Danang calls for investment in 10 projects in next five years Tien Sa Port in Danang City. The city wants to call for investment in Lien Chieu Port and make the Tien Sa Port the cruise port Six of the projects have had their scales determined, with a combined investment capital of more than VND100 trillion, while the four remaining projects depend on proposals from investors. The project of building the city subway system will be the largest, with an amount up to VND54.5 trillion. The city wants to call for investment into this massive project under the Public - Private Partnership (PPP) mode. The system will follow two directions. One of them is on the East-West way, connecting the Nam O region in the Northwest, adjacent to Hai Van Pass, going through the downtown area to the An Hai Dong area (My Khe beach). Meanwhile, on the North-South way, the subway will start from the Son Tra Tinh Vien area (in Son Tra peninsula) to the vicinity of Danang airport. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS MARCH 6
Colleges january 15 deadline
Kid songwriting competition launched
Entrants including Vietnamese people and foreigners at all ages can take part in the competition. Entries should be about children’s gratitude to the Party, Uncle Ho, pride of the country’s history and development, activities of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union and the Ho Chi Minh Young Pioneer Organization, children movements, good deeds and love for families and teachers. Songs can be in form of handwriting or typed for solo, duo or choir performance. Submission deadline is from now to April 15. Each song entry must be entrant's original creation. Entries can be sent through [email protected] or to the headquarters of the Vietnamese Communist Youth Union at 62 Ba Trieu Street in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem District. Good songs will be printed in the 80-song publication to celebrate the 80th establishment anniversary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union. By Ca Dao - Translated by Anh Quan … [Read more...] about Kid songwriting competition launched
Rice exports to see bright outlook this year
Loading rice for export at Sai Gon port (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) - Increasing global demand , stable domestic production , and better rice quality count among the reasons Vietnam can be confident its rice exports will prosper again in 2021 and surpass the 3.1 billion USD in revenue posted in 2020, despite a significant decline in the first two months of this year. According to figures from Vietnam Customs , Vietnam earned 192 million USD from shipping nearly 348,000 tonnes of rice overseas in January, down 34.2 percent in value and 36.4 percent in volume against December and 2.4 percent and 15.4 percent, respectively, year-on-year. As the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday fell in February, the month’s export turnover is expected to be down. Nguyen Van Don, Director of Tien Giang province’s Viet Hung Limited Company, said the beginning of the year is never the peak time for trade, as consumers have already purchased rice for the long holiday period at the end of … [Read more...] about Rice exports to see bright outlook this year