Haiphong

Haiphong was the home of Lê Chân, one of the female generals under the command of the Trưng Sisters who rose against Chinese domination in 40 AD and ruled until their defeat in 43 AD. Lê Chân was known to have established the Hải tần Phòng thủ ("Defenced Sea-coast") during the war against general Ma Yuan of the Han dynasty. By the 19th century, at the end of Tự Đức's reign, the Hang Kenh Communal House in what is later the city's Le Chan District was made the administrative seat of An Dương District. Following the defeat of Japan in World War II, Vietnamese nationalists agitated for independence against French return. French forces landed in Haiphong and encountered resistance which resulted in the deaths of three French soldiers. In retaliation, the French ships, among them the cruiser Suffren, shelled the city, setting it ablaze and precipitating the First Indochina War. …

Haiphong is a coastal city located at the mouth of the Cấm River, in Vietnam's north-eastern coastal area. The Bính Bridge crosses the Cam and connects the city with Thủy Nguyên municipal city. It has a total natural area of 3,194.72 square kilometres or 319,472 hectares. It borders Quảng Ninh Province to the north, Bắc Ninh Province to the northwest, Hưng Yên Province to the southwest, and the Gulf of Tonkin to the east. Bach Long Vi island, Cat Ba Island and the Long Châu islands, located in the Gulf, are also administered as part of the city. Tidal flat ecosystems occur adjacent to the city, some have been reclaimed for agriculture or development purposes. Haiphong features a humid subtropical climate (Koppen: Cwa) with hot, humid summers and warm, dry winters. …

Haiphong is an economic center of the North in particular and Vietnam in general both. Under French domination, Haiphong was level 1 city, equal to Saigon and Hanoi. The last years of the 19th century, the French had proposed to build Haiphong into the economic capital of Indochina. In 2009, Haiphong state budget revenue reached 34,000 billion Vnd. In 2011, budget revenues in the city reached 47,725 billion, increase 19% compared to 2010. In 2015, total revenues of the city reached 56 288 billion. Government plans that to 2020, Haiphong's revenues will be over 80,000 billion and the domestic revenue reach 20.000 billion. In the ranking of the Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI) 2013 of Vietnam, Haiphong city ranked at No. 15/63 provinces. Haiphong has relationship of trading goods with more than 40 countries and territories around the world. …