| Hanoi to host conference on tourism promotion | | 2008-08-25 06:02:00 | | Hanoi will host the 7th annual conference of the Council for Promotion of Tourism in Asia (CPTA) which is scheduled to last from October 5-10.
The conference, part of the Asian Network of Major Cities 21 (ANMC 21), is held in rotation in member cities of Hanoi, Bangkok, New Delhi, Taipei, Seoul, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur and Tokyo.
During the six-day conference, participants will review the work | | By: Vietnam Business Finance News | | |
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| Hanoi Days in Moscow helps sister - cities trade | | 2008-07-18 06:46:00 | | A week-long festival outlining the features of Ha Noi began yesterday in Moscow to promote trade relations. A ground-breaking ceremony for the establishment of the Ha Noi-Moscow Culture and Trade Centre was held yesterday amid the celebration activities.
Ha Van Que, director of the Ha Noi Foreign Affairs Department, said at a press conference in Moscow on Tuesday that the first Ha Noi Festival | | By: Vietnam Business Finance News | | |
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| Samsung Life Insurance opens representative office in Hanoi | | 2008-07-16 04:51:00 | | Korea's leading life insurer, Samsung Life Insurance officially opened a representative office in Hanoi on July 15, following a license granted by the Ministry of Finance on April 17 2008.
The opening of Samsung Life Insurance's representative office in Hanoi was an evidence for a long-term investment of the company in Viet Nam, contributing to promoting the bilateral relationship between the | | By: Vietnam Business Finance News | | |
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| Hanoi's banks raise 367.790tr dong in deposits in H1 | | 2008-06-30 21:25:00 | | Hanoi Statistics Department reported that up to the end of June, total deposits of the city's banks reached 367.790 trillion dong, growing by 2.12% month on month and down 0.34% from the last year end.
In which, the deposits raised from residents increased by 2% and from economic institutions up 2.2% against May 2008.
Meanwhile, total outstanding loans of these banks in June attained 235.162 | | By: Vietnam Business Finance News | | |
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| Global meeting of emerging markets opens in Hanoi | | 2008-06-30 06:28:00 | | Nearly 100 foreign and domestic delegates including bank governors and CEOs of world leading financial and banking groups are participating in the Global Meeting of Emerging Markets Forum which opened on June 29 in Hanoi.
During the two-day event, delegates focuss their discussion on the impact of the recent development of the international financial market to emerging economies, the role of | | By: Vietnam Business Finance News | | |
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| World traffic experts to meet in Hanoi | | 2008-06-25 05:38:00 | | Leading transport industry professionals from around the world will arrive in the capital city to attend the Viet Traffic 2008 from October 15-17. The event is Vietnam’s premier international traffic and overland transport conference and exhibition.
During the event, participates will learn about local and international case studies, urban transport planning and sustainability, advances in | | By: Vietnam Business Finance News | | |
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| Lee Young Ae Made The First Visit To Hanoi | | 2008-06-11 01:55:01 | | Image via WikipediaJust to tell with you all that Lee Young Ae - beautiful and famous actress from South Korea made a visit to Hanoi, Vietnam to do some humanitarian work and also to promote the image of the GS E&C Corp. in Vietnam.Her visit to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City just few days after the visit of Ms. Jang Nara, another Korean Singer & Actress to Hanoi and participated in the festival of Vietnam - South Korea.Lee Young Ae was born 31 January 1971 in Seoul, South Korea. She is member of the "Berlinale 2006" Filmfestival-Jury in Berlin, Germany. Ms Lee can speak fluently English and German.Being titled "Korean Twins" with Choi Ji-Woo as her similar appearance with the Korean actress, Choi Ji-Woo.Here are some pics taken during her visit to Hanoi:I hope that this smile will never end on her face. I love her smile very much!
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| Hanoi bourse welcomes one more trading member | | 2008-06-10 05:49:38 | | ARTEX Securities Corporation (ART) has been officially recognised as a trading member of the Hanoi Securities Trading Centre (HaSTC) under a decision signed late last week by the director of the centre. This has brought the total number of trading members at the northern bourse to 80.
ART has a charter capital of VND...
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| LienViet Bank inaugurates Hanoi branch | | 2008-06-05 19:40:37 | | Lien Viet Commercial Joint Stock Bank (LienViet Bank) yesterday June 4 officially inaugurated Hanoi branch at No 50 Kim Lien St, Hanoi's Dong Da Dist. The Hanoi branch will have full ranges of banking sector like capital mobilisation, credit operation, payment and budgetary services.
