Robots using Italian technology will be used for the implementation of the Nhon-Hanoi Station metro project. According to the Hanoi Metropolitan Railway Management Board (MRB), the robots named Tunnel Boring Machine will be brought to Vietnam and will be used for digging tunnels from the end of this year. Nhon-Hanoi Station metro project The machines will operate at a depth of 21-22 metres. The machines have also been used for Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien metro project in HCM City. Nhon-Hanoi Station metro project which is 12 kilometres long has 12 stations, including four underground. The project's total investment capital has been raised to VND36 trillion (USD1.57 billion). Kicked off in 2010, the project has been rescheduled for being completed in 2022 after failing to meet its previous 2017 deadline. Le Trung Hieu, deputy director of MRB, said that bomb and mine clearance work had been finished to prepare for the implementation of underground facilities. … [Read more...] about Robots used in Hanoi metro construction
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DPM urges early completion of Vietnam-Laos agreements in energy
Deputy PM Trinh Dinh Dung suggested Viet Nam and Laos soon establish a mechanism to ensure close supervision of investment, construction, quality and safety of irrigation, dams and hydroelectric projects at border areas and along downstream flowing to Viet Nam. Deputy PM Trinh Dinh Dung (R) receives Lao Minister of Energy and Mines Khammany Inthirath in Ha Noi on February 18, 2019 - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac He made that statement at his meeting with Lao Minister of Energy and Mines Khammany Inthirath in Ha Noi on February 18. At the meeting, the Vietnamese leader supposed that energy cooperation is playing a key role, not only bringing economic benefits but also manifesting mutual sharing and support. Mr. Dung spoke highly of the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade and Lao Ministry of Energy and Mines’ active negotiations of contents in the Agreement on the development of hydroelectric, renewable energy and mining projects. Viet Nam resolutely does not advocate the … [Read more...] about DPM urges early completion of Vietnam-Laos agreements in energy
Viet-Sov palace to serve international reporters for Trump-Kim summit
The palace at 91 Tran Hung Dao Street in the central Hoan Kiem District has been chosen by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as the international media center for reporters covering the meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. president Donald Trump. The building, which has a floor area of 3.2 hectares (eight acres), is a gift for Vietnam from the Soviet Union. Construction began in 1978 and was completed in 1985. The major hall of the building has four floors, is 96 meters long, 60 meters wide and 33 meters high, and its conference room can seat 1,111 people. The conference room inside the Vietnam-Soviet Friendship Cultural Palace. Photo by Vietnam National Union of Bank Workers The Foreign Ministry has said that the media center will have a shared work space equipped with networked computers and LCD screens to watch live broadcasts of all events connected to the summit. Press agencies can also rent space and set up their own nine square meter booths with full … [Read more...] about Viet-Sov palace to serve international reporters for Trump-Kim summit
Saigon police arrest bag snatcher after two-week hunt
Thach Thanh Truyen and his accomplice, on a motorbike, grabbed a handbag from Le Lam Bao Tran, who was taking photos with her family at the corner of Cao Ba Quat and Thi Sach Street in District 1, a five-minute drive from Ben Thanh Market, on February 3. The bag had S$2,000 ($1,480), credit cards and other personal identification papers. By chance, her relative captured the face of the man right at the moment the robbery took place. Thach Thanh Truyen is captured on camera snatching a handbag from a Vietnamese Singaporean woman in downtown Saigon on February 3. After committing the robbery, Truyen returned home to the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh, and was spotted by police after he moved back to Saigon. Acting on a tipoff, police officers caught Truyen at a hotel in Binh Chanh District, where he was staying with his girlfriend. Police are searching for Truyen’s accomplice, whose name has not been revealed. Street crime, especially those targeting tourists, has been a … [Read more...] about Saigon police arrest bag snatcher after two-week hunt
Ninh Thuan greenlights tourism projects
Ninh Thuan has untapped potentials for tourism development. — Photo baodautu.vn Ninh Thuan Province People’s Committee has granted principle approvals for two large-scale tourism projects, worth a total VND2.5 trillion (US$107.3 million). Financed by Royal Ninh Thuan development and investment joint stock company, the 87.5ha tourism complex will be developed at Phuoc Diem Commnue, Thuan Nam District. It will comprise a five-star hotel with 500 rooms, 100 high-end villas and a convention centre, restaurants and an entertainment area. The complex, worth VND2 trillion, is slated for completion in June, 2022. Meanwhile, the second project — invested by Ninh Thuan international tourism joint stock company — will cover 6.56ha at Khanh Hai Town, Ninh Hai District. Worth VND550 billion, the complex will include a five-star hotel providing between 200-300 rooms, villas and food streets. It is expected to be finished in December, 2021. Ninh Thuan is seeing rising … [Read more...] about Ninh Thuan greenlights tourism projects