Archive for August 22nd, 2008
HA NOI — The Ministry of Education and Training, with support from the Asian Development Bank, has carried out a seven-year project on developing education for junior secondary schools in nearly 1,500 especially difficult communes in 17 provinces across the country.
The project’s director, Tran Van Thanh, yesterday announced that the project began in June this [...]
HA NOI — Power has been restored in most northern mountain provinces flooded by storm Kammuri, according to Electricity Company No 1.
Son La Electricity Company has temporarily repaired damaged low-voltage poles and medium-voltage cables in Son La Town and the districts of Yen Chau, Sop Cop, Muong La, Bac Yen, Quynh Nhai and Song Ma.
The [...]
DONG THAP — People in Sa Dec Town, Dong Thap Province now have clean water and better sanitation, thanks to a new water treatment plant funded by the Australian government.
The plant is part of a project called the “Three Delta Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Project,” which started seven years ago to improve living conditions [...]
by Vuong Thoai Trung
Twenty-six construction projects have been invested in the Southern Can Tho River urban area. Investors have been urged to earmark at least 10 per cent of the total land area for resettlement. – VNA/VNS Photo Pham Hau
CAN THO — A new urban area, South of the Can Tho River, is undergoing massive [...]
HCM CITY — Municipal authorities want to increase the efficacy of the city’s management of underground construction projects in a bid to push economic growth and deal with a population boom while avoiding accidents.
Many officials and architects are calling on relevant departments to finish drafting city ordinances on underground construction.
Accidents at subterranean infrastructure construction sites [...]
HA NOI — South Korea will share advanced agricultural science and technology with Viet Nam.
Chairman of South Korea’s Special Committee for Agriculture, Fishery and Rural Areas, Lee Sang-mu, said this during a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung in Ha Noi yesterday.
Lee said his country also planned to build a research institute for [...]
HA NOI — Each month, mutual charges issued by credit institutions on the interbank market are now restricted to one and a half times the prime rate set by the State Bank of Viet Nam.
The order was sent on Tuesday, effective immediately. The prime rate this month is 14 per cent per year, which means [...]
HA NOI — Passenger traffic on key routes to and from Viet Nam could grow faster than the world average, Airbus senior marketing analyst Susana Martin-Romo Pozo said at a press conference in Ha Noi yesterday.
The Viet Nam-Frankfurt route, for instance, could increase as much as 10.2 per cent, while world passenger traffic is forecast [...]
HCM CITY — Local and foreign-based businesses shopping for partnerships can check out two annual international exhibitions, both organised by the Viet Nam Exhibition and Advertisint Company. The events op-ened yesterday, and will run until Sunday.
The Vietfood and Beverage Expo brought in companies from various countries and territoties, including Japan, Korea, France, Malaysia, Singapore, China [...]
A Ford sedan displayed at the Viet Nam Motor Show. The exhibition opened at Ha Noi’s Viet Nam Exhibition Fair Centre yesterday and runs through Monday. — VNS Photo Viet Thanh
HA NOI — Economic deceleration and rising fuel prices have not dampened the spirits of local auto makers who brought their flagship vehicles to the [...]