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In Da Nang city (Photo: VNA)   Da Nang (VNA) – Building on the achievements of “The Year of Promoting Investment Attraction 2019”, the central city of Da Nang is taking key measures to draw more investment this year. Accordingly, Da Nang will effectively realise its master plan till 2030 with a vision to 2045, complete procedures to hold land auctions for projects in the fields of health care, education, trade and services during the first quarter of next year. The city will also call for domestic and foreign investment to high-tech, industrial and smart urban areas. Chief of the Office of the municipal Department of Planning and Investment Tran Van Hoang said as of the late November, the department had consulted with the municipal People’s Committee about the licensing of nine projects worth over 8.8 trillion VND (382.6 million USD). Da Nang has so far lured additional 689.3 million USD in foreign direct investment (FDI). As of November 31, the … [Read more...] about Da Nang continues drawing more investment

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc will pay an official visit to Myanmar from December 16 – 18. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will pay an official visit to Myanmar from December 16 – 18 at the invitation of Myanmar President U Win Myint. His trip to the country affirms that Vietnam highly values the comprehensive cooperative partnership with Myanmar, and wants to step up bilateral collaboration in the fields of trade, investment and security – defence. Bilateral ties have unceasingly developed Vietnam and Myanmar have enjoyed a sound traditional friendship, the foundation of which was laid by President Ho Chi Minh and Hero Aung San. Myanmar was one of the first Southeast Asian countries to set up friendly ties with Vietnam. In 1947, Vietnam established its first liaison office in Yangon. The two sides agreed to upgrade the liaison office to an information and propaganda office in 1948, and to Consulate General in 1957. The two countries … [Read more...] about PM’s official visit aims to bolster partnership with Myanmar

This year’s festival at the Ho Chi Minh City Student Cultural House in the Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City’s premises in Thu Duc District is one of activities to mark the 12th anniversary of “Uoc mo cua Thuy” program in commemoration of the death of Le Thanh Thuy, a high school girl famous for her long fight against bone cancer. With the theme ‘For the Sunflower Warrior,’ the fundraising event comprised of theater named Sunflower, “ Sunflower bus” to encourage people to use public transportation, gifting 1,000 children patients and giving scholarships “ Thuy’s dream” to kids with cancer. The highlight of the year’s event was the a four-kilometer charity run with the participation of 3,000 people each helping to contribute VND50,000 to cancer kids. Especially, this year saw the presence of female footballers of SEA Games 30 namely captain Huynh Nhu, coach Kim Hong, and defender Chuong Thi Kieu. … [Read more...] about Sunflower Festival fundraises $64,000 for children with cancer

Construction of the La Son-Tuy Loan expressway started three years ago and hundreds of workers are racing against time to speed up the project scheduled for completion by the end of this year. The 47-mile-long expressway, costing around VND11.5 trillion ($496 million), will run from La Son Town in Thua Thien-Hue Province to Tuy Loan Village in Da Nang, crossing through the Bach Ma National Park, a top trekking destination. Workers are toiling day and night at the construction site. Workers asphalt a section of the road running through the national park. Upon completion, the expressway will connect with the Da Nang-Quang Ngai highway, forming a continuous network of expressways in central Vietnam. The Bach Ma National Park, covering more than 37,000 hectares, was established in 1991. Rich in biodiversity, the park attracts many brave and adventurous trekkers, who walk miles through the forests, past waterfalls and lakes before it reaches it peak 1,450 meters above sea … [Read more...] about Work speeds up on expressway through Vietnamese national park

Delegates launch a programme on classifying, segregating and recycling used cartons, called School Recycling, in 800 primary schools and kindergartens in Ha Noi on Saturday. — VNS Photo Thanh Hai Swedish food processing and packaging solutions provider Tetra Pak launched a programme on classifying, segregating and recycling used cartons, called School Recycling, in 800 primary schools and kindergartens in Ha Noi on Saturday. Ha Noi, after HCM City, is the second city in Viet Nam in which the programme will be implemented, bringing the total schools taking part in the programme to 1,400 in 2019. The company also has a plan to expand the initiative in Da Nang and Binh Duong cities in 2020. Speaking at the event, Swedish Ambassador to Viet Nam Ann Mawe called on students, people and the community to recycle waste, including used cartons, in efforts to reduce waste in Viet Nam. “Burying waste in landfills was not only environmentally bad but economically illogical. Landfills … [Read more...] about Tetra Pak launches school recycling programme in Ha Noi