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Illustrative image (Source: http://baoxaydung.com.vn/) Vinh Phuc (VNA) – The northern province of Vinh Phuc plans to invest 190 billion VND (8.2 million USD) in upgrading old bridges and building new ones crossing 34 canals. The project is aimed at gradually completing the provincial transport system, contributing to ensuring safety for people and vehicles, according to local authorities. It is also expected to help contribute to the province’s agricultural and rural mechanisation efforts, creating better conditions for farmers to transport equipment and machinery for agricultural production. The bridges cross canals in Lap Thach, Tam Duong, Vinh Tuong and Binh Xuyen districts. Around 22 bridges which are narrow and deteriorated will be upgraded. The investment capital will be earmarked from the provincial budget. The project is expected to be completed in 2023. The province has also replaced old downgraded buses with new ones in an attempt to … [Read more...] about Vinh Phuc invests 8.2 million USD in upgrading bridges

  An old bridge in northern Vĩnh Phúc Province. — Photo baoxaydung.com.vn VĨNH PHÚC — Northern Vĩnh Phúc Province plans to invest VNĐ190 billion (US$7.14 million) to upgrade old bridges and build new ones crossing 34 canals. The project is aimed at gradually completing the provincial transport system, contributing to ensuring safety for people and vehicles, according to local authorities. It is also expected to help contribute to the province’s agricultural and rural mechanisation efforts, creating better conditions for farmers to transport equipment and machinery for agricultural production. The bridges cross canals in Lập Thạch, Tam Dương, Vĩnh Tường and Bình Xuyên districts. Around 22 bridges which are narrow and deteriorated will be upgraded. The investment capital will be earmarked from the provincial budget.  The project is expected to … [Read more...] about Vĩnh Phúc invests in upgrading bridges

The Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) 2018, themed “The Legend of Bridges”, will kick off on April 30 and end on June 30. (Photo: VNA) Da Nang (VNA) – The Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) 2018, themed “The Legend of Bridges”, will kick off on April 30 and end on June 30 with the participation of Vietnam and seven foreign teams. Fireworks shows of the host and Poland will take place on the Han River on April 30, while those of France and the US are scheduled for May 26, Italy and China’s Hong Kong on June 2, and Sweden and Portugal on June 9. The two most excellent teams will launch their fireworks to entertain audience on June 30. A string of activities are expected to be organised on the sidelines of the firework competition, including a food festival, a flash mob dance performance for students, and a street carnival show. Held for the first time in 2008, the event, formerly known as the Da Nang International … [Read more...] about Da Nang int’l fireworks fest to kick off on April 30

With 60 weekly flights connecting Vietnam’s third largest city with major Thai destinations, the number of Thai arrivals to Da Nang quadrupled year-on-year in the first seven months of this year to almost 107,000. Thais accounted for 6 percent of Da Nang's total foreign arrivals, becoming the third largest group after South Koreans (1 million, making up 57 percent) and Chinese (500,000 or 26 percent), according to the city’s tourism department. Domestic and foreign carriers, betting on this trend, have been racing to launch more flights. Vietnamese budget carrier Vietjet Air last year launched flights from Da Nang to Bangkok. In April Malaysian-owned budget airline Thai AirAsia began a daily service from Chiang Mai to Da Nang. Da Nang is a major economy-tourism hub that attracts many foreign visitors, including Thai tourists, all year round, Santisuk Khlongchaiya, head of Thai AirAsia’s commercial operations, said. From Da Nang, tourists can easily travel to … [Read more...] about Surge of Thai visitors lifts Da Nang hopes for tourism market diversity

The current standing of laws on environmental protection and minerals in Vietnam are being called into question after the collapse of Bong Mieu gold mine, with locals paying the price for the damage left behind. Insufficient restoration cover for such activities, along with the lack of responsibility placed on organisations to implement mining schemes in a proper manner, mean that lessons must be learned in order to efficiently procure high-quality foreign direct investment in the mining sector. After Bong Mieu Gold Mining Co., Ltd. in the south-central province of Quang Nam saw its mining licence for Bong Mieu mine expire three years ago, one of the two largest gold mines in Southeast Asia went officially bankrupt in 2018. The consequences, however, are far from over as the surrounding area has been ploughed and left to deal with dangerous chemicals. This has led to the province being forced to utilise its local budget to close the mine entirely and take up all works of environmental … [Read more...] about Bong Mieu exit causes golden headache for local authorities