The People’s Committee of the southern province of Dong Nai has announced a list of 12 infrastructure projects calling for investment worth more than 1.2 billion USD in total.
Southeast Asian governments, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and major development financiers on April 4 launched a new initiative to invest more than 1 billion USD in green infrastructure projects across Southeast Asia.
A number of individuals, businesses and localities have not obeyed regulations or intentionally circumventing the law to earn profits from BT (Build-Transfer) projects.
Representatives of the World Bank (WB) had a working session with authorities of southern Binh Duong province on January 17 to discuss WB-funded projects and local infrastructure investment demand.
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung called for more Japanese investment in automobile industry, energy and tourism which are fields with huge demand and development potential in Vietnam.
A 360ha urban area will be built in Luong Tai district in the northern province of Bac Ninh, with an investment capital of more than 3.6 trillion VND (154 million USD).
Transport Minister Nguyen Van The reported to the National Assembly the pace of implementation and investment disbursement of two key infrastructure projects, the North-South Highway – East and the Long Thanh International Airport during the NA’s debate on October 29.
More than 9,100 infrastructure projects have been built and nearly 3,300 others have been maintained in some of the countries most disadvantaged communes over the past three years thanks to Programme 135.
The Indonesian Government has called on investors to cooperate with 21 state-owned companies to develop some 80 projects worth 42 billion USD in the country.
The northern coastal province of Quang Ninh set out to research and seek the central government’s permit to carry out many large-scale infrastructure projects in as early as in 2010.
Malaysia’s cancellation of some controversial China-backed infrastructure projects might cause an initial headache but will be beneficial in the long term, said an article published by Malaysian-based the Star Online news agency.
Ho Chi Minh City and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) hope to enhance their ties to facilitate infrastructure development in Vietnam’s southern economic hub.
The northern mountainous province of Cao Bang is mobilising resources to invest in improving infrastructure and build policies to promote border economic development, with the hope of creating breakthroughs in the trade and service sectors.
ADB has approved a 300 million USD policy-based loan to support the Philippines’ efforts to strengthen the framework under which the private sector can participate in the government’s infrastructure development programme.
India has invited member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to invest in its infrastructure projects, said External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.
The Government will abolish administrative procedures for issuing investment registration certificates for Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) projects, according to the government’s Decree 63.
The World Bank (WB) is ready to assist Vietnam in developing infrastructure system, especially transport infrastructure, WB Country Director for Vietnam Ousmane Dione told Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung.
Endowed with natural advantages for sea and island tourism, the northeastern province of Quang Ninh is working to promote its tourism brand abroad and become an international tourism hub by 2030.
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