Ground clearance

During the event, Mrs. Doan Thi Hao, Deputy Chief of the province’s N.A.’s deputy delegation, informed the voters about the results of the delegation’s recent work and several major contents of the 15th N.A.’s sixth session. Accordingly, the session will last for 25 working days and will be divided in two phases, with the first lasting from October 23 to November 16, and the other from November 24 to 29. Voters put forward a number of issues related the socio-economy, social welfare, ground clearance compensation and resettlement support, education and training, national defense, and search and repatriation for martyrs’ remains, to name but a few. Addressing the event, General Giang briefed voters on the world and regional situations; national socio-economic development in the first half of the year. Accordingly, the Government has directed ministries, agencies and localities to take drastic measures for socio-economic development and fight corruption and negative phenomena with … [Read more...] about Defense Minister meets with voters in Song Cong city, Thai Nguyen province

Work on the Bien Hoa - Vung Tau Expressway between the beach city of Vung Tau and the industrial city of Bien Hoa in Dong Nai Province began in June. But contractors have yet to receive cleared land to build the expressway in Dong Nai. Slated to cost around VND18 trillion (US$755.67 million) in total, the expressway will run 53.7 km in Ho Chi Minh City and 34 km in Dong Nai before reaching Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province. In Ba Ria – Vung Tau, 80% of site clearance has been completed, while in Dong Nai progress has reached just 6%. Nguyen Hong Que, deputy director of the board that is in charge of site clearance and compensation for the expressway in Dong Nai, said 290 hectares still need to be cleared to serve the project. Of 3,700 houses that need to be removed, many were built illegally, and their owners do not have official house ownership certificates. Instead, they have only hand-written papers, making it complicated for compensation procedures, said Que. In addition, … [Read more...] about Site clearance delays road construction in Dong Nai

Representatives of Bắc Ninh Industrial Zones Authority, Frasers Property Vietnam and GELEX at the groundbreaking ceremony of Industrial Yen Phong 2C on September 19. — Photo courtesy of Frasers Property Vietnam Singapore-based property developer Frasers Property Vietnam and GELEX Group, Việt Nam's leading investment group, have jointly broken ground on Industrial Centre Yen Phong 2C in the northern province of Bắc Ninh. The groundbreaking ceremony of Industrial Centre YP2C, the first industrial and logistics project in the north of Việt Nam since the two firms signed a partnership agreement earlier in March, was held on September 19. It is scheduled to be completed in the second quarter of 2024 and will feature 34,500 sqm of high-quality industrial and logistics space designed in accordance with Frasers Property’s Premium Estates concept that reflects its commitment to creating healthy, sustainable, and high-performing industrial assets. The 3-in-1 multi-functional industrial … [Read more...] about Frasers Property, Gelex Group break ground on maiden project in Bắc Ninh

Industrial Centre YP2C is scheduled to be completed in the second quarter of 2024 and will feature 34,500 sq.m of high-quality industrial and logistics space Industrial Centre YP2C is scheduled to be completed in the second quarter of 2024 and will feature 34,500 square metres of high-quality industrial and logistics space designed in accordance with Frasers Property’s premium estates concept that reflects its commitment to healthy, sustainable, and high-performing industrial assets. The 3-in-1 multi-functional industrial space will seamlessly integrate showroom, office, and production assemblies with 7,000sq.m dedicated to a green recreation park and on-site service centre to support occupier wellbeing in the estate. According to Lim Hua Tiong, CEO of Frasers Property Vietnam, Bac Ninh is a strategic manufacturing hub in the northern key economic zone that is contributing to Vietnam’s push to move up the value chain. Nguyen Trong Hien, chairman of GELEX Group, stated, said … [Read more...] about Frasers Property Vietnam and GELEX Group break ground on Bac Ninh project

The visit was of vital significance, and PM Chinh and the delegation took part in many effective activities. PM Chinh and his entourage had bilateral talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang and received member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Secretary of Guangxi Party Committee, and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the People’s Congress of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Liu Ning. Nguyen Minh Vu, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs The prime minister also attended and delivered a speech at the opening ceremony of the expo and summit, toured the Vietnam trade pavilion and booths, and received representatives of top Chinese enterprises in railways, electricity, telecommunications, and construction. The visit was a huge success, strengthening bilateral relations. The aim was to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the establishment of the Vietnam-China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, and showed the state’s high regard and top … [Read more...] about The positive impact of ASEAN-China cooperation

