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Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - The Ministry of Transport (MoT) had decided to stop collecting tolls from build-operate-transfer (BOT) roads that had quickly fallen into disrepair after opening. The action taken by Transport Minister Nguyen Van The has been applauded by experts and drivers whose money is going straight into the pockets of BOT investors. Several BOT highways have raised public concern after experiencing problems even in their trial periods. For example, a section of the Da Nang-Quang Ngai Expressway funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) was opened to traffic in August last year, but after 14 months of operation, cracks and holes have appeared on the road surface. The damage has caused risks for vehicles traveling at high speeds on the expressway. The minister has asked the Vietnam Expressway Corporation (VEC) – the investor – to stop collecting tolls on the road until the damage is repaired. Toll collections would resume 16 days after … [Read more...] about BOT road investors face quality backlash

It stemmed from the conflict between an unidentified man who works for the Thai Binh-based bus company Duc Thinh and a staffer of the bus company Truong Ky, which operates a bus line connecting Thai Binh and Hanoi. … [Read more...] about One severely injured in shooting at tollgate in northern Vietnam

During a conference in Hanoi on September 15 discussing the draft animal husbandry development strategy for the 2020-2030 period with a vision to 2040, Dung asked the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to continue perfecting the strategy based on feedback from ministries, agencies, and localities, for submission to the Government in the near future. … [Read more...] about Deputy PM: Major opportunities lay in animal husbandry

A section of the Ben Luc-Long Thanh expressway in HCMC is under construction. Vietnam Expressway Corporation has asked the HCMC and Dong Nai governments to advance capital for the site clearance and compensation work for the project - PHOTO: LE ANH HCMC - Vietnam Expressway Corporation, the investor of the Ben Luc-Long Thanh expressway project, has asked the governments of HCMC and Dong Nai Province to allocate capital in advance for the site clearance and compensation work of the project. … [Read more...] about VEC seeks advance capital for Ben Luc-Long Thanh expy project

Tran Thi Nhung, an employee of another labor export company who took a xe om (motorbike taxi) to travel 20 km from her house in Phung Town in Dan Phuong District, saw nearly 100 people already waiting when she reached at 8 a.m. … [Read more...] about Labor companies rush to apply for visas as Japan eases travel ban