At present, contractors are building infrastructure for the plant. However, the project’s progress has been impacted by the encroachment of a number of households in Vinh Son Village on the land allocated for the project. They illegally built houses, a slaughterhouse, and fences to set out land for cultivation. Some families have received compensation but have yet to hand over the land. … [Read more...] about Daewoo E&C LILAMA opposes unfair contractor selection for Quang Trach 1 power plant
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VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 16
By 2030, the income per capita of people from ethnic minority groups is hoped to be raised to half of the national average. The programme also aims to cut the number of poor households to less than 10 per cent of the total number of households, with no hamlets or communes in extremely difficult conditions and 70 per cent of communes in ethnic minority and mountainous areas meeting new rural area criteria. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 16
‘Lair’ of Vietnam’s ‘King Cobra’ fighter jets – P1: A country prepared
On landing and happily shaking hands with the chief technician, a positive indication of the fighter’s working order, Col. Dung, the regiment’s chief, wasted no time in commenting on the flight performance of Nguyen Cong Hoang, his student, that morning. After completing his training mission, Hoang did not retreat to the pilots’ resting room only a stone’s throw away, but stayed on to prep for his second flight. … [Read more...] about ‘Lair’ of Vietnam’s ‘King Cobra’ fighter jets – P1: A country prepared
Ho Chi Minh City seeks investment for seven major projects
The city has been facing challenges finding investment in such traffic projects because investors do not see the benefits of investing in the projects or are hesitant to invest because they are all done on a massive scale and require a vast amount of capital. … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City seeks investment for seven major projects
Striving towards a Government serving the people: Minister
Pressure is a matter-of-fact thing. The Government’s leader has on many occasions called for transparency and elimination of petty corruption at all levels – so that’s the order and it has to be observed, meaning that not just the Government Office but all ministries and local authorities will have to be part of the efforts to reform. I’d say that the pressure has been reduced quite a lot compared to the beginning of the term, now that the efforts to reform have been more widespread. … [Read more...] about Striving towards a Government serving the people: Minister