Pear river delta

At least VND700 billion worth of work on the dam on Tra Khuc River downstream has been implemented, but the project is likely to stop temporarily because of many problems. The project is also facing a lack of money. Contractors still have not been paid for the work they have implemented. … [Read more...] about Quang Ngai: huge dam project at risk of drifting into sea

HCM City (VNS/VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City has decided to convert some 20,000 square metres of public land into residential land to resettle nearly 200 households in the Thu Thiem new urban area whose lands it wrongfully took over. The management of the urban area said 198 households in Binh Khanh ward and some neighbouring areas have the legal deeds that make them eligible for the land plots within the area. They are allowed to build a maximum of four floors. The city People’s Committee has instructed the management to complete infrastructure like electricity, water supply and sewage system before handing over the land to the resettled households. They lived on a 4.3ha area outside the originally planned Thu Thiem new urban area, but “the city government illegally took their land”, according to the Government Inspectorate. Recently, the city approved compensation and resettlement for more than 330 households whose lands have been acquired, … [Read more...] about HCM City to use 20,000sq.m of public land to resettle Thu Thiem residents

HCM City (VNS/VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City’s administration has approved a policy of compensation and resettlement for households in a 4.3ha area located outside the original boundary of the Thu Thiem new urban area project in the city’s District 2. Under the policy, more than 330 households will be eligible for different levels of compensation in exchange for land in resettled areas. Accordingly, households that have sufficient legal documents of ownership of the acquired land will be compensated with new land lots of the equivalent size.  Households that lack sufficient legal documents of ownership of the acquired land but resided on land lots prior to October 1993 will receive new land lots of up to 200 square metres. Besides, they will be compensated for only 30-40 percent of the acquired land (100sq.m of land in the 4.3ha area will receive 30-40sq.m of residential land in the … [Read more...] about HCM City approves compensation plan for Thu Thiem residents

TRÀ VINH – The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Trà Vinh is encouraging farmers in coastal areas to expand high - tech shrimp breeding by using super - intensive farming since the model is sustainable and offers high profits, according to the province’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. … [Read more...] about Trà Vinh expands lucrative high – tech shrimp farming

China’s Gao Liang Gu, 40, is arrested in Vietnam for smuggling people into the Southeast Asian nation in a photo provided by police officers in Quang Nam Province, Vietnam. The Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense reported that border guards had prevented more than 16,000 foreigners from entering Vietnam illegally in the year as of July. … [Read more...] about Vietnam deports 21 Chinese border jumpers after COVID-19 quarantine