Hundreds of fans cheer Brazil at Ha Noi airport (30-07-2008) The elite: Brazil footballers, including Ronaldinho (back of bus) and Andersen (second from back) wave to fans from inside a bus after arriving in Noi Bai Airport in Ha Noi yesterday. The Brazilian Olympic team came to play the Vietnamese national team in a friendly match this Friday at My Dinh Stadium. — VNS Photo Viet Thanh HA NOI — The Brazilian Olympic football team arrived in Viet Nam yesterday, bringing world famous players to the capital city for a friendly with the national team on their scheduled tour in Southeast Asia. The 30-member team, which arrived in Ha Noi from Singapore, will have two training sessions before the game against hosts Viet Nam on Friday. Their game here will be their last match before heading to Beijing for the 2008 Olympics from August 8-24. Hundreds of local fans flocked to Noi Bai Airport yesterday to welcome the Brazilian football stars, hoping to catch a glimpse of the … [Read more...] about Hundreds of fans cheer Brazil at Ha Noi airport
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New Ha Noi international airport planned
New Ha Noi international airport planned (27-10-2006) HAI DUONG — A new Ha Noi-Hai Phong international airport has been suggested by planners as necessary to meet the increasing demand for air travel in the country’s northern region. The proposed airport would be located in the province of Hai Duong because of its location between the cities of Ha Noi and Hai Phong and its greater proximity to major tourist, mining and production centres in Quang Ninh Province than the current Ha Noi airport. At a recent meeting in Hai Duong Province, Nguyen The Ba, chairman of the Viet Nam Association of Urban Development and Planning, said the construction of a new international airport would enhance the country’s economic development by making the northern economic region more accessible to air transportation. "Many foreign investors and enterprises have expressed interest in investing in northern Viet Nam if it has a large-scale international airport in the region," said Ba. To … [Read more...] about New Ha Noi international airport planned
Ha Noi airport to welcome first A380
Ha Noi airport to welcome first A380 (27-08-2007) HA NOI — The Noi Bai International Airport will welcome the A380 - the largest passenger aircraft ever made, capable of carrying 525 passengers - next week, an aviation official said. "The airport is adequately prepared to receive the first A380 from Airbus, slated for arrival at 10:30 a.m. on September 2," said Tran Long Nhien, General Director of the Northern Airports Authority. A representative from the Noi Bai Airport said they would ensure that operations at the airport would run smoothly as the plane first touches down in Ha Noi. — VNS … [Read more...] about Ha Noi airport to welcome first A380
Ha Noi airport receives award
Nhat Tan Bridge, the biggest cable-stayed bridge in Viet Nam currently, is funded by ODA capital of Japan. The bridge, which opened last year, expresses the dedication of Japanese people to Viet Nam. — VNS Photo Doan Tung HA NOI (VNS) — Three infrastructure projects in Ha Noi, including the capital's airport, were named among the recipients of the sixth Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) President Award, becoming the first in Viet Nam to receive the award. Terminal 2 of Noi Bai International Airport, the nearby Nhat Tan Bridge and the connecting road between the airport and the bridge, are among the nine projects, four individuals and one group worldwide that received the award this year. Other recipients are from Cambodia, India, Ethiopia, Chile, Bangladesh and Jordan. Japan helped finance all the projects. The Vietnamese Government, including the Ministry of Transport, Project Management Unit 85 and the Airports Corporation of Viet Nam, as well as all the … [Read more...] about Ha Noi airport receives award
Ha Noi must be the city of sustainable integration and national identities
The Hanoi Times - PM Nguyen Tan Dung on December 22 issued a decision to identify the targets and viewpoint of Hanoi's master planning scheme to 2030 and visions to 2050. Accordingly, Ha Noi must become a city of efficiency, sustainability, and high competitiveness, having distinctive landscape and architecture, crystallizing the national historic and cultural identities, deserving to be the capital of a country of over 100 million people. It is estimated that the capital will have some 10 million residents by the year 2030. Ha Noi will have a proper and sustainable spatial structure in harmony with natural environment. This structure consists of the existing urban quarter and the restored one, with world-class financial and trade centers. Urban development areas will be alternated with open spaces, parks, green belts and forests. The underground space will be exploited. There are also agricultural and rural belts and central systems, such as national administrative hub, cultural and … [Read more...] about Ha Noi must be the city of sustainable integration and national identities