Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung has directed the capital city of Hanoi to increase promotional activities to polish Hanoi’s image as a city for peace while completing key infrastructure facilities to serve the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.

The virtue of promotional activities for the celebration has been seen through changes in the awareness of Vietnamese people and international friends, said Deputy PM Hung, who is also head of the National Steering Committee for the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi, at a meeting on January 26.

A number of nations worldwide and embassies in Vietnam have expressed their eagerness to participate in the event, he said, adding that localities across the country have actively joined in such national activities.

Currently, 26 out of 34 key infrastructure facilities have been completed, including the refurbishment and preservation of King Le Thai To’s statue, along with the Hanoi library and Cach Mang Thang Tam (August Revolution) square.