Tag: road

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

Recovery of court music sees steep road ahead

VietNamNet Bridge – A three-year-old UNESCO project to preserve nha nhac, or court music, has achieved stunning success but also continues to face several major difficulties. History reborn: A nha nhac performance at a workshop in Hue to portray the results of a three-year-old UNESCO project to preserve the almost-extinct court music.Ho Minh Tuan, a culture... Read more

High bitumen prices slow road work

VietNamNet Bridge – The high cost of bitumen has become a major hurdle for contractors undertaking roadwork infrastructure. And special compensation offered by the Government still means that companies have to borrow money first to buy the liquid tar. The high price is a major contributor to the delays in many road construction projects.Luong Quang Thi,... Read more

Death toll rises to 57 in Egypt road accident

The death toll of a road accident in southern Egypt has risen to 57, the state MENA news agency reported on Sunday, citing a senior official. Rescue workers retrieve a passenger bus that plunged into a canal near the Egyptian village of Dahrut, about 200 kms (125 miles) south of Cairo, December 14, 2008. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)Minya Governor Ahmed Diaaeddin said the... Read more

Dow Silk Road

VietNamNet Bridge - Van Phuc is one of northern Vietnam’s most famous “traditional craft villages” but local silk producers are using so many imported materials and modern machinery that soon it might not be so traditional. Down a small snaking lane in Van Phuc village, five men lug a large silk dryer towards Nguyen Thang Vinh’s house.... Read more

Japan road firm opens rep office in Viet Nam

VietNamNet Bridge – Major domestic roads will be built in Viet Nam by a leading Japanese company, Central Nexco Expressway Ltd Co, according to speakers at the opening ceremony of the company’s first Viet Nam office yesterday. The expressway construction industry in Viet Nam was new and needed to be supported with advanced technologies and investment... Read more

Urban development faces rocky road

VietNamNet Bridge – Infrastructure in Viet Nam is facing a rocky road because of poor management of investment resources at the municipal level, officials have warned. Hoang Hoa Tham Bridge, which was started 10 years ago to span Thi Nghe Canal linking Binh Thanh District and District 1 in HCM City, is still under construction.The World Bank has estimated... Read more

Hanoi: Road blockaded, residents evacuated because of sink hole

VietNamNet Bridge – A piece of land in Quoc Oai town, Quoc Oai district, Hanoi sank on Sunday afternoon. Some families have had to evacuate their homes while provincial road 419 has been blocked-off. The incident happened when this drill reached the depth of 50m. A plot of land of a family in Thuy Tinh village, Quoc Oai town suddenly sank on Sunday... Read more

Pottery Road to be lengthened

VietNamNet Bridge – The concrete wall at the Chuong Duong Bridge traffic junction will be adorned with a ceramic mosaic mural themed “Hallmarks of Thang Long Capital” at the cost of VND 1 billion (US $58,800). The “Hallmarks of Thang Long Capital” ceramic mural. This is part of the Pottery Road project, which was kicked off... Read more

Ancient road found in cave

VietNamNet Bridge – Traces of a road used by ancient people 21,000 years ago have just been discovered at the Xom Trai Cave in the northwestern province of Hoa Binh’s Lac Son District. Road less travelled: A view of Xom Trai Cave. — VNS File PhotoScientists from the Centre for Southeast Asian Prehistory recently made the discovery during an on-going... Read more

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