(VOVworld) – Secretary of the Hanoi Municipal Party Committee Pham Quang Nghi on Thursday presented the third-class Labor Order to Professor Vu Khieu and Phan Huy Le for their great contributions to setting up a bookshelf featuring Hanoi’s thousand-year-old culture. The first phase of this project over the past 5 years has involved 500 professors, scientists, and researchers, with Professor Khieu as the President of the scientific advisory board.

Professor Vu Khieu receives the third-class Labor Order. (Photo: hanoimoi.com.vn)

95 books describe the capital’s history, geography, socio-culture, and economics. Hanoi authorities have agreed to continue with a 2^nd phase to compile more books.