VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese authorities have nominated Ha Long City, home to UNESCO-recognized Ha Long Bay to receive the “environmentally sustainable city” prize to be delivered on October 8 by ASEAN.

Ha Long Bay.

According to the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Wednesday, the prize will be granted within the framework of ASEAN Ministerial and Southeast Asian Nations meeting on the environment, to take place over October 5 – 10.

Aimed at respecting and broadcasting images of environment friendly cities in Southeast Asia, the prize is expected to help increase people’s and leaders’ awareness of protecting the environment and sustainably developing the economy.

The awarding ceremony will be telecasted live on VTV1 channel.

Ha Long Bay in the northern Quang Ninh province was recognized by UNESCO as a world natural heritage in 1994.

(Source: SGGP/Tuoi Tre)