Hanoi – a city of five million motorbikes – is planning on banning the popular two-wheeled transport by 2030. The city council voted for the ban almost unanimously, hoping to unclog roads and reduce soaring levels of pollution. The council has also promised to increase public transport so that half the population are using it … Read more
Officials in Vietnam’s traffic-choked capital Hanoi vowed on Tuesday to banish motorbikes by 2030 to ease environment and congestions woes, a decision that swiftly divided a city where two-wheelers are the main means of transportation. Hanoi is famed for legions of motorbikes — sometimes stacked with entire families or overloaded with deliveries — that clog … Read more
Fluffy, soft and easy to buy off the back of a bike: Vietnam’s chicken feather dusters have ruled the roost for generations. But artisans fear for their future as buyers turn to cheaper alternatives. The dusters, ubiquitous across the country’s leafy capital, have long been a staple in Vietnamese homes to clear cobwebs from ancestral … Read more
Vietnamese cops have smashed a multi-million-dollar drug ring that pumped out ecstasy pills from mobile labs, police and state media said Friday, in what could be the country’s largest ever narcotics bust. Fifteen people were arrested including the alleged ringleader Van Kinh Duong, who used live video or social media to monitor his labs as … Read more
The Vietnamese government has asked Ho Chi Minh City authorities to increase Tan Son Nhat international airports serving capacity to 40-50 million passengers a year from the current 25 million. The government has chosen the citys plan which will build taxiways, a dual-use terminal with capacity of 10 million passengers a year, and a passenger … Read more
The 3rd China-Vietnam Youth Festival concluded in a grand gala in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam, on Nov. 9. [Photo by Mi Xingang/China.org.cn] The 3rd China-Vietnam Youth Festival concluded with a grand art performance in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam, on Nov. 9. During the three-day event, some 1,000 Chinese delegates visited six northern provinces in Vietnam … Read more