Construction of the first detail of Long Thanh International Airport started on January 5. The airport will be built in three phases over three decades, and is expected to become the country’s largest airport. In the first phase, one runway with a length of 4,000m, taxiways, an apron, and a passenger terminal with other auxiliary works sprawling 373,000 sq.m will be built to serve 25 million passengers and 1.2 million tonnes of cargo each year. The airport is designed to have four runways, four passenger terminals, and other auxiliary facilities to ensure a capacity of 100 million passengers and 5 million tonnes of cargo a year by 2040. Covering a total area of more than 5,580ha, the airport will straddle six communes in Long Thanh district. It is expected to cost 336.63 trillion VND (14.5 billion USD), with the first phase needing over 109 trillion VND. Around 4,800 households and 26 organisations are expected to be relocated to make way for it. Located 40km to the east … [Read more...] about Routes leading to Long Thanh airport to be built
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Exhibition marks 13th National Party Congress
The “Dang ta that la vi dai!” (Great is our Party!) exhibition aims to highlight the CPV’s leadership during the country’s struggle for independence, “Doi Moi” (renewal) process, and nation building, and the Vietnamese people’s achievements in constructing and safeguarding a socialist Vietnam. … [Read more...] about Exhibition marks 13th National Party Congress
Vietnam ready for 13th Party Congress
The political report submitted to the upcoming Congress sets out the overall objectives, which are: to enhance the Party's leadership, ruling capacity and combativeness; build a clean and strong Party and political system in all aspects; to consolidate people's trust in the Party, State and the socialist system; to promote innovations, the willpower and aspirations for developments and the great all-nation unity strength, combined with the strength of the time; to push forward in a comprehensive and concerted manner the Doi Moi undertaking, national industrialisation and modernisation, rapid and sustainable development of the nation; to firmly defend the Homeland, maintain peace and stability; to strive for our country to become a socialist-oriented developed nation by mid-21st century./. … [Read more...] about Vietnam ready for 13th Party Congress
Tourist arrivals to Hue monuments slump in 2020
Hanoi (VNA) – Tourists visiting Hue monuments in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue sharply fell to over 1 million last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in revenue of more than 106 billion VND (4.6 million USD), down 72.62 percent year on year.Hue Monuments Conservation Centre on January 17. … [Read more...] about Tourist arrivals to Hue monuments slump in 2020
GDL delegation pays tribute to martyrs in Quang Tri province
The activity is part of the ongoing “Returning to the roots” program held by the General Department of Logistics from July 5 to 8, paying tribute to national contributors in Quang Tri province. The program includes providing free health check-ups and medicines, presenting medical equipment to local medical stations, and presenting gifts to national contributors, policy families and disadvantaged students. … [Read more...] about GDL delegation pays tribute to martyrs in Quang Tri province