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National Route 1 (Vietnamese: Quốc lộ 1 (or abbrv.QL.1) or Đường 1), also known as National Route 1A, is the trans-Vietnam highway.The route begins at km 0 at Hữu Nghị Quan Border Gate near the China-Vietnam border, [1] runs the length of the country connecting major cities including Hanoi, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City, and ends at km 2301.34 [citation needed] at Năm Căn township ...
Transport in Vietnam; ← QL 13: → QL 14A: National Route 14 (Vietnamese: ...
As of 2024, the entire Vietnam expressway system has been opened to traffic with 2,021 kilometres (1,256 mi) and is investing in building about 1,542 kilometres (958 mi). It is expected that by the end of 2025 there will be about 3,000 kilometres (1,900 mi) of expressway and by 2030 it will reach 5,000 kilometres (3,100 mi).
Originally, many thước of varying lengths were in use in Vietnam, each used for different purposes. According to Hoàng Phê (1988), [1] the traditional system of units had at least two thước of different lengths before 1890, [2] the thước ta (lit. "our ruler") or thước mộc ("wooden ruler"), equal to 0.425 metres (1 ft 4.7 in), and the thước đo vải ("ruler for measuring ...
Road signs in Vietnam follow Chinese and French road signs. Some signs are written in both Vietnamese and English. The signs are prescribed by the Vietnam Ministry of Transport with the 2019 standardization being the up-to-date regulations. Vietnam acceded to the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals on August 20, 2014. [1]
The Paracel Islands and the Spratly Islands were recognized as part of Vietnam in 1954. [citation needed] The Geneva Accords of 1954, [8] which ended the First Indochina War, gave South Vietnam control of the Vietnamese territories south of the 17th Parallel, which included the islands in the Paracels and Spratlys, at least according to Vietnam interpretations.
Cần Giờ is a coastal suburban district of Ho Chi Minh City, in the Southeast region of Vietnam. The district is located 50 km from downtown Ho Chi Minh City. As of 2019, the district had an area of 704,45 km² and population of 71,526. [1] [2] Cần Giờ is home to Cần Giờ Mangrove Forest, a biosphere reserve listed by UNESCO.
The Vĩnh Tế Canal (Vietnamese: Kênh Vĩnh Tế / 涇永濟, [1] Khmer: ព្រែកជីក or ព្រែកយួន) is an 87-kilometre-long (54 mi) canal in southern Vietnam, designed to give the territory of Châu Đốc a direct access to the Hà Tiên sea gate, Gulf of Siam. [2] [3]