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Old apartment buildings in Hanoi: a witness of history and culture

The Hanoitimes - The old yellow-painting apartment buildings in Hanoi, apart from their own charms and characteristics, has also contributed to the development of the city. Apart from Turtle Tower, Hoan Kiem Lake, or One Pillar Pagoda – the eternal symbols of Hanoi , old yellow-painted apartment buildings with caged balconies characterize the post-war Hanoi. They are a part to the landscape of the capital both yesterday and today. The old apartment building inside Hanoi University in Thanh Xuan district., Hanoi. Photo: Dinh Quyen. Built in the 1960s-1980s in the four central districts of Hanoi, old apartment buildings, usually with five storeys, remarked the first stage of the construction of the new socialist country, becoming not only a witness of history and architecture of a period but also a symbol of neighborhood and community culture and life. As those buildings were firstly given to state cadres, residents here were not only neighbors but also … [Read more...] about Old apartment buildings in Hanoi: a witness of history and culture

Hanoi Old Quarter hotels up for sale due to Covid-19

Many hotels in Hanoi’s Old Quarter area are for sale due to big losses resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic. An owner of a hotel chain in Hanoi’s Old Quarters area said that this was the biggest loss for his business to date. Since being affected by the pandemic, his firm has had to suffer losses of around VND10 billion (USD434,782). The room price discount of a hotel in Hanoi's Old Quarter. Room occupancy rates have plummeted due to Covid-19, in some cases to zero percent, compared to 70-90% previously, he added. At present, his hotel often receives a small number of visitors at weekends, he noted. Meanwhile, another hotel owner Le Xuan Vinh sold his entire eight-hotel chain, sacking 200 staff. He has to pay VND150 million (USD6,521) for each hotel per month in operating costs. So far this year, he has lost VND20 billion amid the tourism slump, Vinh said, noting if the situation does not improve, he would have to look at other business areas. One of his … [Read more...] about Hanoi Old Quarter hotels up for sale due to Covid-19

Sisters reunite after 53 years

Soon after clearing his wife’s debt, the father had to get his daughters adopted into two different families… The separation Mr. Le Dinh Keo (born in 1924, now deceased) spent time working on cargo ships in Sai Gon before he started his own family, which included daughters Le Thi Bong and Le Thi Nu. His wife one day incurred a huge debt and took the whole family to a temporary accommodation in the market as putting their house on sale was the only way to get the debt paid off. Mrs. Le Thi Nu Not long after marriage, Keo’s wife left. He and his daughters lived a vagabond existence, struggling just to keep their heads above water. In 1966, days of deliberation went by, Mr. Keo decided to put his daughters Le Thi Bong (13 years old), Le Thi Nu (5 years old) up for adoption to two families in District 4. Mrs. Phan Thi Ngoc (nearly 90 years old, living in Canada) as a loving old woman, adopted Le Thi Nu. "I wanted to take them both, but I didn’t have the … [Read more...] about Sisters reunite after 53 years

VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES MARCH 1

Vietnam logs no new COVID-19 infections on March 1 morning Vietnam documented zero COVID-19 infections in the past 12 hours as of 6:00 am on March 1, leaving the national tally unchanged at 2,448 patients, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control. Earlier, Vietnam reported 16 COVID-19 cases at 6pm on February 28, including 12 locally infected cases in the northern province of Hai Duong, the country's largest COVID-19 hotspot, and four imported cases in the southern provinces of Tay Ninh and Dong Thap. Of the total infections, there were 1,542 domestically-transmitted cases, including 849 recorded since the latest outbreak hit the northern province of Hai Duong on January 27. Ten cities and provinces nationwide have gone through 16 consecutive days without any locally-infected cases of COVID-19, including Hoa Binh, Dien Bien, Ha Giang, Binh Duong, Hung Yen, Bac Giang, Gia Lai, Bac Ninh, Quang Ninh, and Ho Chi Minh City. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES MARCH 1

Three dead as long-haul bus collides with cyclists in southern Vietnam

Three people died on Monday in a crash where a long-haul bus slammed into a group of cyclists in southern Vietnam. Two of the dead were the bus passengers, said police in Dong Thap Province, where the accident happened. The crash occurred in Lai Vung District at 5:00 am on Monday, when the bus crashed into ten cyclists before veering onto the other side of the road, according to a police report. The bus continued to slam into two utility poles and a tree along the road before coming to a complete halt. Tran Van An, a 69-year-old cyclist, died on the spot. Two of the three bus passengers, 38-year-old Nguyen Ngoc Son and 46-year-old Nguyen Huu Ly, were also killed in the crash. The front of a long-haul bus deforms after colliding with 10 cyclists in Dong Thap Province, southern Vietnam, March 1, 2021. Photo: Phuc Hien The 44-year-old driver, Tran Van Nam, and the other passenger, 39-year-old Doan Van Ni, sustained multiple injuries and are being treated in a … [Read more...] about Three dead as long-haul bus collides with cyclists in southern Vietnam

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