Tag: project
PM grants more autonomy in project implementation
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung (2nd, L) with senior government officials and local leaders at the conference held in HCMC to discuss recent National Assembly resolutions and budget estimates Provincial and municipal administrations will be entrusted to be investors of important projects planned in their localities and held responsible... Read more
Stalled ICT project stuck in fourth gear
VietNamNet Bridge - ODA-funded ICT management project sto promote e-government and information technology development in Vietnam are facing delays. The project will streamline the government-public interface.VietNamNet Bridge - ODA-funded ICT management project sto promote e-government and information technology development in Vietnam are facing delays. A Ministry... Read more
Nguyen Huu Canh road, HCM City’s most scandalous project
VietNamNet Bridge – Six years after the Nguyen Huu Canh road project finished, mistakes of investors, constructors, designers, consulters and supervisors of this project are coming to light. In July 2007, HCM City authorities had to pay more than VND141 billion ($8.8 million) to repair Van Thanh 2 Bridge and the roads to and from the bridge. The investigation... Read more
University begins pilot chip project
VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City National University last Saturday launched a pilot manufacturing project for a microprocessor called SG-8V1. Photo: http://www.stttt.hue.gov.vnThe VND12 billion (US$710,000) project, the first of its kind in Viet Nam, aims to perfect the Sigma K3 microprocessor, renamed SG-8V1, for mass commercial production.The two-year... Read more
Government ponders new refinery project
VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy PM Hoang Trung Hai agreed in principle to incorporate the Nam Van Phong Petrochemical and Refinery Complex into the petroleum development plan during a meeting on Dec. 18. To date, Vietnam has planned 7 refinery projects with a total output capacity of 60-70 million tonnes per year. However, only the Dung Quat refinery is ready... Read more
Central Highlands electricity supply project is on time
VietNamNet Bridge – There will be no extension in the implementation of a project to supply electricity to all hamlets and villages in the five Central Highlands provinces, which is scheduled to be completed next year, The project to supply free electricity to all hamlets and villages in the Central Highlands was approved by the PM in April 2006.During... Read more
Global project helps protect vast swathe of central region’s forest
VietNamNet Bridge – A highly diverse and ecologically important forest area stretching from Hue to the Laos border has been protected thanks to a 4.5-year project. Thua Thien-Hue Province’s Bach Ma National Park has been extended to increase wildlife protection.The “Green Corridor” project, with funding of US$2.57 million from the World... Read more
Education project targets traffickers
VietNamNet Bridge – A three-year, US$300,000 education project has begun in northern border provinces to cope with the trafficking of women and girls, HIV/AIDS and sexual violence. Many of the women are sold as prostitutes in China. A three-year, US$300,000 education project has begun in northern border provinces to cope with the trafficking of women and... Read more
Hanoi to tighten belt for drainage project
Hanoi authorities Friday said they were determined to continue the second phase of a major water drainage project, despite the suspension of Japanese aid loans to Vietnam. The second stage of the Hanoi water drainage project, started last month, included building 300 kilometers of sewerage systems, dredging lakes and upgrading the Yen So drainage pumping... Read more
Lack of funding, expertise slows prenatal, newborn health project
VietNamNet Bridge – Lack of expertise and funding has hindered the expansion of a prenatal and newborn screening project in all cities and provinces, according to Deputy Director of the National Obstetrics Hospital Le Anh Tuan. Although screenings could help provide early treatment for deformities in children, many people have little knowledge of the availability... Read more