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Ha Noi to source water from Red River

 VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities in Ha Noi have decided to exploit surface water from the Hong (Red) River to ease water shortages and ensure a long-term water source for the city.

EVN complains about coal shortage, puts high hopes on Red River coal basin

VietNamNet Bridge - The discussions about the coal supply for Duyen Hai 1 and Vinh Tan 2 Thermal power Plants have come to a deadlock. 

Hanoi's dykes under threat after citizens ignore warnings

 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.

Tug of war game in Ngoc Tri Village, Long Bien District of Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – Located along banks of the Red river, ancient villages in Long Bien still maintain their traditional rituals and games.

Many water sources in Hanoi polluted

Scientists have rung the alarm bell over increasingly serious pollution of water sources, saying that pollution is becoming uncontrollable.

Changing Red River flow brings region challenges

As the flow of the Red River changed due to the impacts of climate change and socio-economic development, the Red River Delta region would face problems.

Fireworks over Red River on Lunar New Year’s Eve

 Fireworks will light up the sky over the Red River in Hanoi on the Lunar New Year’s Eve (February 18) as local authorities recently approved the display from the river’s alluvial ground under the Long Bien Bridge.

Symbols over the Red River

Except for Long Bien Bridge over the Red River, newly built, modern bridges seem to be lacking the architectural creation that would make them works of art.

Cast adrift on the river of life

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thi Vy dipped her bucket into the muddy waters of the Red River.

Body of cosmetic surgery victim found in river

The body of a woman who died under the knife of an unlicensed cosmetic surgeon, who later dumped her into a river, was retrieved, according to Hanoi police.

Red River treasure amazes global antique enthusiasts

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two wooden anchors retrieved from the Red River and possessed by a restaurant owner in Hanoi has received a lot of attention of domestic and foreign archaeologists for their historical value.

Mother's Soul triumphs at film festival

 VietNamNet Bridge – Set on an island in Ha Noi's Red River, Tam Hon Me (Mother's Soul) won the top prize at the Viet Nam Film Festival in Saint Malo, France.

Coal workers endure tough conditions

 VietNamNet Bridge – Honeycomb coal has been processed in homes along the banks of the Red River since the 1990s.

Long Bien Bridge: Heritage in the heart of Hanoians

VietNamNet Bridge – For generations of Hanoians, the iconic Long Bien Bridge spanning the Red River has become synonymous with their everyday life.

Life of coal workers

 VietNamNet Bridge – Beehive-shaped coal makers have to work 12 hours a day in hazardous environment. Most of them are rural men who flock to Hanoi in the hope of creating a better future.

“Beach for nude bath” in the heart of Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – It is hard to believe that there is a “beach for nude bath” in Hanoi, especially in the city’s center. But it is real.

Hanoi’s man salvaged 499 bodies in 30 years

 VietNamNet Bridge - Tying his life with an anonymous cemetery and salvaging unknown bodies in the Red River, Mr. Nguyen Van Dung is called by locals the "Red River knight."

Searching for the victim of plastic surgeon by geo-radiation

 VietNamNet Bridge - Scientists and the police are searching for the body of the woman who was thrown into the Red River by a plastic surgeon, by underground radiation detection.

The funeral without the body - victim of Hanoi's plastic surgeon

 VietNamNet Bridge – 49 days after Huyen’s body was thrown into the Red River by a cosmetic surgeon, her family held the funeral and the requiem for her, even though the body has not been found.

Plastic surgeon throws patient body into Red River

Hanoi police on Monday afternoon arrested Doctor Nguyen Manh Tuong, 40, the owner of Cat Tuong beauty salon and a guard named Dao Quang Khanh, for investigating the acts of murder. Ten employees were also summoned for investigation.