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| Hanoi – Vinh rail travel time to be reduced to 2 hours | | 2008-06-05 10:07:00 | | The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) announced its final report in a feasibility study on the Hanoi – Vinh High Speed Railway segment. This is part of the South – North high speed railway, with total investment capital of about 33 billion USD.
The project is expected to reduce travel time from Hanoi to Vinh to 2 hours, with standard speed of 167 kilometers an hour. Under KOICA’s | | By: Vietnam Business Finance News | | |
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| Lien Viet Bank opens branch in Hanoi | | 2008-06-05 05:37:27 | | Lien Viet Commercial Joint Stock Bank (LienViet Bank) on June 4 launched its first branch in Hanoi, and announced its "Breeding ground for LienVietBank talents" programme.
At the inauguration, the bank signed comprehensive co-operation agreements with two new partners, the Hanoi Trade Corporation (Hapro) and Agribank...
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| Government bonds make move to Hanoi bourse | | 2008-05-31 11:59:21 | | All Government bonds will move from the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange to list at the Hanoi Securities Trading Center, effective Jun 2.
The bonds to make the move include 134 issues by the State Treasury and 141 by the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV), bringing the total listing of Government...
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| Hanoi Fund Management Co. runs VEH | | 2008-05-31 11:49:22 | | Anpha Capital Group (ACG) said that Hanoi Fund Management Company (HFM) has been chosen to run the Viet Nam Equity Holding Fund (VEH).
With a well-established relationship with domestic companies and assistance from its two key shareholders, Military Commercial Joint Stock Bank and Thang Long Securities Company, HFM...
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| NA steps back from Hanoi vote | | 2008-05-27 08:25:00 | | The National Assembly will delay its vote on Hanoi’s expansion until early June, as legislators and policy makers need more time to scrutinize the plan. The National Assembly was initially scheduled to vote last week on the plan submitted by the government that calls for Ha Tay province, Me Linh district of Vinh Phuc province and four communes of Hoa Binh province to be merged into Hanoi. | | By: Vietnam Business Finance News | | |
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| Saigon-Hanoi Bank adjusts deposit rates of both dong and US dollar | | 2008-05-22 20:57:40 | | From May 21, Saigon Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SHB) officially applied the new deposit rates of both dong and US dollar.
In particular, as for dong, the terms of from four months to 13 months get the interest rates of 15% per year, from 24 months to 36 months 13.5% per year and one and two-month terms...
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| Hanoi subsidising bus fares | | 2008-05-14 03:52:00 | | The capital city will spend more than 301 billion VND (18.8 million USD) compensating bus companies for operation losses this year.
The People’s Committee last week decided to order public transport services for 2008-2010 from the Hanoi Transport Corporation.
In 2008 alone, the committee ordered 44 in-city bus lines, nearly 3 million transport trips and 61,000 km of transport routes.
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| Hanoi helper in Jetstar push to establish brand in Viet Nam | | 2008-05-13 19:09:00 | | QANTAS has bolstered its push into Asia by appointing a Hanoi-based senior Australian Trade Commission executive to help develop its regional strategy.
The airline announced yesterday that former ATC senior trade commissioner and minister-counsellor Patrick Stringer would become group general manager, strategy and new business, Asia.
Mr Stringer will help the airline establish its Jetstar | | By: Vietnam Business Finance News | | |
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| Hanoi mega-metropolis plan lauded | | 2008-05-10 16:11:00 | | Under the mega-metropolis plan, which received the green light from Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung earlier this week, Hanoi will balloon to three times its current size by swallowing the whole of neighboring Ha Tay Province and parts of two others.The expansion “will allow unified planning and development of infrastructure projects” throughout the new “Hanoi Metropolitan Statistical Area,” Associate Director of CB Richard Ellis Vietnam (CBRE) Renato Shordon said Tuesday as he released a report on Hanoi’s real estate market.The report predicted the plan would generate an enormous amount of infrastructure construction.
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| Yen Bai Cement to list on Hanoi Securities Trading Center | | 2008-05-09 19:33:41 | | Yen Bai Cement and Natural Minerals Joint Stock Co (coded YBC) will officially list on the Hanoi Securities Trading Centre from May 20. After that, the company will sell shares to strategic shareholders including Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank.
Being restructured from Yen Bai cement plant, last year the company...
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| Indochina economic development association presented in Hanoi | | 2008-05-09 06:08:00 | | The Vietnam – Laos – Cambodia Economic Cooperation Development Association was officially introduced on May 6, in Hanoi to contribute to developing economic cooperation among the three countries.
