VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi People's Committee Deputy Chairman Tran Xuan Viet has asked the municipal department of agriculture and rural development to tighten food safety and hygiene control in the city's slaughterhouses.

 VietNamNet Bridge – No matter where you go around the globe, every major city puts its own spin on food, whether they're serving a slightly different version of a familiar favourite or a strange (to you) dish.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Professor Nguyen Xuan Mai, an urban sociology expert, spoke to the Hai quan (Customs) newspaper about the importance of consulting the public on urban management and planning.

VietNamNet Bridge – Figures of real estate companies have shown Hanoi City could face an oversupply of offices and apartments for lease in the near future due to fast-growing supplies. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Several districts in Hanoi have been listed by scientists as areas with underground water contaminated with arsenic.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Republic of Korea will help Hanoi survey some 3,000ha of land along the banks of the Hong (Red) River to plan the city's urban development.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Here are photos of Long Bien night market in Hanoi, voted by readers of Conde Nast Traveller (USA) as one of the most interesting markets in the world last November. It will soon close.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A 900m street in Ha Noi's Tay Ho District, which links Lac Long Quan and Au Co streets, has been named after composer Trinh Cong Son (1939-2001), his family said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi People's Council has received 257 questions from municipal voters, mostly reflecting hot issues, ahead of its three day meeting this week.

VietNamNet Bridge - The entrance exam to state-owned schools was so difficult that even excellent secondary school graduates also failed the exam.

Many households in different parts of the nation, especially in Hanoi, are reeling from the shock of exorbitant electricity bills for May and June.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The authorities of Hanoi have submitted a proposal to Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung to establish an information technology park in Long Bien District, at a cost of VND10.5 trillion (over $480 million).

 VietNamNet Bridge – City authorities in Ha Noi have, in principle, allowed the Hoan Kiem district people's committee to restart controversial work replacing brick tiles on the promenade around its famous Guom Lake (Sword Lake) with blue-stone tiles.

VietNamNet Bridge - Most of the water supply plants in Hanoi which exploit underground water use outdated filtration technology which cannot eliminate toxic substances.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – This summer morning, on a pavement near a lake in Ha Noi, a male dancer, nearly 80 years old, stands with his 70-year-old female partner.

The American-Viet Nam War meant loss and pain for both civilians and soldiers on all sides. The lens of wartime photojournalists captured war's effects on US forces, as well as south and north Vietnamese soldiers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The city's dyke system has been seriously compromised by encroachment by householders and damaged by the continued use of overloaded sand and soil trucks, Tin Tuc (News) newspaper reported.

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Many problems have hindered foreign-funded real estate projects in Hanoi and are deterring future investment. Some of the main issues include a slow pace of land clearance, the lack of security, low compensation rates for locals, pollution,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Three outstanding short documentaries made by young Vietnamese filmmakers were screened yesterday evening in Ha Noi, as part of the closing ceremony of the 10 Months 10 Docs project.