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Central Retail Vietnam, a member of the Thai-based conglomerate Central Group, and Becamex IDC Corp signed an agreement on developing a shopping mall in Binh Duong on May 20. (Photo: VNA) Binh Duong (VNA) – Central Retail Vietnam , a member of the Thai-based conglomerate Central Group, will invest 35 million USD in a shopping mall in the southern province of Binh Duong. The group and Becamex IDC Corp signed a cooperative agreement regarding the project in Binh Duong on May 20. Covering 3ha in Ben Cat town, Binh Duong province, the GO! shopping mall is set to meet the demand of more than 300,000 residents and workers in local  industrial parks. According to the provincial People’s Committee, despite COVID-19, foreign investors have still pumped capital into the locality, with the total funding exceeding 1.25 billion USD as of May 15, up 59 percent year-on-year. Langlet Olivier Bernard, General Director of Central Retail Vietnam, said the project is expected to … [Read more...] about Central Retail invests 35 million USD in commercial centre in Binh Duong

Hanoi Transportation Service Corporation (Transerco) will introduce new bus routes to reach all communes in the city. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Hanoi plans to add dozens of new bus routes over the next four years to encourage more people to use public transport . The new routes will service the outskirts of the city as well as areas that are usually crowded, like residential areas, shopping malls and entertainment complexes. It is expected that between 90 and 100 new bus routes will be introduced in the 2020-2025 period. The move is part of the efforts from the capital city to raise the ratio of passengers using the public bus system to 16-18 percent by 2025 and 25 percent by 2030. Currently, the bus system only meets 15 percent of the travel demand of Hanoi residents. Inadequate traffic infrastructure, a low rate of punctuality and limited accessibility have stopped buses from attracting more passengers. Nguyen Thanh Nam, director-general of the Hanoi … [Read more...] about Hanoi to add more bus routes in suburbs

The Politburo proposed the Party Central Committee consider imposing a disciplinary measure against Tran Van Nam. Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong chaired meetings of the Politburo and the Secretariat of the Party Central Committee in Hanoi on June 18 to consider disciplinary measures against the Standing Board of the provincial Party Committee in the 2015-2020 tenure, the Party Civil Affairs Committee of the provincial People’s Committee in the 2016-2021 tenure and several former leaders of Binh Duong province. Tran Van Nam, member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Binh Duong Provincial Party Committee (Photo: VNA). After considering a proposal put forward by the Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission, the Politburo and Secretariat held that the Standing Board of the Binh Duong Provincial Party Committee in the 2015-2020 tenure and the Party Civial Affairs Committee of the provincial People’s Committee in the 2016-2021 tenure … [Read more...] about Disciplinary measures against Binh Duong province’s leaders

Testing for COVID-19 in Vientiane (Photo: VNA) Da Nang (VNS/VNA) - A donation of 1 billion VND (43,000 USD) will be sent from central Da Nang city to support five localities of Laos – Salavan, Champasak, Attapu, Savannakhet and Sekong – in the fight against COVID-19 . Chairman of the Da Nang City People’s Committee Le Trung Chinh said the cash donation will help provinces in Laos ease the financial burden of COVID-19 preventive measures amid the outbreak in Laos. Earlier, the city delivered medical equipment to support the hardest-hit Vietnamese provinces of Bac Ninh and Bac Giang. Mass testing has been rapidly conducted at industrial zones and living quarters and for taxi drivers since last week with more than 290,000 people being tested. The samples of 13,000 of the total 25,000 workers in industrial zones and parks in the city were negative with SARS-COV-2. The remaining results are pending. Meanwhile, neighbouring Quang Nam province began easing COVID-19 … [Read more...] about Da Nang donates 43,000 USD to aid Laos’ COVID-19 fight

An online meeting between voters and candidates in the upcoming election of deputies to the Da Nang People's Council (Source: danang.gov.vn) Da Nang, (VNA) – The Election Committee of the central city of Da Nang has issued a document directing the organisation of online meetings between voters and candidates to the 15th National Assembly and city People’s Council in the 2021-2026 tenure. The document No. 82/UBBC, released on May 6, clarifies that amid the complicated COVID-19 developments, the organisation of online meetings between candidates and voters in the online format will help ensure the effectiveness of COVID-19 prevention and control during election campaigns. The decision is made following request of the city Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee. Accordingly, the municipal Election Committee asked the city People’s Committee to direct relevant agencies to build plans and prepare technical equipment to ensure smooth and safe connections from the city to … [Read more...] about Da Nang to hold online meetings between candidates and voters

A bird's-eye view of the Thu Thiem new urban area project in HCM City (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – Politburo member and Secretary of the Party Central Committee Phan Dinh Trac hailed Ho Chi Minh City’s efforts in settling corruption cases and their consequences while working with the permanent members of the municipal Party Committee on anti-corruption work on May 29. Trac, who is also Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Internal Affairs and Standing Deputy Head of the Central Steering Committee for Corruption Prevention and Control , asked municipal authorities to promptly revoke 1.13 billion USD appropriated in Thu Thien urban area project and use the sum to invest in the new urban area. Covering 657ha, the Thu Thiem new urban area is located on Thu Thiem Peninsula in HCM City’s District 2, which faces downtown district 1 across the Sai Gon River. According to the Government Inspectorate, the city's administration illegally took the land of … [Read more...] about Party official applauds HCM City’s efforts in settling corruption cases