President, Party chief Trọng meets with Hà Nội's voters

President and Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng met with voters of Hà Nội’s inner district on Wednesday ahead of the upcoming National Assembly meeting slated for late October.

Project to recover historic Tô Lịch River

A company has proposed building a history and culture complex near part of the Tô Lịch River by 2026.

Hà Nội employs new technology to clean up Tô Lịch River A sewer system under the Tô Lịch River is being built using unprecedented technology designed by a Japanese company in a bid to clean up the notoriously polluted river.

Hà Nội leader urges completion of wastewater project Chairman of Hà Nội People’s Committee Nguyễn Đức Chung has said he will no longer tolerate any delays to the construction of a wastewater treatment facility that is expected to address long-standing water pollution in the increasingly crowded city.

Hà Nội to build ten pedestrian bridges

Hà Nội plans to build ten more pedestrian bridges in crowded streets in the inner city in an attempt to reduce traffic congestion and ensure safety.

JEBO ready to fund cleanse of polluted Tô Lịch River

The Japan Environment and Business Organisation (JEBO), which was behind a pilot project to clean up the river and lake this summer, said it was prepared to pay in full for the treatment technologies and would rent them to Hà Nội authorities once they were proved to be successful.

Environmental pollution and urban traffic under discussion The 15th Hà Nội’s People’s Council kicked off its 11th session yesterday, during which the impacts of environmental pollution and urban traffic on local people and measures needed to solve the issues were top of the agenda.

Pool be treated with Japanese nano-bioreactor technology The People’s Committee of Hà Nội has assigned the city’s Construction Department to treat a  pool of standing water with nano-bioreactor technology.

Environment ministry to consider applying Japanese water tech widely

The noxious odour and level of mud in the Tô Lịch River and West Lake in Hà Nội have decreased dramatically since nano-bioreactor technology has been applied, according to a representative of the Japan Environment and Trade Promotion Organisation (JETRO).

High-rise apartments trigger Hà Nội traffic hotspots

Eight more traffic hotspots have cropped up in Hà Nội despite the city’s efforts to improve infrastructure.