Construction

The construction of the Nghi Son Iron and Steel International General Terminal serving the development of the Nghi Son Steel Complex began on September 9 in the northern central province of Thanh Hoa.

This information was heard by Permanent Deputy Chairman of Hanoi People`s Committee Vu Hong Khanh at the inauguration ceremony of the Phuong Dinh waste treatment plant in Dan Phuong district on August 27.

Hanoi Department of Planning and Architecture in collaboration with the People`s Committee of Soc Son district held a ceremony on August 26 to announce the master plans of Soc Son district at the ratio of 1/10,000, plans for the Soc Son satellite urban area and Ni town by 2030, both at the ratio of 1/5,000.

The Hanoi`s Department of Planning - Architecture held a ceremony to announce and hand over a planning of a new water plant, phase 1, using surface water from the Hong (Red) River in its Lien Hong commune, Dan Phuong district on August 24.

On July 16, the Electricity of Vietnam in collobation with the People `s Committee of Ninh Thuan province announced the decision on changes of Ninh Thuan nuclear power plants construction approved by the Industry and Trade Ministry.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade on July 18 held a ceremony to announce the start of work on the construction of the Vinh Tan 1 thermoelectricity built in the form of BOT (build-operation-transfer).

Hanoi People`s Committee has approved the report of the RoK-sponsored technical assistance project, "Strategy on urban development planning along Red River`s banks from Thang Long Bridge to Long Bien Bridge."

The FLC Group held a ceremony to inaugurate the FLC Samson Beach and Golf Resort in the coastal town of Sam Son, the northern central province of Thanh Hoa on July 12.

Hanoi People`s Committee has issued a decision approving the general plan of Soc Son urban satellite area by 2030.

Government`s regular meeting on June 30 discussed about a report on special mechanisms and policies for urban development along the Nhat Tan-Noi Bai Highway in Hanoi.

The Ministry of Construction (MoC) has proposed the Government to consider the pilot use of official development assistance (ODA) capital and concessional loans in social housing projects in order to make this type of accommodation more accessible to low-income people.

The Hoa Binh Construction and Real Estate Corporation (HBC) has won the contract for the first phase of the project to expand the T2 International Terminal of Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCM City. The contract, worth 600 billion VND, is scheduled to finish in 417 days.

Officials of the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai held a working session with a delegation from Hong He county in China’s southern Yunnan province on May 25 to discuss preparations for a bilateral cross-border economic cooperation zone.

The Ministry of Transport has approved restructure of the air freight market by 2020 to develop the cargo transport market and increase the role of airfreight, especially in key economic zones and remote areas.

The construction of the Song Hau 1 Thermal Power Plant started on May 16 with a ground-breaking ceremony in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang launched by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

A ceremony marking the start of construction on the Phu Quoc International Passenger Port was held on the island, which lies in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang, on April 29.

Travelling by railway from Hanoi to the northwest province of Lao Cai now takes 40 less minutes than it used to, thanks to a project on upgrading the Yen Vien-Lao Cai railway, which had the first phase completed on April 25.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has agreed to extend a programme to build flood-proof resident areas in the Mekong Delta region through 2020, housing over 8,400 additional households.

Hanoi has accelerated the process of granting land use rights, with more than 40,500 certificates issued for commercial housing projects in 2014.

The PM has approved a project on upgrading weak and inter-provincial bridges on highways, which is funded through a preferential loan of the Government of the Republic of Korea (RoK).