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While Japanese contractors are absent, many Chinese enterprises have registered to attend the bids for eight component projects of the north-south rail expressway project. Sixty dossiers registering to attend the bids to implement the component projects have been submitted for shortlisting, according to the Ministry of Transport’s (MOT) Project Management Unit. According to Nguyen Danh Huy from PPP Department of MOT, Vietnam is a member of WTO, and according to its rules, all member countries must not be subjected to discriminatory treatment.  The investors, joining forces with Vietnamese enterprises, want to implement the Nghi Son – Dien Chau, Dien Chau – Bai Vot, Nha Trang – Cam Lam, Cam Lam – Vinh Hao, Vinh Hao – Phan Thiet and Phan Thiet – Dau Giay projects. Linh Ha North-south express railway: how much money is enough? Experts say the north-south expressway project worth tens of billions of dollars raises big questions … [Read more...] about North-south expressway: Chinese contractors account for majority

Vo Huy Cuong, deputy head of Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam, said they were cooperating with South Korean peers to find out why a Boeing 737 plane of South Korean airline T’way Air had to make an emergency landing in Ho Chi Minh City in the first hours of Thursday. The front of the plane was damaged as it landed at Tan Son Nhat International Airport, but how the damage occurred remains a mystery. "Normally if the plane hits a bird, there should be blood traces but there was nothing in this case," he said. Airport officials said that the captain of the plane, which was on its way from Seoul to HCMC, informed the airport of some technical problem after he heard a big noise in the front of the aircraft. The aircraft was about to land and was staying at a height of over 2,000 feet. Once the noise was heard, the captain asked for permission to make an emergency landing, which was granted. As the plane with 166 passengers touched down safely, technical staff at the airport … [Read more...] about Vietnam, South Korea investigate emergency landing of plane in Saigon

Hanoi (VNA) – 2018 was a turbulent year in world events, full of ups and down. Below are the top 10 world events of 2018 selected by the Vietnam News Agency. A turning point in the Korean Peninsula peace process: Korean Peninsula affairs recorded a breakthrough change with several historical events taking place in 2018. Inter-Korean summits resumed after a gap of more than a decade, adopting the Panmunjom Declaration for Peace, Prosperity and Unification of the Korean Peninsula on April 27 and the Pyongyang Joint Declaration on September 20. In addition, the first-ever summit between the US and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea was held in Singapore and issued a Joint Declaration on June 12. These events helped turn the situation from the edge of war to dialogue and détente, opening hope of a denuclearised, peaceful and prosperous peninsula. President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-in (L) and leader of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Kim … [Read more...] about Top 10 world events of 2018

  Tourists love to discover the traditional culture and lifestyle of the local people. Photo courtesy of the Bát Tràng Tourism Company By Minh Thu In the mornings before he opens his traditional house to visitors, Meritorious Artist Tô Thanh Sơn prepares tea to welcome his guests. When Bát Tràng Commune on the outskirts of Hà Nội was officially recognised as a tourist site last month, his traditional house with its beautiful garden, old kiln and showroom of pottery products started receiving many tourists every day. Last month, the Hà Nội People’s Committee and the Việt Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) brought smart tourism to Bát Tràng, further highlighting it on the capital’s travel map. Smart tourism Bát Tràng Commune is located in Gia Lâm District, 10km from the city centre. It comprises Bát Tràng and Giang Cao villages. A … [Read more...] about Bát Tràng a star of Hà Nội craft village tourism

Speaking at a conference in Ho Chi Minh City on July 24, Nguyen Quoc Toan, the authority's director, said: “The domestic agro-forestry and fishery processing industry had an annual growth rate of 5-7 percent over the past 10 years, creating a system with total processing capacity of about 120 million tons of farm produce materials a year." The country is home to over 7,500 enterprises involved in agro, forestry and fishery processing on an industrial scale for export, besides tens of thousands of small-scale processing facilities serving the domestic market. “The processing industry has significantly increased the value of Vietnamese agricultural products, contributing to building a modern agricultural system,” Toan said. However, the industry's development has not been commensurate with its potential, he said. Shortcomings and bottlenecks in its value chain include the low level of processing technology, lack of diversity of processed products, and weak linkages … [Read more...] about Farm produce processing industry urged to tap potential