By Anh Minh  April 11, 2019 | 09:04 am GMT+7 Total investment in Sa Pa airport is estimated to cost $254 million. Photo by Shutterstock/Cuu Studio The state should provide 52 percent of the investment needed for the Sa Pa Airport, provincial authorities say. Authorities in the northern province of Lao Cai, where travel hotspot Sa Pa is located, have said in a letter to the Prime Minister that it needs VND3.09 trillion ($133 million) from the state to build the airport. This amount accounts for 52 percent of total investment, which is estimated at VND5.9 trillion ($254 million). Private companies will invest 30 percent, or VND1.78 trillion ($77 million) in a public-private-partnership model where they will operate the airport to recover investment before handling it back to the state. Lao Cai Province will invest 15 percent, or VND910 billion ($39 million), for land acquisition and relocation, while the Vietnam Air Traffic Management Corporation (VATM) will … [Read more...] about Lao Cai wants state to cover bulk of Sa Pa airport investment
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Lao Cai’s characteristic clean agricultural products introduced in Hanoi
Visitors at the opening ceremony - Photo: enternews.vn The event, which aims to introduce safe agricultural products from Hanoi and Lao Cai province, brings together 20 businesses from Hanoi and Lao Cai province and selected members of the Jica Safe Crop project’s group, including the Hanofi Trading And Production Joint Stock Company, Tien Phong Muong Vi collective, Traphaco Sapa Ltd. Co., and Thanh Ha Fruits and Veggies Co. Ltd. During the three-day event, there are activities to connect producers, businesses and distribution systems such as hotels, restaurants and supermarkets in Hanoi in order to help producers to find trade partners and sign trade deals. A website updating information on safe agricultural products in Hanoi at nongsanantoanhanoi.gov.vn was also debuted on the occasion. Addressing the opening ceremony, Nguyen Thi Mai Anh, Deputy Director of the Hanoi Promotion Agency (HPA) said that the event is among a series of activities to promote a culture of food … [Read more...] about Lao Cai’s characteristic clean agricultural products introduced in Hanoi
Heavy rains cause big damage to Lao Cai, Ha Giang
An excavator clears a road blocked after heavy rains in Nghia Do commune of Bao Yen district, Lao Cai province (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Torrential rains on October 22 caused big damage to residents’ properties agriculture and infrastructure works in several communes in the northern mountainous provinces of Lao Cai and Ha Giang. According to the Office of the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, heavy rains measuring 100mm in Nghia Do commune, Lao Cai’s Bao Yen district, caused floods sweeping nine houses away, inundating 87 other houses, more than 100 ha of food crops. Local authorities have dispatched rescue forces to help affected families move to safe areas. Quang Binh district of Ha Giang reported rains of 60-90mm. Floods and landslides caused by rain claimed one live and destroyed seven houses, while one is still missing. Local police and civil defence force are searching for the missing victims and helping … [Read more...] about Heavy rains cause big damage to Lao Cai, Ha Giang
Meth, heroin traffickers arrested in Lao Cai, Thanh Hoa
Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Police in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai on June 16 arrested two men for illegally trafficking 23 bricks of heroin (about 8.5kg). The traffickers are Giang A Pao, born in 1979, from Huoi Lech commune, Muong Le district, the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien; and Vang A Phia, born in 1982, from Phi Nhu commune, Dien Bien Dong district, Dien Bien province. They were seized in Ban Quan hamlet, Ban Phiet commune, Bao Thang district, Lao Cai province. Apart from the bricks of heroin, local police also collected 17 million VND (748 USD) and relevant documents. Phia said he was hired by his relative to transport the amount of heroin from Lao Cai to Dien Bien. He asked Pao to go with him. They intended to sell the heroin with the price of 135 million VND (5,940 USD) per brick. On June 15, police in the central province of Thanh Hoa arrested a man for illegally storing 6,000 meth pills in his house. … [Read more...] about Meth, heroin traffickers arrested in Lao Cai, Thanh Hoa
Lost property returned to Danish tourist
The staff on Lao Cai-Sapa express train have found thousands of euros a Danish passenger left on the train. The staff on Lao Cai-Sapa express found thousands of euros on the train Inspector Truong Duc Hanh found a forgotten bag with over USD1,400 worth of currency in it while checking the train on the 6.20 train from Hanoi to Lao Cai on March 12. He also found the personal papers of passenger Claus Rusberg along with the cash. Hanh informed his boss to transfer the bag to Lao Cai Railway Transport JSC and return the bag to the passenger. They are still searching for the passenger. During the Tet Holiday, the train crew already returned forgotten belongings to 57 passengers. The representative of Vietnam Railways Corporation said they would praise and award the crew who returned passengers' belongings in. … [Read more...] about Lost property returned to Danish tourist