Mr. Van said it is a peak season which the bird will come to the reserve to find food in border crossings such as Giang Thanh and Kien Luong in the province. The related agencies are creating good environment for the animal to live. Through observing, reserve employees saw over 40 red-crowned cranes. With a core area of 940ha and a belt area of 1,700ha, the Phu My reserve the only bang grass ecosystem in the delta that is seasonal habitat for the cranes. By VINH THUAN – Translated by UYEN PHUONG Tags: red-crowned cranes Kien Giang province Phu My Reserve bang grass ecosystem … [Read more...]

According to the Ministry of Public Security’s (MoPS) announcement, the investigation police agency on Tuesday issued decisions to commence criminal proceedings against and take into custody Phan Huu Tuan, 63, former Deputy Director General of the MoPS’s General Department of Intelligence, and 55-year-old Nguyen Huu Bach, an officer of the MoPS. They are accused of deliberately disclosing state secrets. Earlier the same day, President Tran Dai Quang signed a decision to strip Tuan of the title “People’s Public Security officer”. Minister of Public Security Tô Lâm also signed a decision to strip Bach of the same title. The police also launched criminal proceedings against and put into detention Tran Văn Minh, 63, former chairman of the People’s Committee of Da Nang City for allegedly violating regulations on the management and use of State asset and breaches in land management. Also yesterday, criminal proceedings were taken against Van … [Read more...]

The terminal, with infrastructure meeting international standards, is expected to serve 20 million passengers per year, helping increase the capacity of the airport to handle 50 million passengers per annum by 2025. The Tan Son Nhat International Airport has become seriously overloaded, forcing many flights to wait in the air to land. The airport has a design capacity of 25 million passengers but the passenger throughput in 2016 was 32 million and in 2017 over 36 million, making the expansion of the airport an urgent task. The French firm recommended building support facilities including a cargo terminal and an aircraft maintenance station in the airport’s northern area. According to the PM, this could handle overload in air transport, ensure effective land use and reduce investment costs and guarantee safety and security in line with regulations of the International Civil Aviation Organisation. The government leader assigned the Ministry of Transport to direct the French … [Read more...]

During the meeting, Larijani mentioned the close friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and Iran over the last 45 years, saying that as the two countries’ celebration of the 45th anniversary of their diplomatic ties (1973-2018) this year will open up new opportunities for the two sides to further expand the bilateral relations. The Parliament of Iran has recently approved a master plan for the country’s development over the next five years which encourages foreign investment in the fields of oil and gas, petrochemistry, liquefied petroleum gas and agriculture, said the top Iranian legislator. Iran wants to cooperate with Vietnam in these areas, alongside information technology, cyber-security and environmental protection, he noted, adding that Iran welcomes and will create all possible conditions for Vietnamese enterprises to do business in his country. To raise two-way trade to 2 billion USD, he suggested the two countries set up a direct air route and simplify visa … [Read more...]

Transport Minister Nguyen Van The said that the highway building can last longer than planned because it takes time to treat weak ground. He asked related agencies to quickly start the construction; first of all, they should put the work out to tender in the second quarter this year to select investor. In the next time, the Thang Long management board will send its document to the Transport Ministry and the Prime Minister about mechanism relating to fee collection of Ho Chi Minh City – Trung Luong highway to support the new project. The 23.6 meter long My Thuan – Can Tho highway will start at the National Road No. 80 intersection and end at Cha Va – National Road No.1 intersection in the Mekong delta province of Vinh Long. In the first stage, the highway will be built with four lanes and designed vehicle speed of 100km per hour. The construction of the My Thuan- Can Tho Expressway on a build-operate-transfer basis costs over VND5.4 trillion (US$211.7 million).By … [Read more...]

According to the World Bank’s report, the expenses for logistics services accounted for 20.9 percent of Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP), of which transportation costs amount to 59 percent relatively high compared to other countries in the world. Therefore, reducing logistics costs generally and transport charges particularly are urgent and meaningful in improving Vietnam’s competition ability in developing economy. One of main discussion is that improper transportation in which Vietnam has not brought into play the advantage of modes of transport. Road transport with high cost accounts for 77.20 percent of market share while cheap transport modes such as river transport or sea transport just account for 17.14 percent and 5.22 percent respectively, worse railway transport just accounts for 0.42 percent and air transport of at 0,02 percent. For instance, the road shipping costs of a 40 feet container from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City (excluding loading and … [Read more...]

Accordingly, passengers can now pay for their train tickets through the mobile electronic wallet services of Payoo or MoMo. These popular payment channels are supposed to help them pay money more quickly and conveniently via their own mobile devices such as smartphones. To purchase train tickets through Payoo, passengers should access the ticket selling website of Vietnam Railways at dsvn.vn and fulfill all steps as directed. When choosing to pay via Payoo, they can then select the options of paying with their e-wallet, their international credit / debit cards, or domestic credit / debit cards. To purchase train tickets through the e-wallet MoMo, passengers need to sign in their account in the app MoMo from their mobile devices, then choose the option of buying train tickets, and enter necessary information such as kind of ticket, identification information to begin the payment process. The app MoMo can be downloaded from the website https://momo.vn/ for both Android and iOS operation … [Read more...]

From the beginning of the year, more than 503 locals sought an overseas job mostly in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan (China) The province has taken the lead in labor export in the Mekong delta region. Through study, Dong Thap residents working in the field of food making, agriculture, mechanics, automobile technology, construction have good income of around VND28-35 million monthly a person; these persons have sent money home to support their family; accordingly many households have escaped poverty. Moreover, Japanese enterprises are favor of laborers from Dong Thap because Vietnamese workers are industrious, and well skillful. Japanese enterprises receive over 200 laborers in Dong Thap monthly. Director of the province’s employment service center Nguyen Thi Minh Tuyet said the province authority defined labor export as a key mission, aiming to develop the economy and improve the quality of life. In reality, the province yields fruitful results. However, lately, some locals … [Read more...]

He will be in the country until April 18. Vietnam and Iran set up diplomatic ties on August 4, 1973. Since then, the two countries have continuously enhanced bilateral cooperation in all fields and supported each other at global multilateral forums.  Leaders of the two countries have agreed to make efforts to raise two-way trade value to 2 billion USD.Vietnamplus Tags: Vietnam - Iran relations Speaker of the Parliament of Iran Ali Ardeshir Larijani … [Read more...]

“We believe that all disputes and differences should be settled by peaceful means on the basis of international law, especially the United Nations Charter, and of the principle of respecting independence and sovereignty of countries,” the spokesperson said in response to the new developments in Syria. She also urged absolute adherence to the UN Chemical Weapons Convention. — VNS Tags: Syria UN Chemical Weapon Convention … [Read more...]