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Viet Nam will witness an increase in the number of urban areas from the current 774 to 850 by the end of the year, and forecasts reaching 1,000 by 2020. These figures were released at a workshop on eco-urban development and carbon reduction in Ha Noi on Wednesday.
At the workshop, other reports and studies were released, largely focused on issues big cities, especially Ha Noi and HCM City, are facing such as population growth, flooding, traffic, shortage of energy, water contamination and salinity.