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What’s on February 8-14 (Daily updated)

EXHIBITION

Hanoi-Exhibition celebrating New Year

Until Feb 10,

An exhibition to celebrate the success of the 13th Party Congress and the founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3).

Featuring 167 works of art, created on a variety of materials, including oil, acrylic, lacquer and silk, all diverse in visual languages and styles.

HCM City- Book street festival to mark Tet holiday

Until Feb 15,

Annual book street festival taking place along Mac Thi Buoi, Nguyen Hue, and Ngo Duc Ke streets.

Hanoi- Exhibition showcasing pottery artworks

Hanoi-Fragments of Nostalgia Hanoi-Exhibition features paintings by people with autism Until Feb 29, Hanoi-Online exhibition featuring shared culture of Vietnam, Australia

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Doctors, nurses at Quang Ninh field hospital go all out in Covid-19 fight

On the night of Jan. 27, Quang Ninh recorded one of Vietnam’s first Covid-19 community transmissions in nearly two months: a man who works at Van Don International Airport. The man, eventually designated “Patient 1553”, was taken to Hanoi’s National Hospital for Tropical Diseases for treatment.

Those who had been in contact with the patient were quarantined at the No. 2 field hospital in Ha Long, with dozens of cases subsequently confirmed infected.

Every morning, doctors and nurses at the field hospital convened with peers across the country through a telehealth system to help diagnose and treat Covid-19 patients.

The hospital has 250 beds, along with state-of-the-art equipment for receiving, diagnosing and treating Covid-19 patients and suspected cases.

Over 100 medical workers and other employees are working at the hospital.

Doctors treat Covid-19 patients twice a day while wearing protective suits.

Nurse Nguyen Khac Sang, 34, has become a barber during his time at the hospital.

“We treat Covid-19 patients in three shifts between four teams. When the shifts are over, we have time to take care of ourselves. Some call their families, while others clean up areas across the hospital,” he said.

Ever since Sang joined the frontline fight against Covid-19 in February, his wife and children had to move back to their grandparents in Uong Bi Town, with the mother finding work at a local kindergarten.

“It’s nearly Tet but I cannot be with my family. In the evening, my wife and I often video call each other,” he said.

The treatment ward for Covid-19 patients is frequently disinfected.

A medic transfers a mobile X-ray scanner meant for patients unable to move from their wards.

Besides traditional diagnoses, doctors also communicate with their patients through the phone to cut costs, as every physical visit would require a new protective suit, priced at about VND1 million ($43.68).

All medical workers would be tested for Covid-19 once a week.

Doctors and nurses rest on the spot after receiving Covid-19 patients and suspected cases.

Nguyen Duc Doi, a doctor in the ICU, described the days near the end of January as “dizzying.” At the time, he was working as a Covid-19 screener, when he received wave after wave of new patients. There were days when he alone had to handle 80 people.

“I still had enough strength after the first night, but at the end of the next night fatigue overtook me. My throat went dry and my eyes forced themselves to stay open. I had to get out some times to take a breath and shake my head to stay conscious,” he said.

Doctors and nurses at the field hospital convene with the Quang Ninh Department of Health online.

Ambulances frequently zip in and out of the hospital to deliver Covid-19 patients.

As of Monday morning, Quang Ninh has recorded 47 Covid-19 cases during the new wave that hit late January. Several areas in the province have been put under lockdown to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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Quang Yen coastal economic zone – new push on northern development

Located in the Southwest of Quang Ninh and on the border to Hai Phong, the economic zone covers a total area of 13,303 hectares built on two functional sub-zones: a nearly 6,900-hectare subzone for seaport services and industrial zone named Dam Nha Mac, and over 6,400 hectares for urban area, high-tech sub-zone.

Quang Yen was established with three development goals, the first of which is to enhance the economic, trade and services connection with other coastal economic zones such as Van Don, Dinh Vu – Cat Hai (in Haiphong), Thai Binh and develop socio-economic links between economic zones and neighborhood areas. Investment attraction to Quang Yen must be in harmony with national defense and security, preservation and promotion of marine ecosystems, historical and cultural relics in the zone.

Secondly, the ambition is to develop Quang Yen into a center of industry, services, logistics, and modern urban area of Quang Ninh and Hong river delta through synchronization of technical and social infrastructure, development of hi-tech, environment friendly industries and R& D centers.

