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Haiphong or Hai Phong (Vietnamese: Hải Phòng) is the third-largest city in Vietnam and is the principal port city of the Red River Delta. [6] The municipality has an area of 1,526.52 km 2 (589.39 sq mi), [ 1 ] consisting of 8 urban districts , 6 rural districts and 1 municipal city (sub-city).
The Vietnamese government often groups the various provinces and municipalities into three regions: Northern Vietnam, Central Vietnam, and Southern Vietnam.These regions can be further subdivided into eight subregions: Northeast Vietnam, Northwest Vietnam, the Red River Delta, the North Central Coast, the South Central Coast, the Central Highlands, Southeast Vietnam, and the Mekong River Delta.
Trương Văn Cam, known by the sobriquet Năm Cam (April 22, 1947 – June 3, 2004) was a notorious Vietnamese mobster who is often called the "Godfather" of Vietnam. Known for building and running a criminal enterprise revolving around gambling dens, hotels, racketeering, extortion, loan sharking and restaurants that fronted for brothels, during his heyday, Năm Cam was considered one of the ...
Ngô Quyền is an urban district (quận) of Hai Phong, the third largest city of Vietnam.It is named after King Ngô Quyền who defeated the Chinese at the famous Battle of Bạch Đằng River north of modern Haiphong and ended 1,000 years of Chinese domination dating back to 111 BC under the Han dynasty.
Ninh Binh–Haiphong Expressway (Vietnamese: Đường cao tốc Ninh Bình–Hải Phòng, labelled CT.08) is a partially completed expressway in Vietnam, running for 109 km connecting Ninh Binh to Haiphong.
The start of the Cấm River is the confluence of the Kinh Môn River and a smaller stream, the Hàn, in Hải Dương Province.From there it flows southeasterly, turning more easterly at Hai Phong before entering the Gulf of Tonkin as a wide estuary 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) farther downstream.
The Haiphong–Ha Long–Van Don–Mong Cai Expressway (Vietnamese: Đường cao tốc Hải Phòng – Hạ Long – Vân Đồn – Móng Cái) is an expressway in Vietnam, connecting Hanoi with the east border town of Mong Cai, towards Dongxing in China.
The Viet Minh evacuated the city on the 23 November under bombardment. Under French rule the Opera House had primarily been for the colonial population. With the departure of the French population the Opera House turned more to local genres including classical Sino-Vietnamese hát tuồng opera, classical Vietnamese hát chèo drama, and the ...