The Minister of Planning and Rural Development said that investment cooperation between Vietnam and two neighboring countries Lao and Cambodia was developing. Legal and policy frameworks with the two | | By: Vietnam Business Finance News | | |
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| Vietbuild 2008 opens in Hanoi | | 2008-04-17 05:41:00 | | The International Exhibition of Construction – Building Materials – Housing and Interior – Exterior Decoration, Vietbuild 2008 opened in Hanoi on April 17 at the Cultural Friendship Palace.
A total of 324 companies from Viet Nam and 15 other countries and territories including Japan, China, Israel, Germany, Malaysia, etc, are displaying all kinds of construction products, services and projects | | By: Vietnam Business Finance News | | |
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| Hanoi likely to soak 3 billion USD in FDI | | 2008-04-11 10:45:00 | | An investment official estimated foreign direct investments into the national capital city at between 2 and 3 billion USD in 2008.
Deputy Director of the Hanoi Service for Investment and Planning Nguyen Dinh Duong said about 300 FDI projects will register this year either for new licenses or increasing charter investment.
Of them, 260 projects want to open new businesses, capitalized at up to | | By: Vietnam Business Finance News | | |
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| Consumer electronics expo kicks off in Hanoi | | 2008-04-09 10:25:00 | | Foreign giants and domestic companies specialising in information technology (IT), telecom and consumer electronics have gathered at the Viet Nam Consumer Electronics Expo 2008 (VCE 2008), which opened in Hanoi on April 9.
Jointly organised by the International Data Group (IDG) and Hanoi ICT Association, the exhibition includes 200 stands from big brands such as Canon, Intel, Sony and Panasonic | | By: Vietnam Business Finance News | | |
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| Hanoi hosts Asia Trade Promotion Forum | | 2008-03-28 08:12:00 | | Hanoi will host the 21st Asia Trade Promotion Forum (ATPF) from April 3-4, according to Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Trade Promotion Agency (Vietrade) Director Do Thang Hai.
“This is the first time Viet Nam will host such an event since admitted to the ATPF in 2001,” Vietrade Director Hai told the press in Ha Noi on March 28.
He said 18 ATPF member delegations are expected to join the forum | | By: Vietnam Business Finance News | | |
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| ACB Bank opens gold trading centre in Hanoi | | 2008-03-28 06:07:52 | | Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank (ACB) Gold Trading Centre on March 27 made its debut in the capital city with the participation of new leading gold and jewellery companies.
The centre is expected to increase liquidity and establish connections for the overall gold market across the country.
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| Parkson store hits Hanoi | | 2008-03-23 02:04:00 | | Parkson retail group opened its fourth Viet Nam outlet in Hanoi over the weekend. The Parkson Hanoi at the Viet Tower is the capital’s largest shopping mall.
The Parkson Viet Tower features high-end clothing and cosmetic retail, luxury luggage, home furnishings, children’s goods and well-known Vietnamese brands.
The 11,000 sq.m-store cost some US$6 million in total investment.
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| Singapore's DBS gets approval to open Hanoi office | | 2008-03-20 06:29:00 | | Singapore's DBS Group said on Thursday it has received a license from the State Bank of Viet Nam to set up a representative office in Hanoi.
"The representative office is intended to be only the first of many steps towards developing a business here. In addition, we view Vietnam as a logical base from which to build a business in Indo-China," said Rajan Raju, DBS' Managing Director and Head of | | By: Vietnam Business Finance News | | |
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| Lilama Hanoi builds 250b dong trade and office complex | | 2008-03-14 23:05:42 | | Lilama Hanoi Joint Stock Company invested construction on a trade, housing and office complex with a total investment of some 250 billion dong is expected to be built in the second quarter of this year and slated for 18 months.
The project covering on an area of 7.552 square metres at 52 Linh Nam street, Hoang Mai...
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| Hanoi’s real estate market 2008 | | 2008-03-10 05:06:00 | | According to the world’s leading real estate service provider in Vietnam, CB Richard Ellis (CBRE), the demand for real estate in Hanoi would remain high in 2008 and supply would not meet demand for the 2008-2009 period. Only after big projects become operational by 2010, would there be a balance between supply and demand. At a press conference held in Hanoi recently, a representative from CBRE said the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi by 2010 and positive signs from Vietnam’s WTO membership have attributed to surging demand for real estate.In the next two and five years, several major foreign investment projects are expected to be completed and put into operation, helping overcome the problem.
