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The North-South Expressway attracts many investors.(Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Fifty-one investors have been selected in the preliminary bidding for seven public-private partnership (PPP) projects for the North-South Expressway. The chosen investors are from individual companies as well as joint ventures between local and foreign businesses. The Mai Son-Highway No 45 project has 11 investors, according to the Department of Public-Private Partnership. The section of Highway No 45-Nghi Son project, which covers 43km, with investment of more than 6.3 trillion VND (260 million USD), has five investors. The Nghi Son-Dien Chau project which covers 50km, with investment of more than 8.3 trillion VND, has six investors. Ten investors have been selected for the next bidding round for the Dien Chau-Bai Vot stretch. Investors have also been chosen for the Nha Trang-Cam Lam project, Cam Lam-Vinh Hao project and Vinh Hao-Phan Thiet project. … [Read more...] about Preliminary bidding selects 51 investors for North-South Expressway

Promoting cultural heritage values while developing tourism Thai Nguyen province is home to 17 intangible culture heritages. Local authorities and ethnic minority groups are exerting efforts to promote heritage values in combination with tourism development. The San Chay people of Phú Lương district traditionally celebrate Spring with the Tắc Xình dance. In 2018, the Tac Xinh dance was recognized as national Intangible Cultural Heritage by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourisms. To uphold the cultural values of the heritage, Thai Nguyen’s provincial culture and tourism sector have taken measures to introduce the dance to visitors through festivals, turning it into an attractive tourism product. Currently in Thai Nguyen province, there are more than 800 historical and scenic sites, along with 17 intangible cultural heritage elements at a national level. Many of which have become tourist attraction, contributing to promoting their values such as the … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES OCTOBER 14

Infrastructure ACV proposed as investor for Long Thanh airport project The Saigon Times Daily Tuesday,  Jul 30, 2019,13:00 (GMT+7) ACV proposed as investor for Long Thanh airport projectThe Saigon Times Daily Experts look at the model of the Long Thanh International Airport project. ACV has been proposed as the investor for the big-ticket project - PHOTO: PLO HCMC - A consulting consortium comprising Japanese, French and Vietnamese firms has proposed choosing Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) as the investor for the first phase of the Long Thanh International Airport project in Dong Nai Province, according to its draft plan. The consortium explained that ACV has strong financial capacity and experience in developing airports, such as Phu Quoc International Airport, and in expanding and upgrading large airports, such as Tan Son Nhat and Noi Bai International Airports, according to Phap Luat newspaper. According to … [Read more...] about ACV proposed as investor for Long Thanh airport project

    ACROSS THE NATION: Đặng Thanh Hải reaches Cape Cà Mau in the southern province of Cà Mau during his trans-Việt Nam cycling trip. Photo vietnamnet.vn   by Phương Hà   He has cycled across the country four times, covering thousands of kilometres, and has conquered four of the most daunting passes in Việt Nam’s northwestern region by bicycle. One would think such achievements belong to a young sports enthusiast, but these feats were actually accomplished by 67-year-old Đặng Thanh Hải in the northern province of Sơn La. Many Vietnamese long-distance cyclists are familiar with Hải. He is now the member of four cycling clubs, namely Sơn La City’s Cycling Club, the Great Circle of Việt Nam Clubs in the north, centre and south, and the Backpacking Clubs in the north, centre and south. However, Hải is not a professional cyclist. He started riding … [Read more...] about Never too old to cycle

Containers at Cat Lai Port. Cat Lai Port in HCM City is also ranked among the top 25 biggest container ports in the world and the fifth biggest in ASEAN. — Photo tancang-stc.vn The Vietnamese port industry needs further investment to keep pace with the country’s rapid economic growth and reduce logistic costs for businesses. After two plans (in 1999 and 2009) and one adjustment (in 2014), to date, Viet Nam has 45 seaports with total capacity of more than 550 million tonnes per year. Major ports are concentrated in northern Hai Phong City, Da Nang and Quy Nhon in the central region and HCM City in the south. However, Viet Nam has many smaller ports, which takes the total number in the country to 320. In the last 10 years, rapid economic expansion in Viet Nam has driven up shipping demand, highlighting the importance of ports. Viet Nam’s container traffic through the seaport system has risen 10-12 per cent per year, far exceeding the average growth of 3 per cent of the … [Read more...] about Vietnamese port infrastructure needs solutions to keep pace with growth