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OUTLINE

Part 1: London

Part 2: Cardiff

Part 3: EdinburghPart 4: Belfast

Part 5: Hanoi

Part 6: Comparison: London & Hanoi


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London


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I. OverviewLondon:

The capital ofEngland

and TheUnitedKingdom

Location: Southeastof England

Population (July2007 est.):7,556,900

Climate: temperatemarine

London was notedforits dense fogs

and smogs


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I. Overview

Ethnic Group:

69 % Whites

31 % coloreds

13.3% South Asian10.6% Black

03.5% mixed race

01.5% Chinese

02.1% anotherethnic group


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I. Overview Religion:

Religion Percent

Christian 58.2%

No religion 15.8%

Re

ligion not stat

ed 8.7%

Muslim 8.5%

Hindu 4.1%

Jewish 2.1%

Sikh 1.5%

Buddhist 0.8%

Pagan 0.3%

Other 0.2%


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II. History

London area for more 5.000 years

Toponomy:

Theetymology of London

isuncertain

Londinium is an ancient name andcan be found in sources from the 2nd

century.


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II. History Roman invasion (43-410)


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II. History

Anglo-Saxon invasion (350-779)


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II. History Viking invasion (793 1066)


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II. History The unification of England in the 10th century

London >>the country's largest city and mostimportant trading centre, becameincreasinglyimportant as a political centre

In the 11th century >>business of national

government Disaster struck during the Black Death in the

mid-14th century, when London lost nearly athird ofits population >> London remainedrelatively untouched by thevarious civil wars

during th

eMiddl

eAges London was theworld's largest city from

about 1831 to 1925.

Starting in the mid-1960s, London became acentre for theworldwide youth culture.


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III. Economy

Generating 20%of theUKs GDP

The pre-eminentfinancial centres

of theworld 325,000 peoplewereemployed infinancial servicesin London until

mid-2007Over 480

overseas banks


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III. Economy

Tour ism is one ofLondons primeindustries

350,000 full-time

workers inLondon in 2003

The annualexpenditureisaround 15

billionOver 15 millioninternationalvisitors per year.


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IV. Culture Festival: Notting Hill Carnival:

Notting Hill CarnivalThe last weekend in

August.Takes placein

Notting Hill.

People dress up infabulous costumes

Steel bands playAfrican andCaribbean music.


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Notting Hill Carnival


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IV. CultureBuilding andlandmarkBuckinghamPalaceThis is the

Queens home.It was built in

1703.

Thereis a great

collection ofpaintings.


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Buckingham Palace


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Buckingham Palace


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IV. Culture

Building and

landmark

Big B

en th

ebigclock tower, is

the symbol of

London. It strikes

hours.


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Big Ben


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Big Ben


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IV. CultureBuilding and landmarkTrafalgar Square

There are always a lot ofpeople and pigeons onthe square.

Every winter thereis a bigChristmas treewhich is agift from Norway in themiddle of the square.

On New Years Eve

people gather around thetree.

In the middle of thesquare thereis AdmiralNelsons Column.


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Trafalgar Square


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Trafalgar Square


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IV. CultureBuilding and

landmark

Thames RiverThames flows

through London.

The River

Thames is 338 km

long.

It is 245 m wide

here.

Even big

seaships can visit

London.


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Thames River


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Thames River


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River Thames


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The capital of Wales

Cardiff


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I. Overview Cardiffis the capital, the

largest city and the mostpopulous county of Wales

Location: on the Southeastof Wales

Population: over 320,000inhabitants

Climate: is characterizedby mild weather

Religion:

- the largest religion isChristian

- Other religions:Buddhism, Hinduism,Judaism, Islam, andSikhism


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II. History

The origin of thename of Cardiffis the

Anglicised version of

the Welsh name

Caerdydd.

- Caer meaning fort

- Dydd or Diff

1905: was made acity

1955: was proclaimed

capital of Wales


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III. Economy

Transf er from a small

town into a big city

Cardiffis the main

engine of growth inthe Welsh economy

Industry has played a

major part in Cardiff's

development for

many centuriesCapital Tower, Cardiff


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III. Economy

Coal & exporting of coal

are typical industries

- 1862: Cardiff docks

export

ed tw

o tons of coal.- 1883: The docks

handled six million tons of

coal.

- 1886: Cardiff Coal

Exchangewas founded to

handle theenormous coal

trade.


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III. Economy

Otherindustries : steel, iron, weaving, paper,

mechanical products , etc.

Today, Cardiffis the principal finance andbusiness services centrein Wales


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IV. Culture

Cardiffis the "Land of Song" with its mysticcastles, soaring mountains, lush valleys andspectacular coastline.

a hive of cultural activity with music and drama

top of the

bill.

a city of festivals

- month long summer street festival

- "Music in the Bay" events

Cardiff has many cultural sites varying fromthe historical Cardiff Castle and out of townCastell Coch to the more modern WalesMillennium Centre and CardiffBay


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Cardiff Castle


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Castle Coch


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Wales Millennium Centre


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Cardiff Bay


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Millennium Stadium


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Llandaff Cathedral


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Cathay's park


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Cathay's park


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St. Fagan's national history Museum


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Edinburgh Scotlands Capital


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I. Overview

Location: the

southeast of Scotland

Population: 477,660

(2009) Climate: temperate,

marine

Scotlands

economic, legal,political & cultural

centre.


