Tag: projects
Company set up for Bien Hoa-Vung Tau highway projects
A company called “Bien Hoa-Vung Tau Highway-developing Joint Stock Company” was launched Tuesday at a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City. The company was established to implement a project to widen the existing National Highway 51 from Dong Nai Province’s Bien Hoa Town to Vung Tau Town in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province plus build another highway between... Read more
Large steel projects still upheld despite environment concerns
VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Industry and Trade still advocates for large-scale steel projects as it will next week ask the Government to give a stamp of approval to expand the country’s master plan for steel development A crane is handling a huge volume of steel rolls imported by a company into HCM City.Deputy Minister of Industry and... Read more
Government to provide loan guarantee for power projects
VietNamNet Bridge – In 2009, the Government-guaranteed foreign loans will focus on key projects for power and transport infrastructure, according to a meeting of the government on Thursday. VietNamNet Bridge – In 2009, the Government-guaranteed foreign loans will focus on key projects for power and transport infrastructure, according to a meeting... Read more
MOIT plans 10 more steel projects
VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) is going to submit a list of 10 steel projects to the Prime Minister by the end of December, which will be added to the steel industry development strategy. Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade, Le Duong Quang, said that the ministry will also submit the report with an overview of all steel... Read more
HCMC infrastructure projects powering on
Laborers working on the Calmette Bridge, which is part of the East-West Highway Project, Sunday afternoon Work is continuing on two major Japan-funded infrastructure projects in the city, contrary to rumors sweeping the city that the projects had been halted by the suspension of Japanese aid loans to Vietnam. Work... Read more
Vietnam eyes construction projects for pump priming
The government will lend most of its proposed US$1 billion economic stimulus package to feasible construction projects, Tuoi Tre newspaper has reported, quoting Minister of Planning and Investment Vo Hong Phuc. The loans may focus on low-income housing, student lodgings and electricity plants, Phuc said, according... Read more
Government assists emergency flood control projects
VietNamNet Bridge – The Prime Minister has instructed the Finance Ministry to provide 215 billion VND (12.6 million USD) in emergency aid to speed up dam upgrade projects to control the effects of floods and storms in southern Hau Giang Province, From this sum, 35 billion VND will be issued to northern Ninh Binh Province, 40 billion VND to Hanoi, and 25... Read more
Major power projects almost done
VietNamNet Bridge - The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) said it would complete many major works by the end of this year. The 114-megawatt third turbine of the Tuyen Quang Hydropower Plant in northern Tuyen Quang province and the 50MW first turbine of the Pleikrong Hydropower Plant in Central Highlands Kon Tum province will begin to generate electricity next month.Major... Read more
PM approves two UNDP-funded projects
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung Thursday approved two projects funded by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) with total capital exceeding US$3.6 million. One project, funded with $1.1 million in non-refundable aid, will review the policy making process for land-use supporting socio-economic development. It will be carried out by the Ministry of... Read more
State-funded infrastructure projects come into focus
VietNamNet Bridge - The government will give greater priority to improving state budget-funded infrastructure project planning, laws and regulations next year. Poor planning is blunting the edge of long-awaited infrastructure projectsMinister of Planning and Investment (MPI) Vo Hong Phuc said the government would focus on clarifying articles in the Investment,... Read more