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From wonder to future | Vietnam Today
From wonder to future | Vietnam Today
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Now, around the world, cities are
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growing at faster than ever before. By
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2050, nearly 70% of the world's
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population will live in urban areas. As
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island lines rise and populations
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expand, the challenge is no longer
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simply about building bigger cities. It
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is about creating places that are
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smarter, more resilient, and better
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prepared for the future.
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>> Right, but perhaps the biggest question
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lies elsewhere when it might be how do
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we build cities where people and nature
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can thrive together? Now, for centuries,
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the world has celebrated wonders shaped
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by nature [music]
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and history. And today, a new generation
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of wonders is beginning to emerge, not
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inherited from the past, but designed
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for the future. And as a new global
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initiative [music] looks for cities that
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could define the 21st century, Vietnam
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is seeking to contribute its [music] own
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vision of what a future city could be.
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>> Now, 15 years ago, Ha Long Bay became
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one of the new Seven Wonders of Nature,
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chosen by millions of people around the
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world. The recognition was about more
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than a spectacular landscapes. It
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reflected a shared belief that some
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places are worth protecting for
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generations to come.
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>> Amazon rainforest,
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Iguazu Falls,
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Jeju Island,
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Komodo National Park,
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Table Mountain,
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Puerto Princesa Underground River,
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and Vietnam's Ha Long Bay.
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These final seven brought together some
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of the world's most celebrated national
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landmarks, representing diverse [music]
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landscapes and ecosystems across
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different continents. The recognition
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gave Ha Long Bay unprecedented
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international exposure, boosting tourism
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and strengthening Vietnam's global
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profile.
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>> We surpassed over 440 heritages from 200
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countries and territories worldwide to
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be named one of the new seven wonders of
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nature. Over the past decade, alongside
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this title, we have also earned
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accolades such as a world heritage site
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and one of the world's most beautiful
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bays. These titles have played a crucial
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role in positioning Ha Long Bay as a top
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global destination.
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>> Beyond celebrating iconic destinations,
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New Seven Wonders encourages sustainable
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management to preserve them for future
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generations.
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Its newest initiative, Seven Wonders of
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Future Cities, shifts the focus from
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natural and historical wonders to urban
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models that promote sustainability,
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innovation, and quality of life.
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>> When we talk about urban development,
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people will think about reducing the
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green spaces, replacing with concrete or
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high buildings.
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But we believe that the life of the
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people can actually live in harmony.
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Whenever we started projects, we will
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study very carefully about the
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hydrology, the geology, as well as the
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native vegetations of the land.
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Sometimes we do reshape the environment,
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but only for improvement or for a better
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purpose.
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>> Among the initiatives' official
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candidates is Vinh Hung's Green Paradise
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in Can Tho.
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The project aligns with the city's
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long-term strategy to transform Can Tho
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into a coastal eco-urban area and a hub
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for the marine economy. According to the
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master plan, by 2040, the area is
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expected to accommodate the population
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of around 600,000.
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While promoting economic growth in
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tandem with preservation of mangrove
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ecosystems and coastal environments.
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>> This is a great opportunity for us to
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promote Can Tho's future development to
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international friends. What matters most
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here is not the title itself, but how we
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can engage in global forums to share
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experiences and gain fresh perspectives
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on modern urban development.
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>> Global voting for Seven Wonders of
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Future Cities is expected to begin on
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October the 31st, 2026, with the final
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seven cities to be announced a year
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later.
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For Vietnam, it is an opportunity to
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connect a globally recognized natural
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heritage with new ideas for sustainable
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urban development, reflecting New Seven
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Wonders' enduring mission to celebrate
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places that inspire generations.
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>> 15 years after Ha Long Bay was
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recognized as one of the New Seven
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Wonders of Nature, the organization
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behind that global campaign is turning
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its attention to a new challenge,
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identifying the future cities that could
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shape the way we live in the decades
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ahead.
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>> And to learn more about that vision,
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we're delighted to welcome Mr. Jean-Paul
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de la Fuente, a director of the New
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Seven Wonders. So, Jean-Paul, it's a
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pleasure to have you with us in the
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studio today.
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>> Well, and it's very nice to be here,
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particularly to be part of Vietnam
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today.
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>> Just to start, we know that New Seven
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Wonders have been celebrating natural
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and cultural wonders for more than
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nearly two decades now. So, why did New
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Seven Wonders decide to launch the
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Future Cities initiative now?
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>> Well, I think what's interesting about
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our previous campaigns is that we were
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honoring and recognizing the
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achievements of mankind, I guess, with
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the cultural wonders, and also
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achievements of nature itself. So, now
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we wanted to look at what could be the
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future aspirations of humanity. And I
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think where we live and how we live, I
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think are are fundamental parts of that,
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and really that was the focus for this
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idea of the Seven Wonders of Future
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Cities.
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>> Yeah, that's wonderful.
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>> Yeah, and also speaking of the future
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cities, what qualities do you think
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matters the most?
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>> We look at three criteria, Dylan. One is
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the ability uh the city to be
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human-centric, which is not just words.
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It means that it takes into
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consideration what's important for human
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beings living there.
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The other, of course, is uh the concept
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of sustainability and environment, but
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not just as words, also about growing
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cities, how they grow. They grow with
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nature. And of course, because we are in
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the times we are, they have to be smart
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cities. So, they have to have elements
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of smart technology uh that can can
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impact all of those other qualities. And
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those are the criteria that we consider
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for a city to qualify to be a
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participant in the Seven Wonders of
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Future Cities.
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>> Right. When when we think about
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initiative historically, Vietnam has
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always been a country that is very
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proactive with their initiatives
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regarding uh protection of the
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environment, cultural heritage. And so,
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uh Vietnam now being one of the first uh
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countries to participate in the Future
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Cities initiatives, what does it mean
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for the country to be part of of of all
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of this?
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>> Well, I I I think your viewers will know
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this because they are, you know, fans
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and supporters and interested in in in
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Vietnam. But the world needs to know
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that Vietnam is going through a step
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change, a positive step change,
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transformative step change in terms of
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how it perceives itself as a nation at
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home and in the world. And I think both
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the public sector, of course, the
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government, the leadership, and the
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private sector working together are
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showing how this works. And I think one
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of the best examples of this are the
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policies that have been put in place for
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uh reducing the carbon impact of
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mobility in the major cities. We know
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that here in Hanoi, it's a it's a it's a
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classic example of that and really
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setting a a model for other cities,
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certainly across ASEAN, Asia, and
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hopefully the rest of the world to
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follow. So, we see that as all part of
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the same story. That's why we see we're
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not surprised to see that Seven Wonders
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of Future Cities was something that
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Vietnam wanted to participate on from
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the beginning.
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>> Well, thank you so much for all the
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insights, uh John Paul, and thank you so
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much for joining us here today talking
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about the initiatives. And I hope uh you
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know, to our audiences, this has been an
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enlightening conversation. So, now, Ha
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Long Bay uh really has showed that uh
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the world what nature had created in
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Vietnam in the future cities initiative
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asks a different question. What can
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Vietnam help for the future from
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protecting a natural wonder to shaping
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sustainable urban models. The journey
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marks a symbolic shift from the wonders
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we inherit to the ones we choose to
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build.
