National land use and development master plan

New residential quarters in Ha Noi. Most experts agree with the draft amended Law on Land. — VNA/VNS Photo Minh Nghia Experts from 25 northern provinces and cities contributed opinions to the draft amended Law on Land during a conference on Monday in Ha Noi. Chairing the conference, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha said that the Law on Land was a very important law that affects all aspects of political, economic and social life across the country. The draft amended Land Law was posted on the Government Portal and the website of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, to collect opinions from organisations, individuals and provincial and municipal people’s committees, Ha added. He called on experts to focus particularly on land use planning, compensation and resettlement, as well as the allocation, lease, financial revenues from land and transfer of agricultural land use rights. Speaking at the conference, Le Thanh Khuyen, director of the … [Read more...] about Experts discuss draft amended Law on Land

The Nha Trang - Saigon railway section. (Photo: SGGP) The 411-km route will be implemented from 2022 – 2025, running through the provinces of Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan, Binh Thuan, Dong Nai, and Binh Duong, and Ho Chi Minh City. The sub-project aims to ensure traffic safety, improve the quality of railway infrastructure and transport capacity of both passengers and goods, thus effectively exploiting the existing infrastructure along the Nha Trang – Saigon route. The budget for this will be sourced from the State budget under the medium-term public investment plan for the 2021-2025 period. About VND80 billion will be allocated in 2022; and VND350 billion, VND400 billion and VND269 billion in 2023, 2024 and 2025, respectively. It will focus on upgrading degrading bridges, and renovating, repairing and building a number of passenger and cargo stations. The MoT has required its Vietnam Railway Project Management Board and relevant units to fully carry out surveys on various … [Read more...] about Sub-project approved for upgrading Nha Trang – Saigon railway section

The Standing Office of the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control also held a meeting to deploy solutions to respond to a tropical depression that is likely to intensify into a storm on August 9 in Hanoi. According to Quick Report No.274 of the Commanding Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and Search and Rescue and Border Guard, by 7 a.m. on August 9, the coast guard had guided 52,108 vessels with 229,262 people to actively move to avoid the tropical depression. Specifically, there were 298 ships with 2,137 people in the North East Sea area, including the Hoang Sa archipelago, 7,927 ships, with 38,979 people in other areas, and 43,883 ships anchored at wharves with 188,146 people. There are still 18 vessels with 113 people in the danger zones, including Da Nang, with 17 ships and 105 people, and Binh Dinh, with one ship and eight people. According to the report of Quang Binh Province, the ship QB 98084 TS with four fishermen … [Read more...] about Localities urgently prepare to respond to strengthening tropical depression

According to the Ministry of Transport, the Ben Luc - Long Thanh Expressway construction project is invested by the Vietnam Expressway Corporation (VEC). The project has a total length of 57.8 kilometers, passing through Long An, Ho Chi Minh City, and Dong Nai provinces. The project's total investment is VND31.32 trillion, using loans from the Asian Development Bank, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and domestic reciprocal funds. According to the original plan, the project would be carried out from 2014 to 2019. However, during the implementation process, some mechanism and policy changes caused the project not to be allocated capital and have to halt construction from 2019. The Ministry of Transport had reported to the Government many times and regularly worked with relevant agencies, such as the State Capital Management Committee, JICA, and State Audit of Vietnam, to solve the project's problems. Up to now, the Politburo and the National Assembly have approved … [Read more...] about Ben Luc – Long Thanh Expressway project restarts in third quarter

Sea dyke erosion always happens in An Minh District in Kien Giang Province. (Photo: SGGP) Mr. Le Quoc Anh, Vice Chairman of Kien Giang Provincial People's Committee, on August 8, said that he had signed and promulgated a project to prevent coastal and riverine erosion in the area from now to 2025 and orientation to 2030. Accordingly, the prevention of coastal and riverbank erosion should be carried out synchronously for both immediate treatment and long-term radical solutions associated with ecological environment protection, coastal mangrove forest protection and development, and creating livelihoods for local people. Kien Giang is a province with more than 200 kilometers of coastline, running through many districts and cities, such as Kien Luong, Hon Dat, An Bien, An Minh, and Rach Gia City. The coastal protection forest belt is extremely crucial as it is a green shield against natural disasters, protecting sea dykes from erosion and landslides caused by waves. In the plan of … [Read more...] about Kien Giang Province invests more than VND17 trillion to prevent erosion

Waiting for a taxi at TSN Airport on August 8 (Photo: SGGP) The Southern Airports Authority reported that the planned capacity of TSN International Airport is at 30 million passengers a year, but the airport in reality has served nearly double that figure. Particularly during this summer, TSN Airport each day accommodates 730 flights with 120,000 passengers on average. This high quantity has resulted in trouble of vehicle parking or pick-up and drop-off. Compared to the planned space for 6,000 motorcycles and 700 taxis, now the airport is welcoming 6,600 motorcycles and 4,500 automobiles in and out per day. Moreover, Truong Son Street is the only route to enter or exit the airport, not to mention it being the shortcut from Binh Thanh District, Go Vap District, and Thu Duc City to the downtown. Deputy Director of the HCMC Transport Department Phan Cong Bang added that surrounding roads were not built in accordance with planning, also leading to more pressure on Truong Son Street. … [Read more...] about More comprehensive solutions needed to retrieve traffic order in TSN Airport