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Healthcare, culture and education are potential fields for cooperation between Hanoi and Leipzig. Leipzig, the most populous city in the German state of Saxony, wants to open a representative office in Hanoi to strengthen bilateral cooperation and exchanges. Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Le Hong Son and Leipzig's Vice Mayor Torsten Bonew. Photo: The Hanoi Times The city’s Vice Mayor Torsten Bonew expressed his wish during a meeting with the Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee, Le Hong Son, today [December 1]. During the meeting, Son pointed out that the Covid-19 pandemic in the past two years has severely impacted cooperation between cities around the world, as well as the development of the tourism sector. According to Son, all socio-economic activities in Hanoi have now returned to normal as the pandemic is put under control. “The city’s focus is now to push for economic recovery and development,” Son added. During … [Read more...] about Leipzig to set up representative office in Hanoi

The authorities of Hanoi define the construction of satellite cities and economic zones as key to the city's sustainable urban development. Hanoi will build more economic zones and satellite cities to become the growth engine of the northern region, Vice Chairman Duong Duc Tuan said on November 30. The birdview of Ngoc Khanh Ward in Hanoi's Ba Dinh District. Photo: Le Viet/The Hanoi Times The city will improve infrastructures for socio-economic development and execute key transport projects that connect Hanoi with other provinces and regions, Tuan told a national conference on urban planning. Among the key projects, Hanoi will give priority to the construction of Ring Road 4, he said. The 112.8-kilometer road running through Hanoi and the Hung Yen and Bac Ninh provinces will link the Hanoi-Lao Cai expressway with the Noi Bai – Ha Long expressway. To facilitate the implementation of projects, Hanoi will propose amending laws on the capital's development, … [Read more...] about Hanoi eyes more economic zones and satellite cities