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| News breaks on $4bil Hanoi project | | 2008-02-29 04:39:00 | | International press agencies have reported that the Tay Bac Urban Area in Hanoi will have a total investment capital of $4bil. However, UDIC, the investor, has denied this rumor.
BBC’s website (the Vietnamese version) has quoted South Korean and international newspapers reporting on a super-project worth $4bil at the Tay Bac (Northeast) urban area in Hanoi.
The source said that the project will | | By: Vietnam Business Finance News | | |
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| Hanoi Banks Predict 40 per cent Growth This Year | | 2008-02-20 09:15:37 | | Hanoi's banking industry plans to attain a high growth rate of 40 per cent in both profits and outstanding loans this year, said Nguyen Hong Ky, State Bank manager for the Hanoi branch.
In 2007, the city-based banks reported remarkable profits and huge expansion of networks thanks to high economic growth with GDP...
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| Saigon Hanoi Commercial Bank targets 650b dong profit | | 2008-02-15 22:31:33 | | Saigon Hanoi Commercial Bank - SHB reported gaining over 176 billion dong in pre-tax profit last year, exceeding nearly 120% as compared with the plan set by the year early. In the period, the bank also posted 9.946 trillion dong in total deposits, about 4.184 trillion dong in total outstanding loans, and more than...
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| Saigon-Hanoi Securities to start Feb 15 | | 2008-02-13 19:11:03 | | Saigon-Hanoi Securities Joint Stock Co (SHS) recently announced that it will officially operate and trade on both floors Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HOSE) and Hanoi Securities Transaction Centre (HaSTC) from February 15.
SHS with a chartered...
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| Hanoi to move west, property investments follow | | 2008-01-03 02:59:00 | | The Ministry of Construction and Hanoi authorities have just begun considering expanding Hanoi and building belt road No 4. However, real estate developers have already heard the news and are rushing to buy property on the Western outskirts, especially in Ha Tay – West of Hanoi.Last week, at the Dai Nam University opening ceremony, Director of a joint stock bank and an investor in the school, revealed his bank had successfully purchased property in Ha Dong town, which many foresee belonging to Hanoi in the future.
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| Hanoi to open OTC stock exchange, says HaSTC's director | | 2007-12-10 21:22:28 | | A large over-the-counter trading floor will open in Hanoi after Tet, according to the Hanoi Securities Trading Center (HaSTC). A reporter from Saigon Economic Times caught up with Nguyen Vu Quang Trung, vice director of the HASTC, to discuss the...
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| HANOI ATTRACTION GUIDE | | 2007-12-05 23:08:00 | | The sights:* City gates - Dai Hung (South): Prosperity; Dieu Duc (North): Wonderful Virtue; Tuong Phu (East): Good Omen* French colonial remnants - Long Bien (Doumer) Bridge (1902);* Hanoi Cathedral (1886);* Louis Finot (History) Museum - Vietnam's past;* Opera House; hotels and villas;* Dong Xuan Market - the heart of the city;* West Lake: Tran Quoc pagoda - one of the oldest in the country;* Quan Thanh Pagoda (1010-25) - with a bronze bell and a huge bronze statue of the guardian spirit of the North;* Mausoleum of Ho Chi Minh - the ruler on ice;* One Pillar Pagoda (1049);* Cot Co - flagtower (1812) - remains of the citadel;* Fine Arts Museum - ethnic artifacts and modern art;* Temple of Literature (1070) - walled courtyards;* Lake of the Restored Sword and Tortoise Twer;* Temple of the Jade Mound;* Lenin Park - round a central lake and a statueExcursions:* Bat Trang - pottery village;* Cat Ba Archipelago (133km/83 miles) - beaches and a national park off the coast near Haiphong;* Ha | | By: The Best Of Asia | | |
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| HANOI - Vietnam | | 2007-12-05 21:31:00 | | Photo: Hanoi Ciputra International City gate (Hanoi, Vietnam)Population: 3 mArea code: (+84) 4Time zone: GMT +7Currency: Dong (D)Climate: Tropical; monsoon rain in May-Oct;Average temperatures: 13C/55F - 20C/68F (Jan); 26C/79F - 33C/91F (Jun)Noi Bai International Airport (HAN): 30km/ 19 milesIt still seems at times as if Vietnam's 'northern capital' has been caught in a time warp. On virtually every corner you will find yourself spirited back a couple of decades or so into a world before fax machines and cable television: a world which has not yet quite caught up with the rampant modernization overtaking arch-rival Saigon at the other end of the country. Hanoi is also hot in pursuit of the more (un)civilizing effects of civilization, of course, but as yet the invasion of mod, cons. and free enterprise is less aggressive here, and still tempered by a refreshing ingenuousness.With their penchant for embellishing history with legendary touches which subsequently even acquired an aura o | | By: The Best Of Asia | | |
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| Hanoi: real estate market sees new fever | | 2007-10-19 12:28:00 | | Hanoi’s real estate market is heating up day by day with the prices of apartments in luxury areas like Ciputra, The Manor, and Trung Hoa-Nhan Chinh up by nearly 100%.Mrs Hoa, who owns a villa and an apartment at Ciputra, said that she had decided not to sell the apartment at this moment as she thought the price would rise further.The price for villas has surged to VND60mil/sq m ($3,750), while the price for apartments is VND20mil/sq m ($1,250), which represent two-fold increases over the previous levels.
