The Centre for Environment and Community Research (CECR) made debut a website on Hanoi lakes at www.cecr.vn on June 30.

With six main parts featuring ecological environment protection, and climate change, lakes in Hanoi, book on Hanoi’s lake, lake protection community, gallery and CECR, the website will serve as a reference for environmental specialists, managers, businesses and community to talk ways to protect Hanoi’s lakes.

Additionally, the website also presents the current environmental situation of 120 lakes, ponds and swamps in the districts of Ba Dinh, Hoan Kiem, Dong Da, Hai Ba Trung, Cau Giay and Tay Ho along with 23 specific proposals for the current lake management.

CECR also introduced a location map of lakes in six inner districts, as part of the city map.

The same day, the Vietnam Centre for Protection of Music Copyrights (VCPMC) and the Blue Sea Media company made public the website http://www.musicmusic.vn .

Musician Pho Duc Phuong, Director of VCPMC said that the presence of this website is part of efforts made by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Vietnam Association of Musicians, aiming to encourage the use of copyrighted musical products in the country .

In addition to a wide range of famous old-time and contemporary songs, music lovers can find out more information on composers and songs they wish to know or directly exchange with composers through the website.

As scheduled, 2,000 first songs, which meet criteria in music, lyrics and performing styles, will be posted on the website this month./.