The way out for Hanoi’s railways Chia sẻ | FaceBookTwitter Email Copy Link Copy link bài viết thành công
05/05/2021 09:05 GMT+7
Hundreds of trains have been left vacant, thousands of railway workers work perfunctory, and millions of people inch meter by meter on jammed roads from the suburbs to the city center.
In 1881, the Saigon - My Tho railway route marked the beginning of the formation of the railway sector of Vietnam. The year 1902 was a landmark for a new era when Vietnam’s railway reached out to the world: the completion of Long Bien Bridge in Hanoi connected three railway routes to Hai Phong port, to Dong Dang (Lang Son province), to Lao Cai, and then to the South of China and to an international seaport.
‘Rescuing’ Long Bien Bridge and building bridges that enrich the city Chia sẻ | FaceBookTwitter Email Copy Link Copy link bài viết thành công
02/05/2021 15:13 GMT+7
Experts have repeatedly warned that Long Bien Bridge is in serious state and is going to collapse. Meanwhile, Hanoi is programming the development of a ‘creative city’. What should be done with Long Bien?
Long Bien Bridge (photo Hien Anh)
Hanoi is called the city of rivers as it exists on the sides of rivers, including Red River, the source of life and a reflection of the capital city s history.
Long Bien Bridge was built in 1902. Only after 84 years did Hanoi have more bridges – Thang Long and Chuong Duong. The 1998 city plan called for nearly 10 more bridges.
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While Hanoiâs new bridge development by 2030 is expected to drive future socioeconomic development and increase regional connectivity, bankability remains dim, waiting for special mechanisms in which to lure private investment.
Hanoi today has a batch of new bridges planned, but only a portion of proposed capital to cover it has been amassed, photo Le Toan
At the site of the second phase of Vinh Tuy Bridge, excavators are in full capacity and actively speeding up work to meet the construction timeline, which is scheduled to be put into operation in 2022.
It is the first bridge in Hanoi to begin construction this year as part of 10 major crossings of the Red River in the cityâs new transport development plan by 2030, with a vision towards 2050 and approved by the prime minister five years ago.
Experts worried about impacts of Chinese Red River dams
By Viet Anh March 2, 2021 | 08:30 am GMT+7
A Red River section in Hanoi, Vietnam, 2020. Photo by VnExpress/Ngoc Thanh.
Chinese Red River dams are causing repeated alluvium shortages, floods as well as droughts in Vietnam, experts say.
The situation is set to worsen and Hanoi has to pay due attention, they add.
In the last week of February, the Red River section that flows through Lao Cai Province in northern Vietnam has become so clear that there are some shallow areas towards the banks where the river bed can be seen at a depth of one meter. This is a highly unusual development because the Red River is known for its reddish or pinkish hue.
Animated Hanoi preparing for Tet Chia sẻ | FaceBookTwitter Email Copy Link Copy link bài viết thành công
08/02/2021 11:31 GMT+7
Pre-Tet days are the most colourful time of Hanoi when the capital changes its coat into a new vital color of spring and joy.
Covid-19 is dimming the
Tet (Lunar New Year Festival) atmosphere of Hanoi a little bit, but the city still appears lively these days when
Tet drawing near as people are preparing for the year’s largest traditional festival. The time honored costume of Vietnamese people is depicted through the lens of photographer Hieu Tran.