by Cody Carroll

History Of Han

cody_carroll — 2014-05-02 16:00:27 UTC

Under French rule, as an administrative centre for the French colony of Indochina, the French colonial architecture style became dominant, many examples remain today like the tree-lined boulevards

Hanoi Historical Sites

cody_carroll — 2014-05-02 19:41:55 UTC

Cổ Loa Citadel, Flag Tower of Hanoi, Hanoi Opera House, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long, Láng Temple, Presidential Palace Historical Site, Presidential Palace, Hanoi,Quán Thánh Temple, Sơn Tây prison camp, Temple of Literature, Hanoi, and Turtle Tower

Hanoi's Economy

cody_carroll — 2014-05-02 19:53:44 UTC

Industry plays a more and more vital role of the capital economic structure. Under the aegis of production rearrangement, management mechanism renewal toward self-control roles of enterprises, investment in technology and equipment renewal, the capital industry is more and more prosperous. In 2008 Hanoi industrial output value soared 12.8% against 2007, in which the FDI sector jumped 16.5%, the non-state sector 10.2%, and the state run sector 1.4%. Industrial sectors to be inventively developed from now to 2010 are electricity-electronics, product designing-software and equipment production, informatics and electronic services, manufacturing mechanism, food and pharmaceutical products processing, and new materials manufacturing…

Liberation Da

cody_carroll — 2014-05-02 19:57:20 UTC

October 10, 1954 marked a glorious milestone in Vietnam when the Vietnamese People’s Army marched into the capital, which had been occupied by the French colonialists for 9 years. The event turned a new page in the country’s history

Strategic Importance in the Wa

cody_carroll — 2014-05-02 20:02:50 UTC

By mid-1966, American planes were attacking military and industrial targets throughout North Vietnam. The only areas considered off limits for the bombing raids were the cities of Hanoi and Haiphong and a 10-mile buffer zone along the border of China.

Geography

cody_carroll — 2014-05-02 20:05:21 UTC

Hanoi is located in the Red River Delta, in the center of North Vietnam. It is encompassed by Thai Nguyen, Vinh Phuc provinces to the north, Hoa Binh and Ha Nam to the south, Bac Giang, Bac Ninh and Hung Yen provinces to the east, Hoa Binh and Phu Tho to the west. Hanoi means "the hinterland between the rivers" . Hanoi's territory is washed by the Red River (the portion of the Red River embracing Hanoi is approximately 40km long) and its tributaries, but there are some other rivers flowing through the capital, including Duong, Cau, Ca Lo, Day, Nhue, Tich, To Lich and Kim Nguu. Climate: Hanoi is situated in a tropical monsoon zone with two main seasons

Hanoi

cody_carroll — 2014-05-02 20:14:42 UTC

Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam and the country's second largest city. Its population in 2009 was estimated at 2.6 million for urban districts, 6.5 million for the metropolitan jurisdiction