Old Quarter

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Old Quarter residents to be relocated in new urban area

 VietNamNet Bridge – A resettlement plan that will relocate more than 1,500 households in Hoan Kiem's Old Quarter to the Viet Hung Urban Area is expected to kick off this month.

Ancestral worshipping house pulls visitors into Hoi An's Old Quarter

VietNamNet Bridge – Situated in a narrow alley on Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street in Hoi An City, there stands a house built in 1806 that sheltered 14 generations of former headmasters of the Royal Army, Nguyen Tuong Van's (1774-1822) family.

The old beauty of Hanoi

Hanoi of the old time with traditional craft villages in the Old Quarter is restored at an exhibition at Dong Lac Temple - 38 Hang Dao, Kim Ngan Temple 42-44 Hang Bac and the Heritage House at 87 Ma May.

Treasured heritage homes left to decay

 VietNamNet Bridge –A provincial People's Committee representative has condemned the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism for failing to address decaying houses in Ha Giang's Old Quarter.

How the Old Quarter began

 VietNamNet Bridge – The tradespeople behind many of the traditional goods sold in the Old Quarter will give demonstrations of their handicrafts from tomorrow, July 26, to the end of August.

Four Vietnamese places among Top 25 Asia Destinations

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hoi An and Halong are four of the Top 25 Travellers’ Choice Asia Destinations recognized by the world’s largest travel site, TripAdvisor.

Hanoi upgrades public toilets

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi plans to upgrade seven public toilets in the city's Old Quarter on a trial basis to serve tourists and local residents.

Market madness in Ha Noi

VietNamNet Bridge – Being the insomniac I am, I woke at 3am at what most would say is a crazy hour to have your eyes open, but I wanted to see a part of the city that doesn't adhere to a conventional working day.

Hanoi street food: cooking up a storm

 VietNamNet Bridge – With its dazzling array of dishes and flavours, Ha Noi's cuisine is considered to be one of the main strengths of its tourism sector. But while most tourists only currently get the chance to eat the food,

Jewellery lights up Old Quarter

 VietNamNet Bridge – Visit Hang Bac Street this week and you'll be immersed in yellow cloth lanterns, colourful flags and white daisy stands.

Tourists complain about Hanoi’s sanitation

VietNamNet Bridge – The three critical issues in the eyes of tourists to Hanoi consist of sanitation, transportation systems and the behavior of some taxi drivers and employees of stores.

Hanoi’s old streets with iron roofs and cages

Mossy tiled roofs are gradually being replaced with metal roofs, while more metal cages have appeared on the balconies or the roofs of the old houses, making Hanoi’s ancient streets more oppressive, unkempt.

Capital city's eccentricities charm French photographer

 VietNamNet Bridge – There’s always a smile on Lolo Zazar’s face. He loves being happy and seeing smiles on other people’s faces.

Architects oppose underground station near Hoan Kiem Lake

VietNamNet Bridge – Several architects have voiced their objections to the Hanoi's Department of Planning and Architecture's (DPA) proposal to place an underground station near Hoan Kiem Lake,

Hanoi – an ideal city to discover

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi has been rated as the best destination for city life in Vietnam by Lonely Planet Traveller, the world’s leading tourist magazine.

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 Memorabilia recall 1973 Paris Peace Conference; Book launched marking life of celebrated historian; Hanoi celebrates New Year 2013; Russian literature works translated into Vietnamese

Capital slammed for having ‘little to offer'

VietNamNet Bridge – Touring city sites is an appealing attraction for visitors to many countries, however, Ha Noi has been accused of having little to offer.