PM Pham Minh Chinh checks construction site in Hoai Duc outlying district (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh inspected the construction work of Ring Road No.4 in the Hanoi Capital Region on January 27. The road is about 112.8km long, with around 58.2km in Hanoi, nearly 19.3km in Hung Yen and some 35.3km in Bac Ninh. State budget , over 28.19 trillion VND from local budget and the remainder from build-operate-transfer (BOT) venture. PM Chinh asked the Government Office to partner with ministries and agencies concerned to deal with problems faced by the project, under the directions of Deputy PM Tran Hong Ha. VNA … [Read more...] about PM inspects construction of Ring Road No.4 in Hanoi capital region
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Suicide bombing at mosque in Pakistan kills 32, targeted police
PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- A suicide bombing at a crowded mosque in Pakistan's Peshawar killed at least 32 people on Monday, the latest attack targeting police in this northwestern city where Islamist militants remain active. Hospital officials said at least 147 people were wounded, with many of them in critical condition. Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif called the blast a suicide attack. There were at least 260 people in the mosque, police official Sikandar Khan added. No one has claimed responsibility for the bombing, which ripped through the mosque during noon prayers, causing a wall to collapse on top of worshippers. The building is located inside a highly fortified compound that includes the headquarters of the provincial police force and a counter-terrorism department. "We're getting that the terrorist was standing in the first row," Defense Minister Khawaja Asif told Geo TV. Footage from government broadcaster PTV showed police and residents scrambling to remove debris from … [Read more...] about Suicide bombing at mosque in Pakistan kills 32, targeted police
Ministry of Industry and Trade aims to stabilise petrol market
Fluctuations in the global market in 2022 have forced Vietnam to import petrol to meet the domestic market's demand. Statistics from the General Department of Customs show that the import volume of petroleum in December 2022 was more than 944,000 tonnes, valued at $823 million. It marked a 22.3 per cent month-on-month rise in volume and 10.9 per cent in value. In 2022, the country imported 8.87 million tonnes of petrol worth $8.97 billion, a sharp increase of 27.7 per cent year-on-year in volume and 118.5 per cent year-on-year. In which, imported diesel oil reached 4.74 million tonnes, increased by 1.5 per cent year-on-year and accounted for 54 per cent of imported petrol and oil of the whole country. The imported petrol volume reached 1.7 million tonnes, increased 2.3 times compared to the previous year and accounted for 21 per cent of imported petrol and oil of the whole country. Besides that, imported jet fuel reached 1.46 million tonnes, increased 2.2 times compared to the … [Read more...] about Ministry of Industry and Trade aims to stabilise petrol market