By Sen  August 24, 2019 | 10:13 pm GMT+7 Le Van Tam Park in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, where an underground parking project has been terminated. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh Tran. A long-delayed parking project in downtown Saigon has been cancelled, citing investor incompetency and contract violations. The HCMC Department of Transport on Friday officially informed the project investor, the Underground Space Investment Development Corporation, the termination of the BOT contract for the project in Le Van Tam Park, District 1. The decision was taken because the investor violated the contract’s terms and showed a lack of competency to carry out the project, the department said on the Ministry of Transport's news portal. The parking lot was meant to accommodate 2,000 motorbikes, 1,250 cars, and 28 buses and trucks in an area of 100,000 square meters. The project broke ground in 2010, but stalled soon after. Last month, the Department of Transport said the … [Read more...] about HCMC terminates $110 mln downtown parking project
HCMC terminates $110 million downtown parking project
The HCMC Department of Transport on Friday officially informed the project investor, the Underground Space Investment Development Corporation, the termination of the BOT contract for the project in Le Van Tam Park, District 1. The official decision was taken because the investor violated the contract’s terms and showed a lack of competency to carry out the project, the department said on the ministry's news portal. The parking lot was meant to accommodate 2,000 motorbikes, 1,250 cars, and 28 buses and trucks in an area of 100,000 square meters. The project broke ground in 2010, but stalled soon after. Last month, the city Department of Transport said the project was paused because many important requirements were not finalized, including applying for construction permits and evaluating technical designs. Saigon had planned four underground parking spaces in the downtown Districts 1 and 3, totally accommodating 6,300 cars and 4,000 motorbikes. None of these have been implemented. … [Read more...] about HCMC terminates $110 million downtown parking project
People’s Army Newspaper holds blood donation drive
The blood donation drive entitled “Drop of Red Blood – Gift of Love” attracted 150 voluntary blood donators from the three participating units with the majority of them being young military officers and defense workers. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Deputy Director of the Military Insurance Corporation Nguyen Duc Tuan highlighted the significance of blood donation, saying that blood donation shows Vietnamese people’s love for their compatriots in need and the responsibility for their community. He also called on young military officers and defense workers to actively participate in blood donation drives to save patients. According to Captain Tran Duy Van, Secretary of the Youth Union chapter of the People’s Army Newspaper, the newspaper’s youth organization regularly launches blood donation drives, saying that all young reporters at the newspaper understand the significance of blood donation and want to contribute to promoting the great values … [Read more...] about People’s Army Newspaper holds blood donation drive
Vietnamese, Australian PMs visit L2FH Rotation 2
During the visit, the two prime ministers expressed their admiration for the professional competence of the personnel of the second L2FH after visiting their field tents and witnessing the Vietnamese medical staff practicing real-life scenarios. Vietnamese Prime Minister and his Australian counterpart review the guards-of-honor. Both Vietnamese and Australian leaders also visited a pavilion showcasing the hospital’s environmentally-friendly products, including medical equipment and necessities which are in the hospital’s strategy to build the first “unit without plastic waste” model at the UN Mission in South Sudan. According to Major General Hoang Kim Phung, Director of the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations, Vietnamese personnel of the second L2FH will use medical equipment and necessities made from bamboo, coconut shells and environmentally-friendly products instead of plastic products after being deployed to the UN … [Read more...] about Vietnamese, Australian PMs visit L2FH Rotation 2
Thailand extends emergency decree in the south
Illustrative image (Photo: AFP) Bangkok (VNA) - The government's emergency situation committee on August 23 agreed to extend the enforcement of an emergency decree on public administration in the deep South for another three months, said a senior security official. Secretary General of the National Security Council of Thailand, Gen. Wanlop Rugsanaoh said the committee, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon, decided that the decree should be imposed in Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat from September 20 to December 19, except in Mae Lan and Betong districts. The executive decree has been enforced in the three restive provinces to facilitate security operations and ensure peace and order in the restive region. The current enforcement ends on September 19, he said. The committee also recommended that a more lenient internal security operations law be enforced in Si Sakhon district, Narathiwat province. The proposal will be submitted to the cabinet for approval. The Region 4 … [Read more...] about Thailand extends emergency decree in the south