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Home to the Scottish Parliament

and Scottish Law Court


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II. History Around 900 BC: a

small settlement on a

dormant volcano

outcrop the stone fort-

Castle Rock. 7th century: King

Edwin of Northumbia

from the northeast

England.Castle Rock Din

Eidyn( Edwins Fort)

Edwinesburch

Edinburgh


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II. History

1

0th

century: Scottishretaken Edinburgh

11th century: KingMalcolm III (1058-1093)

Edinburgh became a

thriving urban center.

1329: Robert the Brucegranted Edinburgh a towncharter

1437: Edinburgh thecapital of Scotland


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III. Economy1. Banking and

financial services

Banking:

- A part of theEdinburgh economy

for over 300 years

- Bank of Scotland

(1695)


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III. Economy Financial services:- Str engths in insurance

and investment

- Insurance companies:

Scottish Windows,Standard Life

A large part of theEuropean insurance, amajor employer in

Scotland Edinburgh: the UKs

second financial centreafter London


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III. Economy

2. Tourism- An importanteconomic mainstay

- Supporting 30000jobs, contributing 1.6 billion toeconomy each year

The secondfavorite UK city fortourism after London


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IV. Culture

1. Festivals:

- The Edinburgh

Festival: best

knownA series of separate

events( in August)


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IV. Culture

1. Festivals:

- The longest

established festival:

The EdinburghInternational

Festival, first ran in

1947


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IV. Culture

The Edinburgh Fringe Festival: comedy festival


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IV. Culture2. Landscapes The OldTown and NewTown Districts


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The OldTown and NewTown Districts

- 18th

century: Thecrowded Old Towninhibited the

development of

Edinburgh built TheNew Town

- A UNESCO World

Heritage Sitein 1995


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IV. Culture

2. Landscapes: Edinburgh Castle


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IV. Culture

2. Landscapes: Edinburgh Castle- Located in TheOld

Town

- Originating in CastleRock

The most attractivedestination in

Edinburgh( visitors in 2009: >

1,128,000


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BELFAST- capital of Northern

Ireland


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I. Overview

Located in eastern coastal area of

Northern Ireland, near to two county:

Antrim and Down

Area:115 km

Population:267.500

Population density: 2.415 / km


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II. HISTORY

Belfast derives from Beal feirste in Irish

It means as mouth of the sandpit.

Belfasts history really starts in 1603

Industrialization began for Belfast in the18th century with the linen trade.


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1900 1930: Ship building, Harland and

Wolff.

1930 1960: the Blitz

1960 1980: West link, Troubles

1980 pr esent: Europa Hotel, Waterfront

Hall, theOdyssey Arena

Present: City Hall, Belfast Cathedral


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Titanic ship


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Titanic ship


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Odyssey Arena


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Troubles


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Westlink


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III. ECONOMY

In 20th century, industry contributed to its

growth, especially ship building and linen.

the nickname "Linenopolis

the largest producer of linen in theworld

theworlds largest shipyard


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Linen company


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Titanic Ship


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A period of sustained economic growth andlarge-scale redevelopment of city centre

New development include Victoria square,the cathedral quarter and the landmark

Waterfront Hall

Today, Belfast is Northern Irelandscommercial hub

=> Top five fastest growing regional economiesin United Kingdom


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Harland and Wolff


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Harland and Wolff


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IV. CULTURE

Culture of Belfast is a microcosm of the

culture of Northern Ireland

Belfast is split between Catholic and

Protestant

A variety of cultural activities including

classical and temporary music, drama,

literature..

The nation of cafe culture


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-Location: on the right

bank of the Red river

Delta

-Population: nearly 6.5

million people.

-Ethnic groups:Viet

Kinh , Hoa, Muon ,

OVERVIEW

Administrative divisions:


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Administrative divisions:

- 10 urban districts: Hoan Kiem, Ba Dinh,

Dong Da, Hai Ba Trung, Tay Ho, Thanh Xuan,Cau Giay, Long Bien, Hoang Mai, Ha Dong

- 1 county town: Son Tay

- 18 rural districts: Dong Anh, Soc Son, ThanhTri, Tu Liem, Gia Lam (Hanoi); Ba Vi,Chuong My, Dan Phuong, Hoai Duc, My Duc,

Phu Xuyen, Phuc Tho, Quoc Oai, Thach That,Thanh Oai. Thuong Tin, Ung Hoa (former HaTay province) and Me Linh (a former districtof Vinh Phuc province).


