HÀ NỘI — The online poll on loudspeakers conducted by the Hà Nội’s Department of Information and Communication re-opened on Thursday afternoon after a three-day temporary closure because of a technical error. The poll that was started on January 25 will be officially closed on Februray 25, 13 days before the previously fixed deadline on March 10. Earlier this year, Hà Nội People’s Committee Chairman Nguyễn Đức Chung asked concerned agencies to assess the necessity of using loudspeakers in all the communes and wards. The city has 584 commune-level administrative units, including 386 communes, 177 wards and 21 towns. The information delivery channel is said to be much less competitive than others, particularly in the digital age.

Source: Viet Nam News February 10, 2017 08:41 UTC