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Long An province views the building of comprehensive and effective infrastructure as one of the strategic breakthroughs needing to be made. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Identifying transport infrastructure as an impetus for development, Long An has been carrying out many key transport projects , to form a complete transport system connecting this province with others in the Mekong Delta and nationwide. In the resolution of the 11th provincial Party Congress (2020 - 2025 tenure), Long An viewed the building of comprehensive and effective infrastructure as one of the strategic breakthroughs needing to be made in the current period. In particular, developing transport infrastructure is prioritised as it is considered an impetus for local socio-economic development. Meanwhile, the congress considered the mobilisation of every resource for comprehensive transport infrastructure to boost industrial and urban development in the province’s key economic zone as one of the three … [Read more...] about Long An gathers resources to develop transport infrastructure

Authorities in the district confirmed some South Korean travel agencies have contacted with local administration to survey the opening of scuba diving tours on Thanh Lan, the largest island in the district. Covering 27 square kilometers, Thanh Lan is home to 1,200 residents who mainly earn their living by fishing. On the island there are currently seven accommodation facilities with 100 rooms. To move around the island, tourists can rent a motorbike for VND200,000 (US$8) a day. In addition to scuba diving, South Korean businesses also want to open tours for tourists to experience fishing and explore mangrove forests in Van Don and Ha Long, instead of only cruise tours. Since Vietnam reopened its borders to foreign tourists in March last year, South Korea has become the Southeast Asian nation’s largest source of tourist arrivals. In the first nine months of this year, Vietnam welcomed over 2.5 million South Koreans. … [Read more...] about South Korean firms seek to open diving tours at Vietnamese island

Former Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long (R) and ormer Minister of Science and Technology Chu Ngoc Anh. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - The Supreme People's Procuracy has prosecuted 38 individuals involving in the COVID-19 test kit overcharging at the Viet A Company. They were prosecuted for “violating bidding regulations, causing serious consequences,” “asset embezzlement,” “receiving bribes” and “abusing position and power while performing duties.” Among them, six shared the charge of “receiving bribes”, namely former Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long and his former secretary Nguyen Huynh, former Director of the Hai Duong Centre for Disease Control (CDC) Pham Duy Tuyen, former deputy head of the Science and Technology Department under the Ministry of Science and Technology Trinh Thanh Hung, former head of the Department of Health Equipment and Works under the Ministry of Health Nguyen Minh Tuan, and former head of the Department of Financial Planning under the Ministry of … [Read more...] about Two former ministers prosecuted in COVID-19 test kit scandal

Practical power direction can propel SOE fortunes At a seminar last week co-hosted by VIR and the Commission for the Management of State Capital at Enterprises (CMSC), Pham Van Son, head of the CMSC’s General Department, said that the 19 groups and corporations under it have undergone significant changes in the past few years. As of the end of 2022, the total consolidated ownership capital of these groups and corporations accounted for approximately 63 per cent of the total equity and 65 per cent of the total assets of state-owned enterprises (SOEs). “In comparison to 2018, the total consolidated equity increased from over $45.6 billion to more than $49.6 billion, and the total consolidated assets rose from over $98.5 billion to $103.8 billion. Key production and business indicators achieved annual growth,” he said. Notably, these 19 groups and corporations have received approval, implemented, and completed investments in 185 group A projects and 455 group B projects. Since … [Read more...] about Practical power direction can propel SOE fortunes

Shipwrecks have been left abandoned on the bank of a river in Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province, south-central Vietnam for years, causing environmental pollution there. Nguyen Thi Ha, 49, living near the bank of the Tac River in Nha Trang, said, “These wrecks have been lying here for a long time but they have yet to be salvaged and handled. Planks and plastic panels from the ships float on the water, causing pollution.” Most of the broken ships there were salvaged after sinking at sea, Tran Hoc, a 45-year-old fisherman, affirmed. The ship owners left them there as it costs nearly VND100 million (US$4,118) to repair each of such ships. “We can clean up garbage ashore but these ships are their assets. Many ship owners have even traveled to other places to earn their living and we could not contact them,” Hoc explained. These shipwrecks are left abandoned by their owners. Photo: Minh Chien / Tuoi Tre These wrecks have been left on the riverbank for nearly a … [Read more...] about Wrecks smear riverbank in Vietnam’s Nha Trang