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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visits key infrastructure projects in Bac Lieu province. (Photo: VNA) Bac Lieu (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 4 made field trips to key infrastructure projects in Bac Lieu as part of his visit to the Mekong Delta province . The PM visited the 110-km Can Tho – Ca Mau expressway, which runs through the cities and provinces of Can Tho, Hau Giang, Bac Lieu, Kien Giang and Ca Mau, with total investment of about 27.5 trillion VND (1.12 billion USD). He asked the Ministry of Transport and the project management board to speed up preparations for the implementation work, with attention paid to the fight against corruption and other negative phenomena, and push ahead with site clearance. The leader also visited a wind power project and had a working session with renewable energy investors in Bac Lieu , during which he affirmed that Vietnam has adopted mechanisms facilitating wind power development. Pointing to the high … [Read more...] about PM visits key infrastructure projects in Bac Lieu

The PM visited the 110-km Can Tho – Ca Mau expressway, which runs through the cities and provinces of Can Tho, Hau Giang, Bac Lieu, Kien Giang, and Ca Mau, with total investment of about 27.5 trillion VND (1.12 billion USD). He asked the Ministry of Transport and the project management board to speed up preparations for the implementation work, with attention paid to the fight against corruption and other negative phenomena, and push ahead with site clearance. The leader also visited a wind power project and had a working session with renewable energy investors in Bac Lieu, during which he affirmed that Vietnam has adopted mechanisms facilitating wind power development. Pointing to the high price of wind power in Vietnam, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh urged reviewing investment in renewable energy, especially wind power, to ensure the harmony of interests between investors, the State and people. He highlighted the transfer of technology and personnel training to ease imports, … [Read more...] about Prime Minister visits key infrastructure projects in Bac Lieu

Farmers moan about galloping cost of agricultural materials Therefore, for fear of losses because of the dramatically increased cost of materials for growing rice, many farmers left the land bare in the last autumn-winter rice crop. However, farmers, at last, had no choice but grow rice, fruit trees, and shrimp as they cannot leave the land empty forever. Farmer Pham Cong Danh in the Mekong Delta Province of Kien Giang’s Chau Thanh District in Mong Tho Commune said unhappily that he has grown rice in 8 hectares of paddy field for over 10 years but he has never seen the price of fertilizers and pesticides decrease, only increased more or less. He took an example. Previously, the price of urea fertilizer was about VND400,000-VND500,000 a bag (each bag weighs 47kg), now a bag fetches more than VND1 million. With increased production costs, despite this autumn-winter rice crop being bumper, the profit still cannot be as high as the previous ones. According to Mr. Danh, the price of … [Read more...] about Farmers moan about galloping cost of agricultural materials

During his work trip to the southern province of Bac Lieu, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chinh said Bac Lieu is among the localities with great potential to develop renewable energy. In the past few years, the country has issued mechanisms to encourage the development of wind energy, however, the prices of wind energy in Vietnam are higher than in the world and than energy generated from other sources. He also noted that many investors are also interested in investing in wind energy in Vietnam. PM Chinh visits a wind energy project in Hoa Binh District of Bac Lieu Province — VNA/VNS Photo The PM stressed that it is important to review wind energy investment in Vietnam, especially the price factor, to ensure the harmony of interests between investors, the State and people. He also requested the acceleration of the transfer of technology as well as training of human resources and the development of the renewable energy industry, including the manufacturing of such … [Read more...] about Wind energy prices in Vietnam still higher than in other countries

The railway possesses great advantages in transporting passengers and cargoes. (Photo: SGGP) The Ministry of Planning and Investment has just reached an agreement with the Transport Ministry on the investment scenario for the North-South high-speed rail with the designed velocity of 180-250km/hour instead of the old one of 350km/hour. This is a milestone of the project after 15 years solving the problem of effectiveness for such huge investments. At present, the Transport Ministry and the State Appraisal Council are preparing a report to submit to the Prime Minister for an investment approval. In 2009, the North-South high-speed rail was first included in the Overall Planning of the National Railway until 2020, with a Vision to 2030. It was considered a breakthrough in traffic infrastructure, and was expected to change the transport market share structure by transforming the railway sector into the major one in accordance with Article 5 of the Railway Law. The Ministry of … [Read more...] about VN considering feasibility of North-South high-speed rail project