East Asian environment ministers visit Halong City
14/10/08 (GMT+7)
Environment ministers from Singapore, Myanmar, Brunei, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, and China visited Halong city, in the northern province of Quang Ninh, home to the UNESCO world heritage site of Halong Bay Vietnam, on Oct. 10.
The ministers, who have been in Vietnam from Oct. 6-10 for the first East Asian Environmental Ministers’ Meeting, met Quang Ninh’s provincial leaders and shared with them their experiences, solutions and achievements in promoting sustainable environment.
The ministers also participated in the online voting for Halong Bay as one of seven natural wonders of the world in a competition launched by NewOpenWorld.
Halong City is among 10 ASEAN cities to be presented with an “ASEAN environmentally sustainable city” award in 2008 at the first East Asian Environmental Ministers’ Meeting.
The award was in recognition of Halong City’s endeavours in protecting the environment in the course of its economic development, particularly in its protection of Halong Bay.
(Source: VNA, URL:http://english.vietnamnet.vn/tech/2008/10/808043/)
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