Vietnam eager to develop Lien Chieu deep seaport The government has been urging the authorities to appraise Lien Chieu Seaport, showing strong support and promising smoother sailing for the project. Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung recently urged the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) to appraise the capital sources and mobilisation methods of investment capital at Lien Chieu port. Besides, the DPM assigned the Danang People’s Committee to complete the pre-feasibility report for the project after the city studied MPI’ appraisal. Based on reports of MPI and Danang city, the Ministry of Transport (MoT) was asked to build the investment planning evaluation report to submit the prime minister for approval. The assignment of the DPM shows Vietnam’s eagerness to develop the Lien Chieu Seaport project, which is considered one of two key projects that aim to boost the central city as a main logistics centre in the ASEAN and the East-West Economic Corridor (EWEC) … [Read more...] about BUSINESS IN BRIEF 5/6
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Social News 16/1
Fire destroys thousand sq. meter wood factory in Dong NaiA huge fire suddenly occurred at a wood factory of Shing Mark Company in Bai Xep Industrial Park, Trang Bom district, Dong Nai at midnight on January 15. Because materials inside the wood factory are easily ignited, the flame quickly spread out causing the firefighters to meet difficulties in order to access the site and localize the fire. By 5am today, the blaze was extinguished.The initial information showed that there was no death in the fire; however, the flame destroyed thousand sq. meter factory and burnt wood materials inside the factory. At present, the functional agencies have investigated the cause of the fire. HCM City ensures traffic safety for TetThe Ho Chi Minh City Traffic Safety Committee has deployed various measures to ensure traffic safety and order in the city before and during the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.Nguyen Ngoc Tuong, deputy chief of the committee, said, “The campaign aims to … [Read more...] about Social News 16/1
BUSINESS IN BRIEF 14/1
Pepper growers concern about falling pricesPepper growers are entering the harvest season of 2018 in the southeastern region of Vietnam, concerning about price fall and output reduction because of pests and diseases.Traders now pay VND65,000-66,000 a kilogram of pepper, accounting for half of the price in the same period last year.Long lasting rains last year created conditions for pests and diseases to attack pepper crop, resulting in output drop this year.According to statistics, high pepper prices in previous years sent farmers to expand farming area to 40,100 hectares in Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Dong Nai and Binh Phuoc provinces in 2017. The area far exceeds the plan of 12,800 hectares by 2020 of the Government.That has broken supply and demand balance causing continuos price reductions for the last two years. Enterprises develop fast in number, efficiency low: economic survey 2017Data from economic survey of HCMC 2017 showed that although the number of enterprises quickly develops, their … [Read more...] about BUSINESS IN BRIEF 14/1
BUSINESS IN BRIEF 9/1
Vingroup, T&T to develop urban railway projects in HanoiThe government of Hanoi City has proposed the Prime Minister allow Vingroup and T&T Group to develop three urban railway projects which the city plans to complete by 2025, Tuoi Tre newspaper reports.The two domestic investors will use their capital to make pre-feasibility studies for these projects.When the projects were announced, many investors expressed interest in Hanoi. However, only Vingroup and T&T Group have registered to take part.Both of them proposed implementing the projects in the build-transfer (BT) format. Particularly, Vingroup registered to build the 38.4-kilometer metro line No. 5 which connects Van Cao and Hoa Lac and metro line No. 2 from Tran Hung Dao to Thuong Dinh with a length of 5.9 kilometers. Meanwhile, T&T Group is keen on metro line No. 4 connecting Me Linh, Sai Dong and Lien Ha, and measuring 54 kilometers in length.The two investors said they would use their own finances to study the … [Read more...] about BUSINESS IN BRIEF 9/1
Social News 4/1
Efforts scaled up to prevent winter-spring diseasesThe prevention and treatment of winter-spring diseases should be implemented effectively and synchronically, Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien said at a teleconference on January 4. Tien asked medical establishments to soon detect infection cases to reduce the number of fatalities, while paying attention to bacterial contamination and cross-infection in hospitals. At the same time, it is necessary to increase public awareness of preventive measures, the minister said.Speaking at the conference, Director of the Health Ministry’s Preventive Medicine Department Tran Dac Phu said dangerous and newly-emerging diseases like avian influenza A/H7N7, Mers-Cov and bubonic plague are very likely to penetrate into Vietnam and break out if drastic preventive measures are not taken. The cold weather and crowded festivals in the winter-spring seasons could facilitate the development of such diseases as avian influenza, … [Read more...] about Social News 4/1
What’s on January 1-7 (Daily updated)
