national championship cup from the Viet Nam Football Federation Chairman Nguyen Trong Hy. The Hanoian girls grabbed 21 points after a [...]
The temperature in many provinces in northern Vietnam on July 7 was highest so far this year, averaging from 38 to 39 degree Celsius. In Hanoi, the temperature at 7am was measured at 30 degree Celsius, 34 degree Celsius at 10am, 38 degree Celsius at 1pm and 39 degree Celsius at 4pm. This is the [...]
The Megastar United football team has completed construction on a new artificial turf stadium and training centre in Tay Ho District of Ha Noi on Saturday, according to team manager Ly Thai Hung. The Second Division team, formed two years ago, has invested VND10 billion (US$500,000) into a 7,750sq.m football centre aimed at boosting the [...]
The Phu Luu Te Primary School yard in Ha Noi’s My Duc District is crowded with pupils on Saturday mornings, all eagerly awaiting a mobile library carrying books, computers and educational games. Pupils gather on the Phu Luu Te Primary School yard to read books from the mobile library. (Photo: VNS) The scene [...]
The 2010 National Journalism Awards contest wrapped up yesterday, with prizes given to 128 excellent entries in celebration of the 86th Vietnamese Revolutionary Press Day (June 21). Two entries were awarded A prizes, 24 received B prizes, 43 walked away with C prizes and 59 received consolation prizes. Party Politburo member and Central Committee’s Secretariat [...]
Firefighters attempt to put out a fire broken late on Sunday at Hung Son Furniture Shop on Nguyen Khang Street in Cau Giay District, Ha Noi. The cause of the fire is under investigation.— VNA/VNS Photo Thong Nhat source from: vietnamnews
HA NOI — The capital has welcomed 5.7 million tourists during the first five months of 2011, according to the Ha Noi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Of this, 552,098 were made up of foreign tourists, a year-on-year increase of 20 per cent. Visitors from China increased 32 per cent in comparison with the [...]
Ha Noi People’s Committee plans to build four new bridges crossing the Red (Hong) River from now until 2015, Director of the Ha Noi Department of Transport, Nguyen Quoc Hung announced on June 6th. The city will complete additional construction work on the Dong Tru, Nhat Tan, Phu Dong 2, Vinh Thinh and Vinh Tuy [...]
Over 42,000 applications for land-use certificates in Hanoiwere waiting to be processed, according to the Department of Natural Resources and Environment. Deputy chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Vu Hong Khanh said that one of the reasons for the backlog was that it was difficult to verify legitimate claims. “Land-related issues in Hanoi are very complex because of [...]