On the morning of November 25, at the intersection of Tran Thai Tong - Pham Van Bach (Cau Giay district, Hanoi), Hanoi People`s Committee in co-ordination with the Embassy of Finland in Vietnam held trees planting event to celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Finland National day. Chairman of Hanoi People's Committee Nguyen Duc Chung (L) and Finnish Ambassador to Vietnam attend the tree-planting ceremony on November 25 Chairman of Hanoi People's Committee Nguyen Duc Chung, Standing Vice Chairman of the People's Council Nguyen Ngoc Tuan, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee Nguyen The Hung, representative of The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ambassador of the Republic of Finland to Vietnam Kari Kahiluto, Counselor of the Embassy of Finland in Vietnam Annika Kaipola and representatives of the Embassies, international organizations and residents in Hanoi atttended the event.To congratulate to the Finnish people on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the … [Read more...] about Hanoi receives 100 green trees from Finland
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First container block train connecting Vietnam with China arrives in Hanoi
Earlier on November 25, VNR and China Railway (CR) jointly held a ceremony to welcome the container block train at Dong Dang Station in Vietnam's northern province of Lang Son.The train departed from Huanggang Station in Nanchang city, Jiangxi province, China, on November 22 and arrived at the Yen Vien Station in Hanoi on November 25.The train includes 33 containers of 40 feet in length, carrying Chinese goods exported to Vietnam such as office furniture, food and car spare parts, among others.After arriving Vietnam, the train will travel back to China carrying Vietnamese goods exported to China, such as agricultural products, minerals, and electronic products, among others.The transportation using the container block train has brought about considerable benefits to customers, as it has helped to shorten the transport time to only four days instead of 15 days by sea. It has also halved the freight rate in comparison to the freight via road transport.It is scheduled that, the VNR and CR … [Read more...] about First container block train connecting Vietnam with China arrives in Hanoi
Hanoi regional food fair draws in embassies
The five-day event from November 22-26 covers 250 booths of 200 businesses from 55 cities and provinces, showcasing their special regional food products. The fair aims to support them to join the supply-consumption chain in the city and increase exports.Especially, for the first time, this year's fair attracted the participation of the embassies of Bulgaria, Belarus, China, Brazil, and Pakistan. Some leading groups include Vingroup and Japan's Aeon.Addressing the opening ceremony, Nguyen Doan Toan, deputy chairman of the Hanoi municipal People's Committee, said that Hanoi, which is home to 10 million people, has growing demand for food and offers a wide and modern distribution network of 22 trade centres, 125 supermarkets, 454 markets, 600 convenience stores, and 50 chains of farm produce stores.Hanoi has yet to meet the local demand for food. Currently, the city meets just 35 per cent of the local demand for rice, 15 per cent for beef, 5 per cent for seafood, 25 per cent for processed … [Read more...] about Hanoi regional food fair draws in embassies
Hanoi waits to deactivate wartime bomb found in major river
A giant bomb left over from the Vietnam War has been found in the Red River in Hanoi below Long Bien Bridge. Officials dispatched divers to inspect and identify the bomb on Sunday, although the object was first detected by local people in mid-November. The device is around 2.25 meters long (more than seven feet), 0.6 meters in diameter and is lying five meters from one of the bridge's pillars, they said. “The bomb has been there for a very long time,” a local military official said. He said the city is awaiting instructions from the defense ministry and has banned boats from the area. Decades after the Vietnam War ended, unexploded ordnance still threatens a fifth of the country’s land mass and explosions occur frequently, killing more than 1,500 people every year and maiming and injuring 2,200 more, according to official data. The iconic Long Bien Bridge is 114 years old and was severely damaged by multiple American bombings between 1965 and 1972. It was … [Read more...] about Hanoi waits to deactivate wartime bomb found in major river
35% of luxury homes in Hanoi left empty
>> PM cleans house on neglected villas Nearly 35% of large, newly constructed homes in Vietnam’s capital are left unused. Luxury homes left unused in Hanoi The Ministry of Construction’s Housing and Real Estate Market Management Department and the Hanoi Department of Construction have inspected 16 housing projects in the city. These projects, by 11 separate investors, include spacious homes, semidetached houses and apartment blocks. Vu Xuan Thien, Deputy Head of the Housing and Real Estate Management Department, said, 1,743 among the total number of 2,684 luxury homes that were checked are in use, leaving 698, or roughly 35% vacant. According to Thien, the main reason for the neglected state of many of these homes has been years of speculation in Hanoi’s real estate market, along with a lack of infrastructure, such as schools, and hospitals to serve potential occupants. Most of the … [Read more...] about 35% of luxury homes in Hanoi left empty