Article: Haggling in Hanoi

Article: Good morning, Hanoi!
New Straits Times;  January 21, 2007 ;     529 words ...Tan Choe Choe New Straits Times 01-21-2007 Good morning, Hanoi! Byline: Tan Choe Choe Edition: New Sunday Times...a top tourist destination. TAN CHOE CHOE takes a stroll through Hanoi. WHEN my editor summoned me...landed in its capital city of Hanoi recently, it was ...

Article: The night comes alive in once-austere Hanoi
Chicago Sun-Times;  December 18, 1988 ;     496 words ...HANOI, Vietnam It's Friday night in Hanoi, and the attractive young woman in tight leather pants appears out...rats run down the streets." But there is a new and permissive (by Hanoi standards) liveliness in this city of 2 1/2 million people. For...

Article: VIETNAM-ENVIRONMENT: HEAPS OF WASTE LEAVE HANOI IN A MESS
Inter Press Service English News Wire;  January 9, 1996 ;     700+ words ......Press Service English News Wire 01-09-1996 HANOI, Jan. 8 (IPS) -- Armed with brooms, shovels...workers who daily set about cleaning up Hanoi's streets, are fighting a losing battle...foreign firms spewing out industrial waste. "Hanoi is in the process of massive urbanization...

Article: VIETNAM: RURAL RUSH TO CITY CAUSES HANOI HEADACHE
Inter Press Service English News Wire;  October 24, 1995 ;     700+ words ......Press Service English News Wire 10-24-1995 HANOI, Oct. 24 (IPS) -- Before daybreak every...pool of labor which is fuelling much of Hanoi's recent economic development. But at the...been concentrated in the major cities of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh in the south, leading to...

Article: VIETNAM-HABITAT: HANOI SUFFERS FROM A COMMON ASIAN URBAN HEADACHE
Inter Press Service English News Wire;  October 10, 1996 ;     700+ words ......Press Service English News Wire 10-10-1996 HANOI, Oct. 10 (IPS) -- Vietnam, like its fast-growi...industrial sector. Vietnam is no different. Both Hanoi and the southern capital Ho Chi Minh City...Vietnam's government recognizes that Hanoi's infrastructure continues to deteriorate...

Article: Hanoi keen to welcome more tourists to historical sites.
Vietnamese News Agency;  October 7, 2008 ;     304 words ...Hanoi, October 7 (VNA) -- Hanoi, with its abundance of beautiful landscapes, has attached great importance...the Council for Promotion of Tourism in Asia (CPTA) taking place in Hanoi between Oct. 5-10, Deputy Director of the city's Department of Culture...

Article: HANOI KEEN TO WELCOME MORE TOURISTS TO HISTORICAL SITES.
AsiaPulse News;  October 8, 2008 ;     308 words ...HANOI, Oct 8 Asia Pulse - Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam with its abundance of beautiful landscapes...the Council for Promotion of Tourism in Asia (CPTA) taking place in Hanoi between October 5-10, Deputy Director of the city's Department of Culture...

Article: Pete Peterson: An American in Hanoi
AP Online;  March 2, 1998 ;     697 words ......Associated Press Writer AP Online 03-02-1998 HANOI, Vietnam (AP) _ If diplomacy at times is a matter of grace under pressure, Hanoi's frenzied and unforgiving streets are...to take diplomacy to the streets of Hanoi. A bit wobbly at first with white-knuckled...

Article: Former POW scoring big in Hanoi First U.S. ambassador since Vietnam War makes strides bridging cultures, history
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  March 6, 1998 ;     647 words ......times is a matter of grace under pressure, Hanoi's frenzied and unforgiving streets are...chose to take diplomacy to the streets of Hanoi. A bit wobbly at first with white-knuckled...former prisoner of war, he returned to Hanoi last year to take up residence at the U...

Article: Hanoi haze calms spirits with soothing moments.
The Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Australia);  June 20, 2009 ;     700+ words ......night is the name of a rice wine found in a Hanoi bar that could be added to the don't try...one of many stiff drinks you'll find in Hanoi - good thing I wasn't at home. I'm in the...the bikie-owned bar, but the racy mood of Hanoi has rubbed off. But really, the bar, which...

Article: Hanoi's earthquake map made public.
Vietnamese News Agency;  August 8, 2008 ;     170 words ...Hanoi, August 8 (VNA) -- The Hanoi Department of Construction on August 7 introduced on its website http://www.soxaydung.hanoi.gov.vn a map of marking off earthquake-prone areas of Hanoi . The...

Article: VIETNAMESE GOODS TAKE OVER HANOI MARKET DURING TET.
AsiaPulse News;  February 2, 2000 ;     389 words ...HANOI, Feb 2 Asia Pulse - Made-in-Vietnam goods are claiming a respectable portion of shopping baskets in Hanoi as people flock to the markets to prepare for the Lunar New Year Festival (Tet). In Hanoi, purchasing power is increasing, with State-run businesses...

Article: Hanoi -- a real blast from the past.
Vietnamese News Agency;  January 28, 2009 ;     506 words ...Hanoi, January 28 (VNA) -- Sitting in his house on a bustling street, Nguyen Vinh Phuc, an expert in Hanoi studies, searched through his encyclopaedic memory, remembering the people, places, and buildings in Hanoi and the changes that have taken place over the years. Nostalgia...

Article: SO MANY VIETNAMS; THE NORTH Hanoi: In the undiscovered country.(TRAVEL)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  July 7, 1996 ;     700+ words ......Vietnam as a whole surprises with its beauty, Hanoi surprises even more. The capital retains...northern places are just as striking. 1/3 Hanoi was a city to which I brought no expectations...Delhi and Lhasa long before I saw them. But Hanoi? Nothing. It was a strange pleasure to...