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
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VND 2,5trln invested to build road linking Hanoi-Lao Cai expressway to Sapa town
The project aims to meet increasing travel demand; reduce traffic accidents on the National Highway 4D, shorten travel time from Lao Cai to Sapa and vice versa. It is also to enhance the efficiency of the Noi Bai –Lao Cai expressway, boosting to develop socioeconomic, defense security in the north western region in general and Lao Cai province in particular, meeting the national transport development strategy. The BOT project has total investment capital of up to VND 2,5trillion and is divided 2 phases: the 1st phase (2018 to 2020) and the second phase (after 2020). As the project is finished, travel time between Hanoi and Sapa town will be shortened. PHAN THAO –Translated by Thi Quy … [Read more...] about VND 2,5trln invested to build road linking Hanoi-Lao Cai expressway to Sapa town
VND2.5trn Sapa, Noi Bai-Lao Cai expressway approved
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has signed an official document to start a VND2.5trn (USD107m) project that will link Sapa with the Noi Bai-Lao Cai Expressway. A road to Sapa The BOT project includes repairing and upgrading the National Highway 4D and expanding provincial road 155 to link Sapa with Lao Cai City. The fund will come from the state budget, locality budget, investor capital and credit loans. The extended provincial road will be 25km long. The sections running through the mountainous area will have two lanes while the section through Sapa will have four lanes. The National Highway 4D is over 29km long connecting Sapa and Lao Cai City. However, the highway is narrow and has many bends. From 2018 to 2020, the authorities will clear the ground and the project and start expanding the provincial road 155. The project is expected to be completed afterwards. Vehicles on Lao Cai-Sapa route will use the National Highway 4D while those who go in Sapa-Lao Cai direction … [Read more...] about VND2.5trn Sapa, Noi Bai-Lao Cai expressway approved
PM approves road connecting Noi Bai – Lao Cai highway with Sapa
The new road, with a total length of 25km, will link Sapa town with Lao Cai city and will run parallel with national highway 4D. The project consists of two components including upgrading the 29km national highway 4D and building the 25km new road linking Lao Cai city with Sapa. The project will require a total cost of VND2.51 trillion (US$107.93 million) with the land clearance scheduled to be completed by 2020. National highway 4D is currently the arterial route connecting Lao Cai city and Sapa town, but it often suffers from landslides in the rainy season, resulting in traffic accidents. The project is expected to meet the increasing transportation demand to the tourist site and reduce the risk of accidents on highway 4D. The work will also contribute to enhancing the efficiency of the Noi Bai - Lao Cai highway and promoting socio-economic development in the locality, while ensuring national defence and security in the Northwest region and Lao Cai province in particular. … [Read more...] about PM approves road connecting Noi Bai – Lao Cai highway with Sapa
PM approves road linking Noi Bai-Lao Cai Expy and Sapa
PM approves road linking Noi Bai-Lao Cai Expy and SapaThe Saigon Times Daily Vehicles travel on the Noi Bai-Lao Cai Expressway in this file photo. The Prime Minister has approved the construction of a road connecting Noi Bai-Lao Cai Expressway and Sapa Town in Lao Cai Province – PHOTO: VNA HCMC - The Prime Minister has approved the construction of a road connecting the Noi Bai-Lao Cai Expressway and Sapa Town in the northern upland province of Lao Cai, with estimated total investment capital of VND2.5 trillion, under the build-operate-transfer (BOT) format, the local media reported. The project aims to meet the rising demand for transportation, especially for upcoming luxury tourism and resort projects in Sapa; minimize traffic accidents on National Highway 4D; reduce the travel distance between Sapa Town and Lao Cai City; and bolster the socioeconomic development of Lao Cai in particular and northwestern Vietnam in general. As part of the project, National Highway 4D … [Read more...] about PM approves road linking Noi Bai-Lao Cai Expy and Sapa