The northern province of Bac Giang is working out measures to attract US$2 billion in domestic and foreign investment in 2018. Priority will be given to projects in the fields of transport, energy, key urban area development, supporting technology for garment-textile and footwear sectors, hi-tech industry, spare parts, hi-tech agriculture and farm produce preservation and processing. The province will also focus on developing various forms of tourism, such as spiritual tourism, eco-tourism and resort tourism with hi-end hotels. To realise the target, the local authorities have requested investors of industrial parks to speed up the completion of technical infrastructure. The province is also accelerating the compensation for land clearance at Hoa Phu Industrial Park and selecting investors to build infrastructure at Viet Nam-Korea Industrial Park. It has asked the embassies of Japan and South Korea, along with the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Viet Nam, Japan External … [Read more...] about Bac Giang targets US$2bn in investment in 2018
Bac giang hotel
Bac Giang aims to draw 2 billion USD in investment this year
An overview of Bac Giang province (Photo: VNA) Bac Giang (VNA) – The northern province of Bac Giang is working out measures in an effort to attract 2 billion USD in domestic and foreign investment in 2018. Priority will be given to projects in the fields of transport, energy, key urban area development, supporting technology for garment-textile and footwear sectors, hi-tech industry, spare parts, hi-tech agriculture, and farm produce preservation and processing. The province will also focus on developing various forms of tourism such as spiritual tourism, eco-tourism, and resort tourism with hi-end hotels. To realise the target, the local authorities have requested investors of industrial parks to speed up the completion of technical infrastructure. The province is accelerating the compensation payment for land clearance at Hoa Phu industrial park and selecting investors to build infrastructure at Vietnam-Korea industrial park. It also asked the Embassies of Japan and the … [Read more...] about Bac Giang aims to draw 2 billion USD in investment this year
Girl found dead in Hanoi hotel after alleged row with Singaporean boyfriend
Hanoi police are investigating the death of a 24-year-old woman, whose corpse was found in a local hotel on Wednesday, three days after she was reported missing after going out with a Singaporean boyfriend. Lam Thi H. reportedly entered a hotel in Hai Ba Trung District with the foreigner on September 27, but no one showed up to check out on the due date, September 30, according to the hotel staff. The woman was found dead when an employee decided to break into her room. Police were immediately called to the scene and are still investigating. H. was taken back to her home town of Bac Giang for burial on Thursday. Her family lost contact of H. for three days, and thought she had gone missing, until they were informed of her death, they said. A family member told Nguoi Lao Dong (Labor) newspaper that she had been in a relationship with a 32-year-old Singaporean man, whom she met during a trip to the city-state earlier this year. The Singaporean has since frequented Hanoi … [Read more...] about Girl found dead in Hanoi hotel after alleged row with Singaporean boyfriend
VND 160 billion to build new trade centre in Bac Giang
The HDB Vietnam Group has recently begun construction of the Voi Town Trade Centre in Lang Giang District, Bac Giang Province. In the first phase, the Group will build the 5-storey Trade Centre and the shopping street with 116 stalls, and in the second stage it will build a 7-storey complex. Source: DDDN Translated by Van Hieu … [Read more...] about VND 160 billion to build new trade centre in Bac Giang
Chinese men arrested while choosing wives at Vietnam hotel
Police in Ho Chi Minh City arrested two local men and their Chinese clients in a hotel on June 19 for taking part in an illegal marriage brokerage, as the foreigners awaited to select brides. Thong A Loc, 59, from HCMC, confessed to being the organizer while Su Chuc Man, 43, acted as a translator for the Chinese clients, Cen Yi Bin, 41, and Huang Hui Huang, 27, news website VnExpress reported Friday. Loc said the two women were 18 and 23 years of age, hailing from the Mekong Delta's Bac Lieu and Hau Giang Provinces and came to HCMC hoping to land jobs abroad. They were brought to the hotel immediately after arriving at HCMC's Mien Tay Bus Station. One of the women strenuously refused to show her body to the Chinese men. Police broke in during the struggle. Loc said he had organized many successful bride auctions, in which he received at least US$1,000 from each foreigner who selected a wife. Investigations showed that Loc started the illegal marriage brokerage in late 2011, … [Read more...] about Chinese men arrested while choosing wives at Vietnam hotel