Mitsubishi plans to make electric cars in Viet Nam Japan’s Mitsubishi Corporation plans to invest in an electric automobile manufacturing factory in Viet Nam, said Executive Vice President Hiroshi Sakuma during a meeting with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue in Ha Noi on Wednesday. At the meeting, Sakuma said his firm was evaluating the feasibility of the project and look forward to new regulations on environmental protection taxes to promote investment in the country. Hue said Viet Nam’s National Assembly would soon discuss and pass the Law on Environmental Protection Tax. There would be incentives commensurate with environmentally friendly products. The Mitsubishi Corporation is currently investing in two BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer) projects in Viet Nam, namely the Vung Ang 2 Thermal Power Plant (1,200 MW) and Vinh Tan 3 (1,980 MW) Power Plant. The corporation and Viet Nam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade signed an investment … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 31/8
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Social News 20/8
Bình Thuận searches for ship involved in accident The fishing boat sank after the collision at sea. The Bình Thuận Province People’s Committee on Thursday sent an urgent letter to concerned organisations to ask for help for a fishing vessel that was hit by a container ship. The fishing boat, from La Gi Town in Bình Thuận Province, was hit by the Hải Dương 19 transport ship before the larger vessel fled the scene of the collision. The committee asked the provinces’ border guards to search for the Hải Dương 19 and collaborate with other organisations to investigate the case. The committee asked the Maritime Administration of Bình Thuận and the Phan Thiết Radio Station to inform all ships to help the fishing boat. The committee also asked the La Gi Town People’s Committee to support the captain and crewmembers of the boat so they will be able to repair the vessel. A report by the … [Read more...] about Social News 20/8
Speed traps
Friday's Tale Speed traps Anh Thu Friday, Jan 22, 2016,22:39 (GMT+7) Speed trapsAnh Thu By Anh Thu - The Saigon Times Daily Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang has had no other choice but to issue an ultimatum for the Directorate for Roads of Vietnam to remove unjustified speed limit traps that have become a nightmare for motorists. Minister Thang, speaking at a recent meeting of the directorate, urged the directorate to replace inappropriate speed limit signs, which he said is a tough job to do. He warned that if such speed traps are not uprooted, those officials responsible would be uprooted instead. Thang’s strong statements made news headlines since what he insisted on is also a source of frustration for people, especially road users. Indeed, motorists frequently find themselves trapped by a number of traffic signs, not to mention the signs planted in invisible places. And such signs are among the causes of traffic … [Read more...] about Speed traps
Again and again
Friday's Tale Again and again Anh Thu Friday, Jul 15, 2016,12:35 (GMT+7) Again and againAnh Thu Late last month Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corp. officially took responsibility for causing a widespread fish kill along more than 200 kilometers of coastline in central Vietnam in April and pledged to pay half a billion U.S. dollars in compensation for economic damage. But less than two weeks later, the company continued making news headlines as hundreds of tons of solid waste from its steel mill was dumped at an unlicensed dumpsite in Ky Anh Town, Ha Tinh Province where the Taiwanese-invested firm’s massive steel manufacturing complex is located. The waste burying was discovered early this week at a farm allegedly owned by the director of Ky Anh Urban Environment Company. Samples of the waste have been collected for testing to see whether it is toxic or not. Le Quang Hoa, director of the environment company, claimed the waste is not … [Read more...] about Again and again
Việt Nam LGBTQ visibility
Viet Nam News March 2018 was a big month for LGBTQ visibility in Việt Nam. Singer Nguyễn Hương Giang was crowned Miss International Queen at the world’s largest and most prestigious pageant for transgender women. Then the drag queens who have recently started performing at regular drag nights in Hà Nội’s Tây Hồ District made headlines around the world. “If we dare to be pioneers, soon this art will be accepted in Việt Nam,” a drag queen named Betty told Agence France-Presse. Today, it can be difficult to appreciate just how unthinkable this kind of public celebration of queerness was a decade ago. VietPride, Hà Nội’s pride festival, took place for the first time only in 2012. As recently as 2002, state-run media described homosexuality as a “social evil”. As Việt Nam’s economy has grown and globalised, attitudes have changed: while in 2001 over 80 per cent … [Read more...] about Việt Nam LGBTQ visibility