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| A US$65 million luxury hotel complex broke ground in the Hanoi suburbs Saturday | | 2007-07-31 05:50:00 | | The 21-storey, 363-room Crown Plaza will share a 13,000 sq.m plot in Tu Liem district near the National Sport Complex with a 20-storey office block and a 14-storey apartment tower.The complex is set to open in 2009, according to Tran Hong Quan Company, the project’s main investor.The developer said the Crown Plaza was designed to international standards and would meet the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism’s five-start hotel criteria.It would be managed by the Intercontinental Hotels Group.The construction of the Crown Plaza is one of several major high-end hotel projects slated for Hanoi in the year’s second half. In total, the hotel projects are worth over $1.17 billion.
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| The colonial chic stay at the Sofitel Metropole Hotel during my trip in Hanoi, Vietnam | | 2007-06-25 14:08:44 | | Last month, I took a personal trip to Hanoi in Vietnam with my parents. Before making the trip, I had searched for hotels in Hanoi with great location. I was looking for a luxury accommodation, with best service, since I wanted my parents to have a comfortable stay during their trip in Vietnam. Finally I made a decision to book rooms at Exotissimo Travel, and also bought tours in Vietnam from them. Exotissimo is a travel agent and tour operator widely known in Indochina and Southeast Asian region. I knew this company from the recommendation of my friend who used to buy a travel service and book a hotel with them. So, we made a hotel reservation with them. We made a request for 4 nights accommodation at Sofitel Metropole Hanoi: 1 room for my parents and 1 for myself.
We were quite satisfied with the location of hotel since it is located in the heart of Hanoi, only 30 minutes drive from Noi Bai International Airport, within walking distance of administrative and handicraft shopping district, Hanoi Opera House and the famous Hoan Kiem Lake which we would like to see once.
Upon arrival at the Sofitel Metropole by the hotel transfer service, we enjoyed the hotels French colonial style, dated back to 1901. As we all like history, we kind of appreciated the hotels history. A staff at Sofitel Metropole Hanoi told us that the hotel boasted a rich history and a century- long tradition of hospitality for ambassadors, statemen and writers in the past.
The Sofitel Metropole has been a landmark of Hanoi for over a century and following extensive renovations in the early 1990s. There are 232 rooms and suites both in the original Metropole wing and the new Opera wing. These provide guests with extensive international services and facilities befitting Vietnams first officially accredited five-star hotel.
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| The Colonial Chic Stay at Sofitel Metropole Hanoi | | 2007-06-25 02:21:01 | | Last month, I took a personal trip to Hanoi in Vietnam with my parents. Before making the trip, I had searched for hotels in Hanoi with great location. I was looking for a luxury accommodation, with best service, since I wanted my parents to have a comfortable stay during their trip in Vietnam. Finally I made a decision to book rooms at Exotissimo Travel, and also bought tours in Vietnam from them. Exotissimo is a travel agent and tour operator widely known in Indochina and Southeast Asian ... | | By: Road Trips and Me | | |
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| Lakes and boulevards - Hanoi, Vietnam | | 2007-01-10 07:29:00 | | The phrase 'faded grandeur' could have been coined specifically for the city of Hanoi. Nowhere in is the architectural heritage of the past so well preserved.Many of the grandiose villas and palaces built by the French are still in use today, mostly as government buildings. Wide, tree-lined boulevards skirt the misty lakes of the city and amongst it all are ancient temples and busy markets. is a truly fascinating and charming destination and few who visit fail to fall for the romance of the city. The day begins in long before dawn as traders bring their goods into the city by bicycle and handcart, stocki | | By: Travel to Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Tha | | |
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