MUSIC & PERFORMANCESHanoi- New Year Concert “VConcert 2018”Jan 1, 8 pm,Hanoi Opera House, 1 Trang Tien StreetFeaturing artists from the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra and leading artists in the field of classical music in Vietnam, such as sopranos Tran Trang and Dinh Trang, and tenor Dang Duong. Conductor Honna Tetsuji – who has been working in the field for the last decade – and Japanese violinist Matsuda Lina will also take part in the concert.Classical music lovers will get to enjoy well-known instrumental Vietnamese music pieces by Do Kien Cuong, Nguyen Dinh Long, Do Hong Quan, Dang Huu Phuc and by foreign composers, such as J. Offenbach, J.Strauss II, G. Rossini, J. Brahms, L.V. Beethoven, V.A.Mozart.Ticket prices: VND 1 million, VND 2 million, VND 3 millionHanoi-Subscription Concert Vol. 107Jan 5, 8pm, Hanoi Opera House, 1 Trang Tien StreetFeaturing a performance by Conductor Wes Kenny (the United States), Violin Soloist Do Phuong Nhi and the … [Read more...] about What’s on January 1-7 (Daily updated)
Vietnam tries plotters of Tan Son Nhat bomb attack for terrorism Info Alert Alert Chia sẻ bài viết qua e-mail
A group of 15 terrorists accused of plotting bomb attacks on Tan Son Nhat International Airport started standing trial in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday.The fifteen defendants of the high-profile case now face charges of “acting to overthrow the people's government,” “participating in terrorism to overthrow the government,” “damaging property,” and “stockpiling military weapons.”A local woman appeared in the same court on charges of “failing to denounce crimes.”They were behind terrorism attempts to explode the Tan Son Nhat airport, setting fire on a parking lot housing impounded vehicles of a police station in southern Vietnam in April this year, and many other failed attempts.The court will run until Friday this week. Founded overseasAccording to court documents, on February 16, 1991, a group of Vietnamese subversives in California, known as a ‘counter-revolutionary’ force led by Dao Minh Quan, founded the … [Read more...] about Vietnam tries plotters of Tan Son Nhat bomb attack for terrorism Info Alert Alert Chia sẻ bài viết qua e-mail
Vietnam tries plotters of Tan Son Nhat bomb attack for terrorism
A group of 15 terrorists accused of plotting bomb attacks on Tan Son Nhat International Airport started standing trial in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday. The fifteen defendants of the high-profile case now face charges of “acting to overthrow the people's government,” “participating in terrorism to overthrow the government,” “damaging property,” and “stockpiling military weapons.” A local woman appeared in the same court on charges of “failing to denounce crimes.” They were behind terrorism attempts to explode the Tan Son Nhat airport, setting fire on a parking lot housing impounded vehicles of a police station in southern Vietnam in April this year, and many other failed attempts. The court will run until Friday this week. The parking lot for impounded vehicles of the Bien Hoa police station is seen after the bomb explosion in Dong Nai, southern Vietnam. Photo: Tuoi Tre Founded overseas According to court documents, … [Read more...] about Vietnam tries plotters of Tan Son Nhat bomb attack for terrorism
Ha Noi basks in 1,000 years of glory
Any visitor arriving in Ha Noi this past week was likely struck by the festive air, as if Tet (lunar new year) had arrived early.But even Tet isn't comparable to the festivities this month in terms of scale and jubilation. Tet, after all, comes once a year, but this celebration is a once-in-a-millenium event.A thousand years ago, King Ly Thai To relocated the capital from a hilly fortress region to the large flat land along the Red River, beginning an era in which the country flourished.Since then, Ha Noi – then known as Thang Long, or the city of the rising dragon – has been almost continuously the capital of a thriving country."I've never seen the streets so beautiful and joyful like this before," said Nguyen Tien Thanh, 42, a resident of Hang Duong Street in the Old Quarter.The Old Quarter is glorious, with a forest of flags, lanterns and banners along the streets and alleyways, a red glow enlivening an atmosphere already vivid with the array of colourful merchandise, … [Read more...] about Ha Noi basks in 1,000 years of glory
BUSINESS IN BRIEF 22/12
Dong Nai attracts $1.3 billion FDI in 2017The southern province of Dong Nai attracted over US$1.3 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2017, $300 million higher than the set target.According to the provincial industrial zones’ management board, it has attracted 1,733 FDI projects, so far, with total investment of $31.3 billion. Investors from 45 countries and territories have invested in the locality.South Korea is the largest foreign investor in the province, following by Taiwan (China) and Japan.The board said despite laying down stricter conditions for investment projects, FDI capital that poured into the province still increased this year. In particular, disbursement reached $1.1 billion, equivalent to 88 per cent of the total registered capital.In recent years, Dong Nai has given priority to FDI projects using hi-tech, skilled labourers and are environment-friendly.Mai Van Nhon, deputy head of the board, said investors believed in the province’s support for … [Read more...] about BUSINESS IN BRIEF 22/12