The two above goals must be achieved together with an improvement in workforce quality, increased income and employment opportunities.

The decision will enter into force from November 15, 2020, from which the Economic Zone Tax Package is automatically activated for every new project in Quang Yen regardless of investment size and number of employees. This is a game-changer in enhancing investment climate of Quang Yen economic zone and Quang Ninh province as it could act as a push factor to lure more capital flow from overseas and domestic investors to the zone.

Before the establishment of Quang Yen economic zone, many investors already saw its huge potentials and elaborated a long-term business plan to reap the benefits, including DEEP C Industrial Zones, an industrial zone developer backed by Belgian group Rent-A-Port.

“Connectivity, tax incentives are crucial criteria that investors take into consideration in their search for an investment destination. Quang Yen Economic Zone, with improved regional and global linkages through a series of mega projects and preferential tax incentives soon to be applied, satisfies both requirements.” Said Bruno Jaspaert, General Director of DEEP C Industrial Zones.

DEEP C invested in two industrial zones in Quang Yen economic zone namely Bac Tien Phong and Tien Phong industrial zones, generally known as DEEP C Quang Ninh. Of nearly 6,900-hectares area of Dam Nha Mac subzone, DEEP C Quang Ninh occupies 1,680 hectares.

“Quang Yen is well-positioned for us to go beyond the industrial zone concept and build a seamless industrial zone ecosystem connected to seaports.” Jaspaert revealed future investment plan of DEEP C in sync with development goal of Dam Nha Mac sub-zone as an industrial zone, seaports and associated services complex.

“Besides, 150,000-square-metre ready-built factory space in DEEP C Quang Ninh is scheduled to be built and put into operation next year.” He added.

With the new change, Quang Yen economic zone now has on offer all the factors that are of prime concern in investment decisions: tax incentives, accessibility, governmental support. To further enhance the investment climate and prepare ready infrastructures for businesses to manufacture in a fast manner, Quang Ninh province is calling for more experienced developers like DEEP C to raise the standard of industrial infrastructures. These players will play an important role in growing Quang Yen toward its outlined path: a high-tech and eco-friendly economic zone that contributes to the regional development of Hanoi – Hai Phong – Quang Ninh economic triangle.

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Nguyen Hue Flower Street uploaded online for first time

Nguyen Hue Flower Street uploaded online for first time hinh anh 1 Hundreds of kinds of flowers and 26 statues of the animals are among the highlights of Nguyen Hue Flower Street (Photo: VNA)

HCM City (VNS/VNA) – For the first time the beauty of Nguyen Hue street , usually Ho Chi Minh City ’s most visited place during Tet (Lunar New Year), can be enjoyed online at duonghoanguyenhue.vn .

According to the organisers, engineers have used 360 VR Tour technology to bring the beauty of the flower street to users.

The use of advanced technologies at the street has created a new platform for the city’s tourism.

The street, with the theme ‘Thanh pho Ho Chi Minh – Hien Dai – Nghia Tinh’ (Ho Chi Minh City – a Modern and Humanitarian City) this year, portrays the metropolis as a pioneer and leader in helping build and develop the country.

The entrance features a display comprising a family of movable buffaloes.

Nguyen Hue Flower Street uploaded online for first time hinh anh 2 Website duonghoanguyenhue.vn carries 360-degree images of Nguyen Hue Flower Street (Screen grab from website)

The organisers said due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s flower street would be open daily at 8am-5pm until February 15.

Another annual attraction in the city during the festival, the Tet Book Fair, this year with the theme ‘Knowledge Brings the Future Closer,’ has opened on Mac Thi Buoi, Nguyen Hue and Ngo Duc Ke streets in District 1, and will also go on until February 15.

The fair displays around 20,000 books on various topics from major publishers and distributors.

Visitors to these places need to follow the Ministry of Health’s measures to prevent COVID-19, as well as its 5Ks message in Vietnamese: Khau trang (facemask), Khu khuan (disinfection), Khoang cach (distance), Khong tu tap (no gathering), and Khai bao y te (health declaration)./.

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Modern inner-city flyovers give Hanoi urban facelift

The Hanoitimes – The modern flyovers are expected to ease traffic congestion on highly transited roads in Hanoi’s downtown.

