By Anh Minh  April 11, 2019 | 09:04 am GMT+7 Total investment in Sa Pa airport is estimated to cost $254 million. Photo by Shutterstock/Cuu Studio The state should provide 52 percent of the investment needed for the Sa Pa Airport, provincial authorities say. Authorities in northern Lao Cai Province, where travel hotspot Sa Pa is located, have said in a letter to the Prime Minister that it needs VND3.09 trillion ($133 million) from the state to build the airport. This amount accounts for 52 percent of total investment in the airport, which is estimated at VND5.9 trillion ($254 million). Private companies will invest 30 percent, or VND1.78 trillion ($77 million) in a public-private-partnership model where they will operate the airport to recover investment before handling it back to the state. Lao Cai Province will invest 15 percent, or VND910 billion ($39 million), for land acquisition and relocation, while the Vietnam Air Traffic Management Corporation (VATM) … [Read more...] about Lao Cai wants state to cover bulk of Sa Pa airport investment
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Lao Cai’s characteristic clean agricultural products introduced in Hanoi
Asparagus, mushrooms, vegetables, and many other distinctive agricultural products of Lao Cai province are being showcased at an event which opened in Hanoi on December 17 by the Hanoi Promotion Agency. Visitors at the opening ceremony - Photo: enternews.vn The event, which aims to introduce safe agricultural products from Hanoi and Lao Cai province, brings together 20 businesses from Hanoi and Lao Cai province and selected members of the Jica Safe Crop project’s group, including the Hanofi Trading And Production Joint Stock Company, Tien Phong Muong Vi collective, Traphaco Sapa Ltd. Co., and Thanh Ha Fruits and Veggies Co. Ltd. During the three-day event, there are activities to connect producers, businesses and distribution systems such as hotels, restaurants and supermarkets in Hanoi in order to help producers to find trade partners and sign trade deals. A website updating information on safe agricultural products in Hanoi at nongsanantoanhanoi.gov.vn was also … [Read more...] about Lao Cai’s characteristic clean agricultural products introduced in Hanoi
Heavy rains cause big damage to Lao Cai, Ha Giang
An excavator clears a road blocked after heavy rains in Nghia Do commune of Bao Yen district, Lao Cai province (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Torrential rains on October 22 caused big damage to residents’ properties agriculture and infrastructure works in several communes in the northern mountainous provinces of Lao Cai and Ha Giang. According to the Office of the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, heavy rains measuring 100mm in Nghia Do commune, Lao Cai’s Bao Yen district, caused floods sweeping nine houses away, inundating 87 other houses, more than 100 ha of food crops. Local authorities have dispatched rescue forces to help affected families move to safe areas. Quang Binh district of Ha Giang reported rains of 60-90mm. Floods and landslides caused by rain claimed one live and destroyed seven houses, while one is still missing. Local police and civil defence force are searching for the missing victims and helping … [Read more...] about Heavy rains cause big damage to Lao Cai, Ha Giang
Lao Cai proposes airport in Sapa resort town
Visitors to the Sun World Fansipan Legend tourist site in Sapa (Photo: baolaocai.vn) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - 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). According to the plan, Sapa Airport will be used for both commercial and military purposes, therefore, it should be built as soon as possible. The airport will be located in Cam Con commune, Bao Yen district, on an area of 371ha. The construction of Sapa Airport will be divided into two phases. In the first phase, expected to begin before 2020, the airport targets a capacity of 560,000 passengers and 600 tonnes of cargo per year. Aircraft, including A320, A321 and equivalent, will be able to land in two locations. Total investment for the first phase is estimated at about 4.7 trillion VND (including site clearance cost of the whole project). … [Read more...] about Lao Cai proposes airport in Sapa resort town
Meth, heroin traffickers arrested in Lao Cai, Thanh Hoa
Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Police in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai on June 16 arrested two men for illegally trafficking 23 bricks of heroin (about 8.5kg). The traffickers are Giang A Pao, born in 1979, from Huoi Lech commune, Muong Le district, the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien; and Vang A Phia, born in 1982, from Phi Nhu commune, Dien Bien Dong district, Dien Bien province. They were seized in Ban Quan hamlet, Ban Phiet commune, Bao Thang district, Lao Cai province. Apart from the bricks of heroin, local police also collected 17 million VND (748 USD) and relevant documents. Phia said he was hired by his relative to transport the amount of heroin from Lao Cai to Dien Bien. He asked Pao to go with him. They intended to sell the heroin with the price of 135 million VND (5,940 USD) per brick. On June 15, police in the central province of Thanh Hoa arrested a man for illegally storing 6,000 meth pills in his house. … [Read more...] about Meth, heroin traffickers arrested in Lao Cai, Thanh Hoa