The second component of Phase 1 of the Duong River surface water plant was inaugurated in Hanoi on September 5, capable of supplying 300,000 cubic metres of clean water for 3 million people in the capital.
A festival was held in the northern province of Bac Ninh on February 20 to commemorate the 4,810th death anniversary of Kinh Duong Vuong – known as the first king of the Vietnamese people.
Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung welcomed a delegation from the German city of Leipzig in Hanoi on December 3, who are in the capital city to learn about opportunities for cooperation, investment, and trade.
Traffic jam continue to be a big issue for Hanoi despite heavy investment in transport infrastructure in the city. The problem was the focus of a workshop held in Hanoi on October 24.
A factory treating surface water of the Duong River to supply for about one-third of Hanoi’s population was officially put into operation on October 13.
Hanoi led Vietnam in foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow in the first nine months of 2018 with more than 6.26 billion USD, a 5.4-fold rise from the same period last year, according to a local official.
The Đuống River Surface Water Plant, is speeding up the construction of all work items to inaugurate the plant in time for the anniversary of Hanoi's liberation day.
About three million people in Phu Dong and Trung Mau villages in Hanoi’s Gia Lam district will have access to the first drinkable tap water in Vietnam when a factory comes into operation on October 10.
The Ecopark urban area in the northern province of Hung Yen was honoured with “best urban area project” award at the Vietnam National Property Awards 2018 held on April 14.
Hanoi plans to build 14 bridges crossing the Red and Duong Rivers in the city from now to 2030, revealed Vu Duy Tuan, Deputy Director of the municipal Department of Planning and Investment.
Experts have proposed the construction of five to seven dams along the Hong River to raise the water level, thus serving agricultural production and water transport without affecting flood drainage.
Traditional rituals and a line-up of cultural activities are included in the Kinh Duong Vuong festival, which opened at the historical Kinh Duong Vuong-Lac Long Quan-Au Co temple in Bac Ninh province.
The Red-Thai Binh rivers system has many irrigation works and four big dams to regulate water resources, but drought, shortage of water and floods are still common occurrences.
Hanoi will create favourable conditions for UK enterprises to expand their investment in the capital city, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen The Thao.
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