Hanoi’s government has built a series of flyovers in the inner city which help change the capital city’s urban landscape.

The modern flyovers are expected to ease traffic congestion on highly transited roads in the city’s downtown and clear a series of traffic bottlenecks in Hanoi.

If in 2012, there were only two flyovers, Tay Son and Lang Ha, so far Hanoi has built another 12 flyovers spanning key intersections to reduce traffic jam.

The first overpass in the capital city is Tay Son – Chua Boc. The works began on January 21, 2012 and inaugurated on April 26, 2012. The overpass is 249 meters long, with a total investment of VND65.5 billion (US$2.83 million).

Then, the Lang Ha flyover at the Thai Ha – Huynh Thuc Khang intersection was also opened to traffic. It is 189m long, with a total cost of more than VND67 billion (US$2.89 million). The flyover only allows vehicles with a weight of less than three tons and the highest speed of 25 kilometers per hour.
Le Van Luong flyover costs more than VND200 billion (US$8.63 million) at the Lang – Lang Ha intersection. It is 315m long, 9m wide, with two car lanes and two motorbike lanes. Work on the flyover commenced on May 11, 2012 and it was opened to traffic in November 2012. This is the third flyover in Hanoi, with total weight of steel beams of over 1,000 tons.
The fourth one is Nguyen Chi Thanh – Tran Duy Hung flyover, which cross the streets of Lang, Nguyen Khang and Nguyen Ngoc Vu. It was opened to traffic in December 2012. The flyover is 315m long, 16m wide with four lanes in two ways. The work costed VND348 billion (US$15 million).
Hanoi’s sixth flyover is Tran Khat Chan at the intersection of Bach Mai – Hue streets. It was inaugurated in August 2013. It is over 352.4 m long, with the total investment of more than VND181 billion (US$7.8 million).
The seventh one is Lieu Giai flyover at the Nguyen Chi Thanh – Kim Ma intersection. The work started on June 6, 2013 with a total investment of VND360 billion (US$15.53 million) and four lanes in two ways.
The eighth flyover links Nguyen Chanh street and Hoang Minh Giam street, with the total investment of VND148 billion (US$6.4 million). Its construction was carried out with the spiraling pile NS Ecopile technology which reduced noise and vibration.
The capital city’s ninth flyover has linked streets of O Dong Mac, Tran Khat Chan and Nguyen Khoai was opened to traffic in December 2016. With a total cost of nearly VND166 billion (US$7.2 million), it is one of the urgent traffic works with a view to easing traffic congestion which had existed for many years.
An Duong – Thanh Nien flyover started in September 2017 with the total investment of nearly VND312 billion (US$13.46 million). The flyover is 271m long and 10m wide and the 11th one in Hanoi city.
Nguyen Van Huyen flyover crosses Hoang Quoc Viet street, which was just inaugurated on August 28, 2020 and connects Cau Giay, Bac Tu Liem and Tay Ho districts. Work on the flyover began in October 2019 with a cost of VND560 billion (US$24.08 million) sourced from the city’s budget. It measures 278m long and 16m wide.

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Exploring Lung Pang Peak in Cao Bang Province

On the way to Lung Pang Peak, mountaineers will encounter a stone fence, which is 1m high and 100m long. According to researchers, the fence is the remains of a citadel built under the Mac Dynasty (1527-1592).

Lung Pang Peak is around 20m wide and 40m high, providing visitors with a panoramic view while standing in the top of the mountain.

Adventurers can cling along the mountainside to explore a cave inside the mountain. The cave stretches a total length of more than 200m, separating into different compartments.

The entrance to the cave is quite challenging, but it’s worth a try as tourists can admire amazing stalactites of all shapes and sizes in the cave. The colourful stalactites look like coral reefs, giant mushrooms. or frozen waterfalls pouring downwards.

After spending half of the day to conquer Lung Pang Peak, backpackers can stay at Khuoi Ki Village to explore the life and sample indigenous dishes of local Tay ethnic people, including fish, chicken, and corn wine.

Particularly, visitors to the locality in winter can taste unique dishes made from chestnut, which is a specialty of Cao Bang Province.

Trieu Xuan Tiep, an owner of a homestay facility in Khuoi Ky Village, said that the scenery of Lung Pang Mountain has drawn much interest from visitors, including foreigners.