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Hanoi

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Hanoi , city (1997 est. pop. 3,500,800), capital of Vietnam, on the right bank of the Red River. It is the transportation hub of the country, with two airports and rail connections to Kunming, China, as well as to the main Chinese system centering on Beijing; it is also linked by rail with Haiphong and Ho Chi Minh City. Manufactures include machine tools, plywood, textiles, chemicals, matches, automobiles, tires, building materials, and handicrafts. The city is known for its European-style public squares and tree-lined boulevards. It is also a cultural center; in the city are the National Univ.... Read more
Hanoi, Tower of
A Dictionary of Psychology Hanoi, Tower of See Tower of Hanoi . Read more
Hanoi Jane
The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Hanoi Jane nickname given to the American actress Jane Fonda (1937– ), who campaigned against American involvement in the Vietnam War, and who in 1972 visited Hanoi to denounce the US bombing campaigns against North Vietnam. Read more

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The night comes alive in once-austere Hanoi
Chicago Sun-Times; 12/18/1988; John Schidlovsky; 496 words ; HANOI, Vietnam It's Friday night in Hanoi, and the attractive young woman in tight leather pants appears out ... rats run down the streets." But there is a new and permissive (by Hanoi standards) liveliness in this city of 2 1/2 million people. For ... Read more
Remodeling Hanoi as an FDI magnet, THE VIETNAM INVESTMENT REVIEW
The Vietnam Investment Review; 5/13/2002; Duc Hung; 787 words ; 00-00-0000 Nguyen Do Khue, deputy director of Hanoi's planning and investment department, has ... would help to lure other investors back to Hanoi. Although foreign investment during the ... cent, there are signs of a pick- up in Hanoi. Fresh investment pledges during the first ... Read more
Hanoi gears up for its millennium by saving past
Honolulu Star - Bulletin; 3/15/2000; Burlingame, Burl; 787 words ; Preservation expert to speak Hanoi has a millennium birthday coming up. It seems that in 1010 ... to the former capitol as "the city between the rivers," or Hanoi. And so, in 2010, Hanoi turns 1000. Despite limited resources, the Vietnamese are ... Read more
Hanoi in season, THE VIETNAM INVESTMENT REVIEW
The Vietnam Investment Review; 10/29/2001; 414 words ; The Vietnam Investment Review 10-29-2001 Hanoi, the nation's capital, forms the backdrop ... dais, peddling slowly. At 990 years old, Hanoi has a reputation of being one of Vietnam ... Tien doesn't wish to change in a hurry. "Hanoi is a favorite theme of mine," said Tien ... Read more
SO MANY VIETNAMS; THE NORTH Hanoi: In the undiscovered country.(TRAVEL)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 7/7/1996; Watson, Catherine; 787 words ; ... Vietnam as a whole surprises with its beauty, Hanoi surprises even more. The capital retains ... northern places are just as striking. 1/3 Hanoi was a city to which I brought no expectations ... Delhi and Lhasa long before I saw them. But Hanoi? Nothing. It was a strange pleasure to ... Read more
Planning official outlines scheme for 'new' Hanoi, THE VIETNAM INVESTMENT REVIEW
The Vietnam Investment Review; 10/1/2001; Bich Ngoc; 710 words ; ... Review 10-01-2001 What exactly has to be done to create Hanoi's "new town"? Hanoi is the political, social, cultural, technical and essential ... renovation and integration into the international community, Hanoi could potential become a major modern city. However ... Read more
Change, in the form of economic growth, is in the air in Hanoi. (Originated from Orange County Register)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 5/23/1994; Evans, Martin C.; 755 words ; HANOI _ The aroma of freshly baked pastry perfumes the air outside the Bodega Cafe on Tran Tien Street, just down from Hanoi's old opera house. The Bodega Cafe is pretty popular ... the pastry's aroma faded in the breeze. But here in Hanoi, a city seemingly in the perpetual grip of a colonial ... have ... Read more
Hanoi marches toward the future. (Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 4/6/1994; Huckshorn, Kristin; 787 words ; HANOI, Vietnam _ A peasant woman squats on a sidewalk ... computer network. The Hoa Lo prison _ the infamous ``Hanoi Hilton'' where U.S. POWs were held _ is being demolished ... wearing hip clothes in rainbow shades. The color of Hanoi is changing, said Jerry Sternin, an American who ... go out and buy dull ... Read more
Distinctive, shabby Hanoi is rebuilding, with an eye to the past.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 5/7/1997; Huckshorn, Kristin; 787 words ; HANOI _ Scaffolding covers the century-old Opera House as hundreds ... bulldozers demolished brick walls that once enclosed the ``Hanoi Hilton,'' and two granite-and-glass high-rises have been ... unique in Asia. After 50 years of war, isolation and poverty, Hanoi wants to catch up with its neighbors. But while ... Read more
Hanoi Agrees to Meet Reagan Envoy on MIAs;Talks Would Seek an End to Impasse
The Washington Post; 7/5/1987; Keith B. Richburg; 787 words ; ... said today it has agreed to a meeting in Hanoi with retired general John W. Vessey Jr ... high-level talks between Washington and Hanoi be "open-ended," including possible discussion ... American negotiating team returned from Hanoi in late May without winning a Vietnamese ... Read more

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