Hanoinews

Nine people in various sectors are named with the title of exemplary citizens for their great contributions to the capital city. Nine Hanoians working in various areas have been honored as “Excellent Citizens of the Capital” for making extraordinary contributions to the development of the capital city. They were present at a ceremony to commend typical examples from the “Good people and Good deeds” movement, as well as exemplary citizens in 2021, which was held on the occasion of the 67th anniversary of the Liberation Day of the Capital (October 10, 1954 - October 10, 2021) by the city’s Party Committee, People's Committee and Vietnamese Fatherland Front. The hand-over ceremony of the “Excellent Citizens of the Capital” title awards. Photo: Kinh te & Do thi One of those excellent citizens is professor Truong Hoang Chuong , Director of the Institute for Research on Conservation and Promotion of National Culture under the Vietnam Union of Science and … [Read more...] about Hanoi honors nine outstanding citizens

The strong performance of public investments is required for Hanoi to realize the economic growth target of 4.5-5% for this year. Hanoi is determined to push the disbursement rate of public funds at over 95% by year-end, for which leaders in each agency or district are responsible for the performance of the public investment. Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Chu Ngoc Anh. Photo: The Hanoi Times Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Chu Ngoc Anh made the statement at the city’s meeting on solutions to accelerate public investment on October 12, given the city’s disbursed amount as of October 11 of  VND15.7 trillion (US$670 million) or 37.8% of the target set by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh. “The pressure is huge, and with only a few months to go before the year-end, every departments and district have to utilize the remaining period with the highest determination and efforts to realize the public investment targets,” Anh stressed. According to … [Read more...] about Hanoi targets disbursement rate of public funds over 95% by year-end: Mayor

Hanoi will continue to enforce regulations on food safety in production establishments to ensure people's health and safety. Amid the increasingly serious evolution of the Covid-19 pandemic, ensuring food safety has been the priority of Hanoi’s agricultural sector, as many violations have been detected and strictly handled by the authorities. According to a report from the Hanoi Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, a large number of infringements by organizations and individuals have been uncovered and handled for breaking rules on farming. Specifically, since early 2021, the Inspectorate of the municipal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has found 20 businesses infringing regulations of the 118 businesses inspected or 17%. In April 2021, the department's Inspectorate and Hanoi police detected a case of injecting impurities into shrimp in Yen So Ward, Hoang Mai District. The violator was imposed a fine of VND60 million (US$2,635). Moreover, the … [Read more...] about Hanoi tightens food safety inspection amid Covid-19 pandemic

From 7:00 am on October 14, many eateries in Hanoi opened to welcome people after months of social distancing. Hanoi has allowed on-site dining and drinking, starting at 6:00 am on October 14. Many Hanoians left home early for eating out and enjoying coffee after a long time observing the stay-at-home order. Over 4,000 infections have been recorded in the capital city since the fourth coronavirus wave hit Vietnam in late April. The infections have been rapidly dropping over the last ten days, with under ten new cases confirmed a day in quarantine centers. After spending nearly two months under strict social distancing rules from July 24 to September 21, Hanoi has begun to relaxing Covid-19 restrictions as the country moves towards the new normal, which is essentially safely adapting to the pandemic. In a document issued by Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Chu Ngoc Anh Wednesday, eateries and other food and beverage establishments (wine bars, pubs, and … [Read more...] about Hanoians on first day of on-site dining after social distancing

Hanoi said it targets to become a green, modern, and smart city to maintain the title of “City for Peace.” Expertise on the green economy is one of the issues that Hanoi expects to get from the European Union (EU) to fuel the city’s sustainable development, the news reported at a meeting today [Oct 14]. Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Dinh Tien Dung (2nd right) and Ambassador of the European Union to Vietnam Giorgio Aliberti (2nd left). Photos: Hanoimoi Hanoi hopes that the EU will share with Hanoi experience in circular economy, environmental protection, waste treatment, and manpower training, Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Dinh Tien Dung told Ambassador of the European Union to Vietnam Giorgio Aliberti. Dung said in the coming time, Hanoi targets to become a green, modern, and smart city, maintaining the title of “City for Peace.” He said the capital city has built different recovery scenarios with a focus on administrative reforms, … [Read more...] about Hanoi expects EU to share expertise on green economy

Hanoi sets the target to build a city without overhead wires by undergrounding electrical and telecommunications cables. Hanoi has made plans to lay electrical and telecommunications cables underground on 300 streets in 11 districts and towns by 2025, according to the municipal Department of Construction. Hanoi has trenched electrical and telecommunications cables on 187 out of 255 streets so far. In the final months of 2021, the Hanoi Department of Construction continues the work on other 58 streets. However, the department said that the undergrounding work may face obstacles due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In particular, Viettel Telecommunications Corporation (Viettel) trenched 29 of its 68 lines, Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) buried 50 of 58 lines while MobiFone Telecommunications Corporation and FPT Telecom Joint Stock Company undergrounded 12 of 13 lines and 38 of 60 lines, respectively. The landscape of streets has been improved after trenching … [Read more...] about Hanoi plans to bury electrical and telecommunications cables