Violations at heritage sites rampant in VietnamBuilding unlicensed constructions in protected areas and maintaining and upgrading heritage sites without permits are becoming more common as punishments are still too lax. Unlicensed constructions being built in relic and heritage site are becoming a worrying problem. Recently, a huge illegal walkway was nearly completed at the UNESCO's World Heritage Site Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex in Ninh Binh Province. Deputy Minister Dang Thi Bich Lien directed Ninh Binh authorities to strictly deal with the walkway violation on March 8. He went on to say that local authorities must take responsibility and violators must spend their own money to restore the site.

Source: VietNamNet News March 14, 2018 08:37 UTC