The Hanoitimes - Responding to the Earth Hour 2017 Campaign in Vietnam, the Electricity Corporation of Hanoi (EVN HANOI) will organise a ceremony to launch the campaign on March 21 in the capital city to raise public awareness of climate change adaptation and energy saving. Hanoi to hold many meaningful activities in response to Earth Hour 2017Responding to the Earth Hour 2017 Campaign in Vietnam with the theme “Light off to turn on the future”, the Electricity Corporation of Hanoi (EVN HANOI) will organise a ceremony to launch the campaign on March 21 in the capital city to raise public awareness of climate change adaptation and energy saving.The ceremony was attended by the ambassadors of the Earth Hour 2017 Campaign in Vietnam, leaders of Vietnam Electricity Group, EVN HANOI and 300 employees of EVN HANOI.According to EVN HANOI, local residents will be encouraged to turn off unnecessary electric devices from 20:00 - 21:30 p.m on March 25, and a switch-off ceremony … [Read more...] about Hanoi to hold meaningful activities in response to Earth Hour 2017 – Hanoinews
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Hanoi to crease effort to ensure traffic safety – Hanoinews
The Hanoitimes - Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has recently presided over a tele-conference to review traffic safety and order in the first quarter of this year and roll out tasks for the second quarter of 2017. Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung and Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen The Hung attended at the Hanoi point. According to a report by the National Traffic Safety, in January – February period, the country has seen 3,465 traffic accidents killing 1,570 people and injuring 2,660 others. Those figures respectively declined by 153, 20 and 707 from 2016.Regarding traffic congestion, in the first two months of 2017, ministries, sectors and localities have concentrated on implementing many solutions to reduce traffic jams on major transport axes, in urban areas, especially in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Addressing the conference, Vice Chairman of the Viet Nam National Safety Traffic Committee Khuat Viet Hung said … [Read more...] about Hanoi to crease effort to ensure traffic safety – Hanoinews
Immediately implement Council Resolution in a practical and effective direction – Hanoinews
The Hanoitimes - Addressing the closing session, Chairwoman of the People’s Council Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc said that after 3 days of hard working, the 2nd Session of the 15th Municipal People’s Council has been sussessfully completed. After 3 days of hard working, the 2nd Session of the 15th Municipal People’s Council has been sussessfully completed The 15th Municipal People’s Council yesterday focused on business support policies in association with administration reform. Hanoi will focus on urban planning, construction and management, and new rural building, along with resources management and environmental protection in the next five years.At the mean time, the Capital will push forwards the knowledge-based economy and growth model reform in tandem with economic restructuring. The plan also targets the fundamental and comprehensive educational reform, along with scientific, technological, cultural and social development. Other tasks span social welfare, … [Read more...] about Immediately implement Council Resolution in a practical and effective direction – Hanoinews
The 16th Congress of the Hanoi Party Organisation expected with changes – Hanoinews
The Hanoitimes - The 16th Hanoi Party Organisation Congress taking place from 31/10 - 3/11, are expected to seriously specify the limitations, weaknesses, objective and subjective reasons in order to find out the orientation and measures to promote innovation in the coming time by millions of people in the capital and throughout the country. The theme of this Congress is: "Enhancing the leadership and fightingcapacity of the Party; promoting the traditional heroic culture, strength of national unity; mobilizing all resources, promote comprehensive, synchronized the renewal, the national industrialization and modernization; building capital increasingly prosperous, civilized and modern". 16th Hanoi Party Organisation Congress, 2015-2020 tenure, was officially organised at the Vietnam-Soviet Friendship Cultural Palace on the morrning of November 1.Attending the congress were Member of the Politburo and Secretary of Hanoi Party Organisation Pham Quang Nghi; Member of the municipal Party … [Read more...] about The 16th Congress of the Hanoi Party Organisation expected with changes – Hanoinews
Hanoi launches the “Year of Traffic Safety 2016” programme – Hanoinews
Attending the ceremony were Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc; Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang and Chairman of Hanoi People's Committee Nguyen Duc Chung. In 2016, Hanoi aims to curb and decrease from 5-10% of traffic accidents on all 3 criteria: quantity, number of deaths and injuries. The city implements the 2016 Traffic Safety Year with the theme "Building traffic culture associated with improving accountability and tightening discipline of duty performancers" with the goal "Set human life above all else". In 2016, the city will focus on implementing the key measures, including: Perform persistently, frequently and continuously the propagation and education of laws on traffic safety and urban order; Invest and develop infrastructures for urban transport; Improve the quality of infrastructure management and exploitation; Tighten the transport business management; andn Strengthen the inspection and handling of violations of order and traffic safety. Addressing the event, … [Read more...] about Hanoi launches the “Year of Traffic Safety 2016” programme – Hanoinews