Posts Tagged ‘ Transport Minister ’

Lawmakers question golf courses in Vietnam airports 

November 17, 2011
Lawmakers question golf courses in Vietnam airports 

  Vietnamese lawmakers questioned the safety of projects to build golf courses in Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport and Hanoi’s Gia Lam Airport at a National Assembly session on Thursday. NA Deputy Vo Thi Dung from Ho Chi Minh City delivered her question to Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung about the [...]

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Vietnam minister’s golf ban may not pass legal muster 

October 21, 2011
Vietnam minister’s golf ban may not pass legal muster 

Transport minister Dinh La Thang has proposed banning ministry officials from playing golf. A recent notice issued by newly appointed Transport Minister Dinh La Thang asking ministry officials to stop playing golf to save time for work is “impractical,” a Ministry of Justice official said Thursday. Le Hong Son, chief of a department in charge [...]

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New faces inspire hope in government 

October 15, 2011
New faces inspire hope in government 

  Vietnam’s new cabinet makes a strong start with several “smart technocrats”, but economic woes and lack of transparency pose hurdles, according to analysts Residents fishing next to Han River bridge in central coastal city of Da Nang. New Transport Minister Dinh La Thang last week took the unusual step of firing the manager of [...]

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Vietnam to start collecting new road fees next year 

October 10, 2011
Vietnam to start collecting new road fees next year 

  A proposal for collecting road maintenance fees has been submitted to the government that, if approved, will take effect not later than July next year. Deputy Transport Minister Nguyen Hong Truong said at a press conference Wednesday that the ministry has proposed collecting the fees by either asking vehicle owners to pay them monthly or [...]

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PM owns up 

November 28, 2010
PM owns up 

A 150,000-ton oil tanker built by Nam Trieu Shipbuilding Industry Corporation, a Vinashin affiliate. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has acknowledged the government’s role and his responsibility in Vinashin’s grave fiscal woes. “As head of the government, I would like to take responsibility for the government’s limits and weaknesses,” he said during a National Assembly [...]

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HCMC road toll plan ‘not practical’: transport minister

October 30, 2009
HCMC road toll plan ‘not practical’: transport minister

LookAtVietnam – The plan to levy a special toll on cars in order to manage traffic in HCM City is not practical at present, Transport Minister Ho Nghia Dung said Wednesday. LookAtVietnam – The plan to levy a special toll on cars in order to manage traffic in Ho Chi Minh City is not practical [...]

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HCMC road toll plan ‘not practical’: transport minister

October 29, 2009
HCMC road toll plan ‘not practical’: transport minister

The plan to levy a special toll on cars in order to manage traffic in Ho Chi Minh City is not practical at present, Transport Minister Ho Nghia Dung said Wednesday. “The ministry appreciates the plan of the HCMC government to have a research firm set up an electronic toll collection system for cars in [...]

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Teenage girl sole survivor of Comoros jet crash

July 1, 2009
Teenage girl sole survivor of Comoros jet crash

Relatives of passengers of the Yemenia Airlines Airbus 310-300 that crashed into stormy seas as it came into land in the Comoros islands wait for information at the Roissy Charles De Gaulle airport. A 14-year-old girl was rescued alive in the sea amid debris and dead bodies after a Yemeni Airbus jet crashed in the [...]

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Korean firm wants public-private partnership to build new railway

February 26, 2009
Korean firm wants public-private partnership to build new railway

LookAtVietnam – The Korean firm Chungsuk Engineering is seeking to take part in a new double-track rail line project linking HCMC with the central coast city of Nha Trang, and proposed to develop the track under the public-private partnership, The source said on Tuesday that Transport Minister Ho Nghia Dung last week met with Chungsuk [...]

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M’sian group mulls cross-border railway, seaport in Quang Tri

February 19, 2009
M’sian group mulls cross-border railway, seaport in Quang Tri

LookAtVietnam – Malaysia-based Giant Group Ltd. has shown keen interest in developing huge infrastructure projects in the central province of Quang Tri, including a cross-border railway and a seaport, said a source from the transport ministry. The official, who asked not to be named, said the investor signed a memorandum with the provincial government on [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...