The expressway is designed to stretch 57.7km, linking Long An Province, HCMC and Dong Nai, with an approved investment of VND31.32 trillion, or some US$1.6 billion, with Japan lending US$635 million via Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and a similar sum offered by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), according to Phap Luat Online. The balance comes from Vietnam’s reciprocal capital. The project, which got off the ground in July 2014 with 11 packages awarded to many contractors, was initially planned to be opened to traffic in 2018, but a lot of hiccups in development have derailed the scheme. … [Read more...] about Hitting a red-tape roadblock
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First two metro trains to be shipped to HCMC this year
An elevated section of the Metro Line No. 1 project in Binh Thanh District. Two train cars for the urban rail line will be transported to HCMC in the middle of this year - PHOTO: LE ANH HCMC – The first two trains for the first metro line project in HCMC will be transported to the city in the middle of this year, said Huynh Hong Thanh, deputy head of the HCMC Management Authority for Urban Railways (MAUR). … [Read more...] about First two metro trains to be shipped to HCMC this year
Khanh Hoa declared free of Covid-19
Staff of Cam Ranh International Airport in Khanh Hoa Province hand out leaflets on the prevention of the spread of Covid-19. The south-central province has been declared free of the disease – PHOTO: VNA HCMC - The south-central province of Khanh Hoa has been declared free of the new coronavirus, having recorded no new cases of infection for 30 days. … [Read more...] about Khanh Hoa declared free of Covid-19
Six people dead, including gunman, in Molson Coors brewery shooting in Milwaukee
Morales said the bloodshed was confined to the Molson Coors complex west of downtown - a facility known to locals as the old Miller brewery - and that “no members of the general public were involved.” Miller beer is one of the company’s leading brands. … [Read more...] about Six people dead, including gunman, in Molson Coors brewery shooting in Milwaukee
Mai House Philharmonic to hold classical concert in HCMC
Young musicians of The Mai House Philharmonic will give a classical music performance at Mai House Saigon in mid-March - PHOTO: COURTESY OF MAI HOUSE PHILHARMONIC HCMC - The Mai House Philharmonic will present a youthful classical concert at Mai House Saigon on March 14, starting at 7 p.m. … [Read more...] about Mai House Philharmonic to hold classical concert in HCMC
