Vietnam capital U-turns on tree felling after public outcry

Political leaders of Vietnam’s capital halted the felling of thousands of Hanoi’s trees on Friday after the plan sparked public outrage and fears it would damage the image of one of the world’s most picturesque cities. Social media criticism went into overdrive this week after authorities started cutting down some 500 of the 6,700 trees it considered dangerous in the leafy metropolis often dubbed the “Paris of Asia”

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