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The construction of My Thuan - Can Tho expressway project. (Photo: SGGP) According to the assessment of the Transport Construction Investment Management Authority, the implementation of the units is very slow. Contractors have repeatedly rescheduled the progress and signed commitments with the Project Management Unit (PMU) of My Thuan, but they have failed to fulfill their commitments. In which, the volume of soft ground treatment and unconstructed embankment category remains quite large. Specifically, the contractor No.319 Corporation has about 14,500 cubic meters of embankments in phase 2 on the main route and 11,550 cubic meters of embankments of the connection road to the An Phu Thuan overpass; Nhac Son Company still has about 19,000 cubic meters of embankments in phase 2 on the main route, 12,229 cubic meters of wick drains, and 34,800 cubic meters of embankments at the National Highway 80 intersection (Package XL01); the No.36 Corporation still has about 13,000 cubic meters … [Read more...] about Construction progress of My Thuan – Can Tho expressway project remains slow

HCM City authorities will soon issue a decision on compensation for the site clearance of 14.7 hectares of military land to serve the construction of Tan Son Nhat International Airport’s Terminal T3 project. This followed the proposal by the Ministry of Defense to deal with obstacles which slowed down the handover of the military land for the Terminal T3 project. Tan Son Nhat International Airport The land belongs to the Vietnam People's Air Force. The VND11 trillion (USD 443.54 million) Terminal 3 project was approved by the government in May 2020 with Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) as the investor. The project has a designed capacity of 20 million passengers per year. Along with the two current terminals, the airport’s total capacity is expected to be raised to 50 million passengers by 2050. The project was initially scheduled to kick off in late 2021, but it has been delayed due to issues related to the handover of the military land. Prime Minister … [Read more...] about HCM City tackles military land obstacles for airport terminal project

The expansion of the credit room by 1.5-2 percentage points would mean an addition of VND156-200 trillion ($6.5-8.3 billion) being injected into the economy. The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has decided to expand the credit growth target to 15.5-16% from its previous estimate of 14% for this year. Customers at Vietcombank - Hanoi branch. Photo: Hai Linh According to the central bank, lower inflationary pressure and improved liquidity among banks have made it possible to expand the credit room. However, the SBV noted that a higher credit quota would be granted to well-managed and financially sound banks. SBV Governor Nguyen Thi Hong urged all banks to channel credit to priority economic areas, such as agricultural production, exports, and the operation of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). “Credit expansion should go hand in hand with risk management to ensure liquidity and safety of the banking system, especially during the upcoming Lunar New Year,” … [Read more...] about Central bank expands credit growth target amid rising capital demand

The Partnership for Sustainable Agriculture in Vietnam (PSAV) Plenary Meeting 2022 was held on December 5. At the meeting, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan said that Vietnam's agricultural industry served 100 million people. Vietnam also ranks in the top 15 agricultural exporters in the world, exporting its products to 190 countries and territories. “At COP26, the Vietnamese government announced its commitment to achieving net-zero by 2050. We are making efforts to develop ecological and carbon-neutral agriculture with the goal of food security," the minister said. Binu Jacob, CEO of Nestlé Vietnam and co-chair of PSAV, said that nearly two-thirds of Nestlé’s greenhouse gas emissions come from raw materials for the food industry and other indirect activities. Under the roadmap to achieve net-zero by 2050, Nestlé puts emphasis on reducing emissions from agricultural materials by adopting a regenerative agriculture model. In Vietnam, regenerative … [Read more...] about Nestlé Vietnam enters multi-stakeholder partnerships in green agriculture

Under the document, the sides will step up exchanges of local-level delegations and promote cooperation and experience sharing between their departments, sectors, and businesses. They will increase their meetings and exchanges with a focus on the works of Party building, State management, youth cooperation, cultural conservation, and sports, thus bettering the mutual understanding and solidarity. The MoU also covers bilateral collaboration to beef up trade-investment and business connectivity toward the opening of a Champasak - Ho Chi Minh City shopping center in the Lao locality. The southern Vietnamese economic hub, meanwhile, will further support its Lao partner’s human resources training, particularly via their coordination of a program that send students from Champasak to live with Vietnamese families during their study in the city. Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Phan Van Mai and Governor of Champasak Vilayvong Boutdakham highlighted the importance of the deal … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City, Lao province ink cooperation deal

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (middle) attended the Techfest Imprint on Saturday in Binh Duong. — VNA/VNS Photo Duong Van Giang Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh urged the young to enhance their can-do spirit to promote entrepreneurship and innovation, create regional and world-class unicorns and contribute to making Viet Nam a start-up nation. Chinh was speaking at Techfest Imprint, part of the three-day Vietnam Techfest 2022 themed “Open innovation ecosystem – the next big thing” coorganised by the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Binh Duong Province People’s Committee on Saturday in the southern province. The Party and the Government aimed to accelerate the transformation of the growth model which was based on the application of science, technology and innovation to improve the productivity, quality and competitiveness of the economy, Chinh said. The focus would be placed on strengthening national digital transformation; developing the … [Read more...] about PM urges the young to promote their can-do spirit to create unicorns