National assembly 6 march 2017

In the current scenario the target of keeping this year's inflation around 4 percent is within reach with the government and the Prime Minister’s determination. However, due to economic downturn in the world due to the coronavirus pandemic, pricing control should be done with caution. … [Read more...] about PM requests underprivileged students to be given free textbooks

HCM City-Trung Luong Expressway is 61.9km long and connects HCM City and Tien Giang Province. The construction was started in 2004 and completed in 2011 with an investment of VND9.8trn (USD421m). With the expressway, the travel time from HCM City to Tien Giang was reduced from 90 to 30 minutes. From 2011 to December 31, 2018, toll booths were put up along the expressway. But the toll fee collection ended in 2019 following the expiry of a commercial contract to exploit the road. The PM also issued an official document on December 28, 2018, to ask the Ministry of Transport to build management and exploitation plan after toll fee collection ended. According to the Ministry of Transport, after the toll fee collection ended, traffic flows on the expressway increased sharply, During the weekends, many vehicles violated traffic laws. The toll collection depends on the revised Road Traffic Law but it will take a long time for the National Assembly to review and approve of the law. The … [Read more...] about Resumed tolls proposed for HCM City-Trung Luong Expressway

However, in my opinion, the first thing we need to change immediately is to replace backward equipment/technology to advanced technology in the operation of the toll stations. In other words, these stations must be non-stop stations. We now live in an era of the 4.0 Industrial Revolution, so having a non-stop BOT station is totally feasible for both road users and BOT operators. … [Read more...] about Non-stop toll road collection the way forward: politician

However, local authorities are facing challenges in using ODA funds. Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh said that in the first six months 22 provinces and cities have not been able to spend any percentage of their ODA disbursement target though the country plans to spend VND60 trillion ($2.6 billion) this year. … [Read more...] about Vietnam to allow public debt increase to stimulate economic recovery

These include military stations, areas for deploying forces, combat equipment and training, warehouses, factories, logistic bases, prisons and detention camps of the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Public Security, and other areas related to the national security, the decision said. The distance from the UAVs and ultra-light aircraft to the no-fly zones horizontally must not be less than 500m at any height. The vehicles are banned from flying over working areas of offices of Party, State, National Assembly, Government, ministries and central-level agencies, the Vietnam Fatherland Front, provincial and city-level Party committees, people’s committees and councils, diplomatic and consular missions, and international organisations. The limit distance horizontally to the areas is no less than 200m at any height. The areas of military and civil airports were noted as the no-fly zones. The no-fly zones extend by 15,000m and 5,000m from two sides of rectangular shapes of the … [Read more...] about PM sets no-fly and restricted zones for drones, ultra-light aircraft