Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam has directed relevant agencies to join in compiling a multi-national dossier of the traditional Tug of war to seek the UNESCO`s recognition as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of humanity by 2015.
It's a drastic move to reduce congestion, improve air quality, and make strolling through the French-designed town more inviting.
Many sections of the dike system, which consists largely of earthen embankments, have deteriorated due to rain, flooding, and storms.
To streamline residence management and reduce land paperwork, Hanoi is speeding up the digitization of land use rights and assets and cleaning up the city's land data.
Taking the water from the Red River and the West Lake to clean To Lich River is just one piece of the puzzle. Drastic actions are needed to keep the environment clean and green.
Innovation in garbage collection vehicles is an important step in ensuring environmental sanitation, contributing to building a civilized, clean and beautiful urban area in a sustainable direction.