An embankment under construction in the southernmost province of Ca Mau The 3-km dyke will protect 1,316 households with 5,753 persons in five coastal communes along with more than 450 ha of rice farming land, 85 ha of aquaculture land and 14 ha of protective forest. The dyke will be part of a larger system to prevent sea encroachment running from Phong Dien district to Phu Loc district. The construction of the dyke will be carried out during three years from November 2018. According to the province’s steering committee for natural disaster prevention and control and search and rescue, there are 12 sites of serious erosion along the coastline from Phong Dien to Phu Loc with a total length of 30 km, posing danger to the daily life and farming of more than 2,300 households. In many coastal areas of Thua Thien-Hue, local residents have been planting trees to fight erosion, but the effect does not meet expectation. Meanwhile, the building of dykes piloted in some areas proves to … [Read more...] about More than VND300 billion to build sea dyke in Thua Thien-Hue
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Thua Thien-Hue sets to draw 10 trillion VND investments
A view of Hue city (Photo: baodautu.vn) Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) – The central province of Thua Thien-Hue is striving to attract 15 domestic and foreign investment projects with total registered capital of some 10 trillion VND (428.8 million USD) in 2018. Priority will be given to investments in the sectors of its strengths like tourism, real estate, IT, high technology, healthcare, education, high-tech agriculture and support industry. According to Phan Thien Dinh, Director of the Investment Promotion and Business Support Centre and Director of the provincial Department of Planning and Investment, by the end of this year, the province will work to attract prestigious domestic investors, who are credible partners of domestic and foreign banks and investment funds. It has held investment promotion campaigns in such traditional markets as Hong Kong (China), Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Europe, the Republic of Korea, and the US, and in the countries which could benefit from free … [Read more...] about Thua Thien-Hue sets to draw 10 trillion VND investments
More than 300 billion VND to build sea dyke in Thua Thien-Hue
An embankment under construction in the southernmost province of Ca Mau (Photo: VNA) Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) – The central coastal province of Thua Thien-Hue will spend more than 300 billion VND (million USD) to build a sea dyke along the coast from Thuan An to Tu Hien which is threatened by serious erosion. The 3-km dyke will protect 1,316 households with 5,753 persons in five coastal communes along with more than 450 ha of rice farming land, 85 ha of aquaculture land and 14 ha of protective forest. The dyke will be part of a larger system to prevent sea encroachment running from Phong Dien district to Phu Loc district. The construction of the dyke will be carried out during three years from November 2018. According to the province’s steering committee for natural disaster prevention and control and search and rescue, there are 12 sites of serious erosion along the coastline from Phong Dien to Phu Loc with a total length of 30 km, posing danger to the daily life and … [Read more...] about More than 300 billion VND to build sea dyke in Thua Thien-Hue
Thua Thien-Hue needs extra VND10t investment
Thua Thien-Hue needs extra VND10t investment By Dao Loan An international cruise ship arrives at Chan May Port in Thua Thien-Hue Province – PHOTO: DUY VU HCMC – Thua Thien-Hue Province’s 2018 investment promotion plan is expected to attract 15 projects with total pledged capital of some VND10 trillion, equivalent to a quarter of the province’s total funding for the year up to September. A source from the Department of Planning and Investment of Thua Thien-Hue Province said that the province intends to call for investment in all fields, prioritizing tourism, real estate, information technology, hi-tech and infrastructure projects. In addition to calling on major domestic investors, Thua Thien-Hue Province expects South Korean, Singaporean, Thai, Japanese, Hong Kong, American and European investors to fund projects in the province. According to a press release publicized by the province, reporting its socioeconomic performance, the province attracted 25 … [Read more...] about Thua Thien-Hue needs extra VND10t investment
New project boosts Thua Thien-Hue tourism infrastructure
The Meridian Gate, the main gate to the Hue Imperial City - a significant tourism destination in Thua Thien - Hue. (Photo: VNA) Thua Thien – Hue (VNA) – Authorities in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue have approved a sub-project to develop tourism infrastructure in the locality. It is part of a tourism development project that supports comprehensive development in the Greater Mekong Sub-region. Costing 8.05 million USD, of which 6.4 million USD is sourced from the Asian Development Fund (ADF), the sub-project aims to develop a sustainable, comprehensive and balanced tourism industry in line with the ASEAN tourism development strategy for 2016-2025. It will help boost Vietnam’s tourism competitiveness, protect local natural and cultural heritages, and enhance the capacity of tourism management. The sub-project covers upgrading a 1.2km road linking the 1A National Highway to the south-west of Hon Chen, a spiritual destination on Huong River; building a … [Read more...] about New project boosts Thua Thien-Hue tourism infrastructure