Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Big cities like Hà Nội and HCM City have few parks and playgrounds because many plots earmarked for this purpose were being used for parking, business or other projects, reported Lao Động (Labour) newspaper. The situation has caused concerns for local people, especially parents in summer time, as children have so little space for outdoor activities. Playing spaces for children have been diminishing along with the increase in high-rise buildings. According to the newspaper’s report, in many residential areas in Hà Nội, playgrounds and parks were being encroached by car parking lots and mobile shops. A residential area on Linh Đàm Penisula in Hoàng Mai District, which has dozens of 40-story apartment buildings, is home to more than 30,000 people. But the collective open-air public space in the area is just a few thousands square metres. The residents here feel hemmed in, said the paper. In fact, there are a park and a flower garden nearby the buildings, but they were taken over and used by local businesses as parking lots, restaurants, cafes, and karaoke parlours. Opposite Linh Đàm Park is an area of 20,000sq.m which was allocated to the Housing and Urban Development… Read full this story
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