The WB, Ministry of Planning and Investment, and Quang Binh province organised a conference to review preparations for the implementation of the Vietnam Coastal Cities Sustainable Environment Project.
Accelerating administrative reforms, improving business climate, and enhancing competitiveness are parts of the Mekong Delta province of An Giang’s efforts to attract more investments.
Krong Pa district in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai is considered a good area for solar power projects as the temperatures can rise to 40oC.
Vietnam’s first express railway running from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City will cost around 58.7 billion USD, according to a pre-feasibility report announced at the Ministry of Transport’s meeting on November 12.
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has assigned the Ministry of Transport to work out a plan to expand and adjust the planning scheme of Noi Bai International Airport which is facing serious overloading.
The Ministry of Transport recently reported to the Government on its plans and mechanisms to launch a project on upgrading the Tan Son Nhat International Airport.
Construction on a 200km section of Dau Giay-Lien Khuong expressway will begin next year, with total investment of 65 trillion VND (2.8 billion USD) including site clearance costs.
The southern province of Tay Ninh lured nearly 20 trillion VND (858 million USD) from eight investors to implement 10 solar power projects with a combined capacity of 808 MW by the end of September.
Despite great efforts taken by Ho Chi Minh City’s authorities to fight flooding, many flood-control projects have been delayed by administrative procedures.
The northern province of Bac Giang will continue taking measures to improve the efficiency of investment attraction and better its business climate, according to Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Linh.
The approved land-use master plan for HCM City will have significant impact on the city’s development in the future, Nguyen Toan Thang, Director of the municipal Natural Resource and Environment Department, said.
The Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau has sought measures to hasten the progress of projects using official development assistance (ODA) capital in the locality.
A mid-term review conference on Project 161 – which looks to implement and achieve the goals laid out by the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community until 2025 – in the central region took place in Da Nang city on July 23.
The central province of Thua Thien-Hue has issued a decision to end the operation of 12 stagnant projects, with nine revoked and three put on special supervision.
The People’s Committee of central Thua Thien-Hue province has asked Phu Loc district authorities to hand over the ground for a project expanding the Hai Van 2 Tunnel before July 15. However, the work may lag behind schedule, the provincial committee has said.
The People’s Committee of the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai has proposed the Ministry of Transport construct an airport in Sapa with total capital investment of nearly 5.8 trillion VND (252 million USD).
Twenty-one socio-economic projects in Hanoi are likely to lag behind schedule in 2020, reported Director of the municipal Department of Planning and Investment Nguyen Manh Quyen in a meeting on July 10 between Hanoi’s leaders and heads of districts.
With considerable solar and wind advantages, the south central province of Ninh Thuan is working hard to attract investment in a bid to become a renewable energy centre of Vietnam.
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