Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked authorities in Ba Dinh District to report on a 17-storey commercial building on Le Truc Street, within the Ba Dinh Administrative and Political Centre, which exceeds designated height restrictions for the area.

 The 17-storey Discovery Complex II building at No.8B Le Truc Street

The government's 2013 Hanoi Citys plan says any project built within the Ba Dinh Administrative and Political Centre, which has many important buildings including the Government's Office, the Central Party's Office and the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, must not exceed 11 storeys.

The 17-storey Discovery Complex II building at No.8B Le Truc Street includes 12 storeys of apartments and offices. The project, financed by the Kinh Do TCi Group, stands on 5,600 square metres and is being offered for sale and rent.

Dung has asked Hanoi People's Committee and the Ministry of Construction and other relevant agencies to inspect the site and examine licenses and report back to the government by the end of September.