After 45 years of national reunification and three decades of the Doi Moi (renewal) process, under the leadership of the Party, southern provinces and cities’ economy have thrived dramatically.
Ba Luu canal, one of the most polluted canals in Ho Chi Minh City, was cleared of waste and an invasive growth of hyacinth by young volunteers during this year's Mua He Xanh (Green Summer) campaign.
The nine-year-long cleanup of the polluted Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe Canal
in HCM City is set to be completed in the next four months, with waste
water no longer flowing into it and its banks turning green.