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Kieu Ky gold laminating craft village in Gia Lam district, Hanoi, has a history of about 300 years.

As part of a new initiative, smart tourism will be applied at the centuries-old Bat Trang commune in Gia Lam district on the outskirts of Hanoi.

Hanoi is home to 1,350 craft villages, which is favourable condition for the capital city to develop tourism.

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has signed decisions recognising two districts of Quoc Oai and Gia Lam in the capital city of Hanoi as new-style rural areas.

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.

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.