The three-day conference is being held by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) with Vietnam’s national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines acting as the host. Themed “Leadership in Action: Driving Safer and More Efficient Operations,” the event has brought together more than 800 delegates from airlines worldwide and international organizations in the aviation sector. Deputy PM Quang stressed that the Vietnamese Government has regarded the aviation sector as one of the economic engines that plays an important role in promoting trade and economic ties and tourism development. For his part, Minister of Transport Nguyen Van Thang briefed the participants on achievements reaped by the Vietnamese aviation sector, saying no commercial airplane accidents have been reported over the past 25 years, and all of the domestic airlines have received operational safety certificates from the IATA. Dang Ngoc Hoa, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Vietnam Airlines, highlighted the … [Read more...] about World Safety and Operations Conference kicks off in Hanoi

Police in Nha Trang City of Khanh Hoa Province, south-central Vietnam are investigating a case where a 20-year-old man rented a local house and turned it into a workshop for processing synthetic marijuana. A police officer from the city’s police agency said on Tuesday that dozens of police officers and investigators raided a house on Phan Vinh Street in Nha Trang City to arrest the man who was processing the illegal drug on Friday last week. The arrestee was identified as Do Ngoc Tung, a resident of Vinh Truong Ward under Nha Trang. Tung confessed to police that he bought various chemicals and herbs from Ho Chi Minh City to process synthetic marijuana. Bags of synthetic marijuana processed at Do Ngoc Tung’s workshop in Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province, south-central Vietnam. Photo: Ngoc Chi / Tuoi Tre Each kilogram of the illicit drug processed by Tung sold for up to VND4 million (US$164.3). The ground floor of the property housed equipment, machines, … [Read more...] about Police in Vietnam’s Nha Trang storm property to arrest marijuana processor

The workload remained huge for the transport sector in the remaining months of this year as more than VNĐ45 trillion must be disbursed. — Photo baochinhphu.vn Feasibility in disbursement must be studied carefully before proposing and approving new public – investment projects, Deputy Prime Minister Trần Lưu Quang said during a meeting with the Working Group No 3 including 17 ministries and agencies on solutions to speed up disbursement of public investment in remaining months of this year. Quang said that many projects had been raised for allocation of public investment but failed to be implemented for many years. The Ministry of Planning and Investment’s report showed that under the National Assembly’s plan, the total public investment this year was at VNĐ711.68 trillion (US$29.16 billion), in which the Working Group No 3 was in charge of nearly VNĐ43 trillion. As of August 31, the group reported the disbursement rate of 44.12 per cent, higher than the country’s average of … [Read more...] about Feasibility in disbursement must be studied carefully for future public-invested projects

Magnificent beauty of Thien Duong Cave (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - For those who love to experience caves, Son Doong is the most famous place in Vietnam that many people wish to explore once in their lifetime. However, there is another cave system in the central province of Quang Binh that is also attractive to tourists, which is the Thien Duong (Paradise) cave. Thien Duong cave is located in the core ecosystem of Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park – a UNESCO-recognised world natural heritage site. The cave, about 70km to the northwest of downtown Dong Hoi city, was discovered by local residents in 2005. In addition to the characteristics that can also be found at other caves in the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park , this cave features a unique and magnificent system of stalactites and stalagmites while boasting the title as one of the largest caves in the world. The discovery of the Thien Duong Cave immediately drew attention from officials, scientists, explorers, … [Read more...] about Exploring Thien Duong Cave – a fairy scene on earth

Col. Nguyen Nhu Canh (R), Deputy Director of the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations under the Ministry of National Defence, and Matsuzawa Tomoko, Director for Defence Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region at the Japanese Ministry of Defence and head of the working group of Japanese experts, check the quality of the road. (Source:qdnd.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – Japanese engineers who were in Vietnam to participate in a competency evaluation programme for prospective United Nations peacekeepers (CEPPP) have built a stretch of road leading to the CEPPP training ground in Hanoi. The CEPPP under the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus) Experts’ Working Group on Peacekeeping Operations Cycle 4 (2021-2023) was the first of its kind to be held in Vietnam. It was co-chaired by Vietnam and Japan. The stretch of road, leading to the training ground at Battalion 31 of Brigade 28 under the Air Defence - Air Force service, is 219 metres long, which is meant to mark the … [Read more...] about Japanese engineers build road to mark 50 years of diplomatic ties with Vietnam