Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai had a working session on December 7
with the southern provincial authorities of Dong Nai to discuss the
implementation of the planned Ho Chi Minh City-Long Thanh-Dau Giay
highway project.
Construction on a stretch of the Da Nang – Quang Ngai highway, known as
bidding package A4, began in the central province of Quang Ngai on
November 24.
The Vietnamese Government and people
consider Japan a leading partner and will do their utmost to further
develop bilateral ties for the interests and common development of the
two nations.
The Ministry of Finance and the Japan International Cooperation Agency
(JICA) signed an agreement in Hanoi on June 15 under which JICA will
provide 40.946 billion JYP in loan for Vietnam to carry out two
expressway segments.
President of the Vietnam Union of
Friendship Organisations (VUFO) Vu Xuan Hong on May 17 presented the
“For Peace and Friendship among Nations” insignia to Sato Hideaki,
Senior Advisor to the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI)
rep. office in Japan.
Japan wants to cooperate with Vietnam
on infrastructure construction and equipment supply projects for
atomic power, express railways, oil and gas, civil plane manufacturing,
mining and life insurance.
A representative from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has said
his agency will accelerate the process of Japanese ODA-funded projects in
Vietnam .
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung issued
an order to start the construction of the Trung Luong-My Thuan
expressway in the Mekong delta province of Tien Giang on Nov. 29.
A ceremony to mark the 36 th
anniversary of Vietnam-Japan diplomatic ties (Sept. 21, 1973-2009) was
held in Hanoi on September 19 by the Vietnam-Japan Friendship
Association.
A bid package of over 1.38 trillion VND
(76.6 million USD) to build a 3.5 km express road in Ho Chi Minh City
under the North-South expressway project, was signed in Hanoi on August
5.