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NAMESOfficial Names Unofficial Names

-Long ,-Tng Bnh,-i La,- Thng Long,-ng ,-ng Quan,- ng Kinh,-Bc Thnh,- H Ni

-Trng An (or Trng An),

-Phng Thnh (or PhngThnh),

-Long Bin,- Long Thnh,

-H Thnh,

-K Ch,-Hong Diu,

-Thng Kinh

-Kinh K


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II. HISTORY

The name Hanoi was changed in 1831 by

Emperor Tu Duc

Meaning: the bend of the river or RiverInterior

Hanoi was proclaimed the capital of Vietnam

after the August Revolution of 1945

III. EDUCATION


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the largest centre ofeducation in Vietnam

About 62% of thescientists in the wholecountry are living andworking in Hanoi

Have contributed a lot inthe development ofVietnam with many wellequipped Universities:

Polytechnic UniversityHanoi

N ti l E i


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National Economic

University HanoiNational University Hanoi

IV. ECONOMY


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Hanoi has the highest Human DevelopmentI

ndex among the cities in Vietnam Industry :develop with eight industrial parksand five new large-scale industrial parks and16 small- and medium-sized industrial clusters

are building Trade :

+is another strong sector of the city

+ engaged 2,000 businesses in foreign trade+ have established ties with 161 countriesand territories

V. POLICY


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Center of policy with many Government offices &

Committees:-Office of the Government

-National Committee for the Advancement of

Women-Committee for Ethnic Minorities Affairs

Many important conferences of Asia are hold:

-Asian conference on advanced-Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

VI. CULTURE


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ANCIENT ARCHITECTURE

was built in 1049 byLy Thai Tong

Was built of wood ona single stone pillar

1.25 diameter. Has tile roof withelegant curves

Shows the

harmonious ofarchitecture with asystem of wood

beams

One-pillar Pagoda


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ANCIENTARCHITECTURE

The Temple of Literature Turtle Tower


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Pen Tower Hanoi Flag Tower


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Hanoi Opera House

- A great constructionbuilt by the FrenchSocialist Governmentduring the early yearsof the 20th century.

- The Constructionbegan in 1901 and

completed in 1911.


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Inside the opera house are a large stage, a main audience

room, and many small rooms for audience on the central floor.The middle staircase leads to a large Hall on the second floor

sub-staircase and corridors are located in both sides.

I Th l f H i t Vi t


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I. The role of Hanoi to Vietnam

The capital of the Socialist Republic of

Vietnam

The political center, where the offices of

Vietnam leader are located such as: party

Central Committee, Government,

Ministries


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Theimportant economic

center

Theinternational

transaction center of the

whole country

An attractiveinvestment

environment with thepotentials and convenient

conditions

I Th l f H i t Vi t


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Hanoiis gathered with theintellectual

human resources accounted for 62

% of thewhole country science

Many talented professors, masters are

living and working in Hanoi.


I Th l f H i t Vi t


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Hanoi citizens standards of culture andworking skills are rather high.

They are able the modern technology and

management in very short time.


I Th l f H i t Vi t


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big market potential

The heart of the country

The faith and hope of Vietnamese

people

The Hanoi market influences to other

northern provinces all country, south of

China, Laos Hanoi convergences thousand years of

civilization


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II. The role of London to British

The capital of Englandand theUnited Kingdom

The largest metropolitan

area in theUnitedKingdom

The largest urban zone

in the European Unionby most measures

II Th l f L d t B iti h


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theworld's largest financial center alongsideNew York

has the largest city GDP in Britain

hom

eto th

eheadquart

ers of mor

ethan 100 ofEurope's 500 largest companies


II Th l f L d t B it i


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has a diverse range

of peoples, cultures

and re

ligions

Mor e than 300

languages are

spoken within its

boundaries

II. The role of London to Britain

Palace of Westminster

II Th l f L d t B iti h


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- Center of

culture, economy

and policy- The central of

British glory

imperial.

City hall London


II The role of London to British


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a leading global city

all contributing to its

prominence


London eye

III. Comparison


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Similarities:

- Centers of policy of thewhole country

+ Hanoi and London are home for theheadquarters of all government departments

+ Many gove

rnment d

epartm

ents ar

elocat

edclose

- Center of culture

+ Theaters, museums, historic buildings haveopened to public

+ center of festivals

Similarities:


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- Centers ofeconomy

+ high technology industries have developed

+ leading centers of banking, insurance and otherfinancial services

+ big potential market

- Having good conditions for developingeducation, tourismetc

+ high tech devices

+ advanced school system

Differences


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Hanoi London

- Gove

rnmentin Hano

i

is the only and major

one of Vietnam

- Hanoiis theverycapital of Vietnam

-Gove

rnmentinLondon is one of

devolved governments

of theUK.

- London is not thecapital of England as

England does not have

its own government.

(Collins EnglishDictionary)

Differences


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Hanoi London

- almost governmentoffices are located in

Hanoi

+ the offices of

Vietnam leader locatedsuch as: party Central

Committee,

Government,

Ministries+ almost conferences

are celebrated

- Not only in London ofEngland but also in

Wales, Scotland or

Northern Island

+Government inScotland

+Government in

Wales

+Government in

Northern Ireland

Differences


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Hanoi London

- has some ofreligions, almost

Buddhism

- not so manylanguages are spoken

- convergences

thousand years of

civilization

-has a diverse range ofpeoples, cultures and

religions

- More than 300languages are spoken

within its boundaries

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