After the Government Inspectorate uncovered the fraud, city authorities said they would take disciplinary action against all individuals and organizations, including retired officials, for illegally selling the land at 8-12 Le Duan Street, District 1, at “cheap prices”. Head of the People’s Committee Office, Vo Van Hoan, told VnExpress the city Department of Natural Resources and Environment has been assigned to repossess the land and action it. In 2007 the land had been managed by the Ho Chi Minh City House Trade Management Company, which leased it to four joint stock companies, majority-owned by the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Later, instead of organizing an auction to sell the land, city authorities allowed Lavenue Investment Corp. to develop a mixed-use project comprising luxury residences, boutique retail outlets and a five-star hotel on the land. Lavenue Investment Corp.’s shareholders are the Ho Chi Minh City House Trade Management Company, … [Read more...] about Illegally sold prime land plot to be repossessed, auctioned by city
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Illegally sold land plot to be repossessed, auctioned by city
After the Government Inspectorate uncovered the fraud, city authorities said they would take disciplinary action against all individuals and organizations, including retired officials, for illegally selling the land at 8-12 Le Duan Street, District 1, at “cheap prices”. Head of the People’s Committee Office, Vo Van Hoan, told VnExpress the city Department of Natural Resources and Environment has been assigned to repossess the land and action it. In 2007 the land had been managed by the Ho Chi Minh City House Trade Management Company, which leased it to four joint stock companies, majority-owned by the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Later, instead of organizing an auction to sell the land, city authorities allowed Lavenue Investment Corp. to develop a mixed-use project comprising luxury residences, boutique retail outlets and a five-star hotel on the land. Lavenue Investment Corp.’s shareholders are the Ho Chi Minh City House Trade Management Company, … [Read more...] about Illegally sold land plot to be repossessed, auctioned by city
State funeral held for President Tran Dai Quang
The State funeral for President Tran Dai Quang is held at the National Funeral Hall, 5 Tran Thanh Tong Street, Hanoi Family members of President Tran Dai Quang led by his wife Nguyen Thi Hien were the first to offer incense and flowers to their beloved. The respect-paying ceremony in Hanoi witnessed delegations of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front. The delegation of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam led by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong was the first to pay homage to the late President. On behalf of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong wrote in the funeral book, “Deeply mourning over comrade Tran Dai Quang, a Politburo member, President of … [Read more...] about State funeral held for President Tran Dai Quang
Photo exhibition in Mexico marks national reunification day
A tank of the liberation force moves to the Independence Palace, the office of the puppet regime's President, in Saigon on April 30, 1975. (Photo: VNA) Mexico City (VNA) – A photo and book exhibition is underway in Zacateas city, Mexico to celebrate the Liberation of the South of Vietnam and National Reunification Day (April 30). The event, which was held by the Vietnamese people community in the country in collaboration with the Vietnam-Mexico acupuncture project and the Autonomous University of Zacatecas (UAZ), drew the participation of hundreds of students and Vietnamese people in the locality. It features 50 photos on Vietnamese landscapes and people as well as books on Vietnamese revolution and President Ho Chi Minh together with the Vietnam News Agency’s Vietnam Pictorial magazine. UAZ Rector Antonio Guzman Fernandez stressed that the exhibition will help his students and locals in Zacatecas gain better understanding of the culture and history of Vietnamese … [Read more...] about Photo exhibition in Mexico marks national reunification day
Exhibition features HCM City history, development
A corner of present Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: tapchitaichinh.vn Themed “Ho Chi Minh City – Aspiration for Rising Highly”, the exhibition in Nguyen Hue street displays 84 photos featuring the struggle of the army and people for liberation of the South and national reunification, as well as the strong growth of the city in the past over four decades. In Dong Khoi street and Labour Culture Palace, the exhibition also showcases 50 photos on the activeness and renovation of workers in Ho Chi Minh City, along with nearly 70 photos on the promotion of patriotism of the working class during national moderniation and industrialisation. The photos revived the patriotism movements of Sai Gon – Gia Dinh – Cho Lon workers during the war against the US under the leadership of the National Front for Liberation of the South, liberating the south and reunifying the country. The event, part of activities to mark the 43rd South Liberation and National … [Read more...] about Exhibition features HCM City history, development