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Every storm turns Hanoi into a lake. Where did all the drainage money go?

Every storm turns Hanoi into a lake. Where did all the drainage money go?

On Sept. 30, it took me six hours to cover 10 km through Hanoi's flooded streets, a night that revealed how unprepared the capital is for every heavy rain.
Hanoi to shut down makeshift markets, backyard slaughterhouses in 2025 for citywide cleanup

Hanoi to shut down makeshift markets, backyard slaughterhouses in 2025 for citywide cleanup

Hanoi's answer to gridlock and smog? Two days of remote work

Hanoi's answer to gridlock and smog? Two days of remote work

Hanoi faces uphill battle in phasing out gasoline motorbikes by 2026

Hanoi faces uphill battle in phasing out gasoline motorbikes by 2026

Hanoi's plans to eliminate gasoline motorbikes face some major hurdles like the sheer number of vehicles, limited public transport and lack of parking lots and charging stations.
July 16, 2025 | 12:10 am PT
Experts want Hanoi to support switch away from gasoline motorcycles before 2026 ban

Experts want Hanoi to support switch away from gasoline motorcycles before 2026 ban

Experts are calling on Hanoi to expand the city's public transport so that people switching to alternative transportation when gasoline motorcycles are banned next year are not hamstrung.
July 14, 2025 | 03:00 pm PT
Hanoi tears down iconic Shark Jaw mall

Hanoi tears down iconic Shark Jaw mall

Under bright floodlights and the rumble of heavy machinery, Hanoi late Thursday launched the long-awaited demolition of its iconic Shark Jaw building, a concrete landmark looming over Hoan Kiem Lake for more than 30 years.
June 19, 2025 | 05:11 pm PT
Hanoi plans 13,000 sq.m theater next to West Lake

Hanoi plans 13,000 sq.m theater next to West Lake

The Hanoi People’s Committee has approved a new urban planning scheme with the highlight being a theater next to the West Lake.
November 28, 2024 | 05:17 am PT
Hanoi district wants to double maximum height of 50-year-old apartment complex

Hanoi district wants to double maximum height of 50-year-old apartment complex

Hanoi's Dong Da District has proposed to increase the number of floors on an apartment complex built in the early 1970s, from a maximum of 24 to 48 floors.
January 16, 2024 | 04:57 pm PT
Hanoi and its urban planning problems

Hanoi and its urban planning problems

A few days ago, I went to the market looking for flowers to put on my family's altar, but there was nothing left as people had bought them to pay tribute to victims of an apartment fire.
September 25, 2023 | 04:25 pm PT
Hanoi sidewalk cleanup campaign comes undone

Hanoi sidewalk cleanup campaign comes undone

Pedestrians still have no space to walk on many streets of Hanoi five months after the city launched another campaign to save sidewalks from encroachment.
August 8, 2023 | 06:00 am PT
Vietnam to complete new government headquarters by 2035

Vietnam to complete new government headquarters by 2035

The construction of new headquarters for several ministries and governmental entities will be completed by 2035, according to an official announcement.
May 7, 2023 | 04:00 pm PT
 
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