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The Hanoitimes - The Vietnamese government creates favorable conditions for foreign investors to expand investment here. Lotte Properties Thu Thiem’s leadership is committed to building the Thu Thiem Eco Smart City project into a prominent landmark of Ho Chi Minh City and Asia, Lee Kang Woo, General Manager of Lotte Properties Thu Thiem, told Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung at a meeting on March 3 in Hanoi. Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung (R) and Lee Kang Woo, General Manager of Lotte Properties Thu Thiem (L). Photo: VGP Speaking at the meeting, Dung said he hoped Lotte Properties Thu Thiem, owned by South Korea’s Lotte Group, would speed up the construction progress of the project, so that it will be put into operation after the Covid-19 pandemic is rolled back. In July 2017, four Lotte members and Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee signed a contract the construction of Eco-smart City with the initial investment capital of US$884.4 million, after seven years of proposals. However, the project was halted temporarily after the Thu Thiem scandal over irregularities in granting land to investors. Earlier, the Government agreed with the proposal of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City and the Government Inspectorate that the investor is allowed to continue implementing the project. Minister Dung suggested the South Korean investor needs to cooperate closely with the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City to complete relevant procedures and implement the project on schedule. The Vietnamese Minister emphasized that the cooperation between South Korea and Vietnam is thriving in many spheres. The Vietnamese government highly appreciates the fact that South Korea has been Vietnam’s largest foreign investor for many years. On the same day, Minister Dung also hosted Horst Geicke, Chairman and General Director of Sanctuary Ho Tram. At the meeting, Dung stressed that the …

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The Hanoitimes - The Vietnam Airlines attendant breached Covid-19 regulations when making contacts with others while undergoing self-isolation at home. The Ho Chi Minh City police launched on March 2 criminal proceedings against Duong Tan Hau, a Vietnam Airlines attendant, for spreading Covid-19 to others, under Article 240 of the 2015 Criminal Code. Ho Chi Minh City police said that the People’s Procuracy of Ho Chi Minh City had received an investigation conclusion and other documents linked to a case of “spreading contagious disease to others” involving the 28-year-old flight attendant, who is Covid-19 Patient 1,342 in Vietnam. Hau breached regulations when making contacts with others while undergoing self-isolation at home. Such act triggered a community outbreak of the novel coronavirus, according to police. Duong Tan Hau (left) listens as a police officer reads a decision to place him under house arrest to be investigated for spreading Covid-19 in the community. Photo: Ho Chi Minh City police On November 14, 2020, Hau and a Vietnam Airlines flight crew were tested for Covid-19 upon arrival in Vietnam from Japan and put under quarantine. With two negative test results, he was placed under isolation at a paid quarantine facility in Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Binh district until November 28, 2020. However, Hau broke the rules by visiting others in the same quarantine area and ended up contracting the virus from another flight attendant returning from Romania. Hau also left home to meet a friend and take a test at Hutech University while in mandatory self-isolation. He tested positive on November 28, while his friend tested positive two days later. As per Vietnam’s protocols on Covid-19 prevention, pilots and attendants are provided exclusive restrooms and vehicles once off the plane. They are not allowed to make contact with passengers during flights. The police said Hau’s act caused material losses of over VND4.4billion …

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Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu is also building a wildlife safari park, a specialised inspection centre at the Cái Mép - Thị Vải Port, beautification of roads around Bãi Sau (Back Beach) in Vũng Tàu, the April 30 Park, and a 1,073ha high-tech agricultural zone in Châu Đức District. — VNS BÀ RỊA-VŨNG TÀU — Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu Province has said it wants to complete 10 key projects in the next five years to enhance connectivity within the southern key economic region. It has planned to speed up work on two of them: the Phước An Bridge and the Biên Hòa - Vũng Tàu Expressway. The bridge will be 4.3km long, run between the province’s Cái Mép - Thị Vải and Phước An ports, and cost an estimated VNĐ4.879 trillion (US$212 million). The provincial People's Committee said the bridge would help effectively utilise the port network, the Cái Mép Hạ logistics centre, industrial zones along the sides of the road, and many other projects in the area. The four-lane Biên Hoà - Vũng Tàu Expressway will run 77.8km and be constructed in two phases. The first, measuring 46.8km, will run between the province’s Phú Mỹ Town and Biên Hòa City in Đồng Nai Province. The second will link Phú Mỹ with Vũng Tàu City. It is expected to cost more than VNĐ20 trillion ($825.7 million), and the province has so far got commitments for more than VNĐ12 trillion (US$521 million) from private investors. The rest will come from the two provinces, VNĐ5.57 trillion (US$242 million) in the form of land compensation from Đồng Nai Province and VNĐ2.95 trillion (US$127.93 million) for machinery and construction items from Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu. The 9.73km Road 991B is another important project. To cost more than VNĐ4 trillion (US$173.7 million), it will link National Highway No.51 with Cái Mép Port, and was approved by Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc five years ago. It includes four bridges, including a flyover on the national highway. The others are Rạch Tre, Rạch Ông and Mỏ Nhát …

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