Dong Nai wants to take charge of Cat Lai Bridge projectBy Le Anh Cat Lai ferry service is currently overloaded due to the rocketing demand for travel between HCMC and Dong Nai Province – PHOTO: LE ANH HCMC - The HCMC Department of Transport has proposed the municipal government let Dong Nai Province develop the Cat Lai Bridge, which will connect the province’s Nhon Trach District and HCMC’s District 2. In particular, the neighboring province has actively teamed up with the city to facilitate the VND7.2-trillion project by proposing taking charge of the project’s construction and calling for investors to join the project. According to the municipal traffic development zoning plan until 2020, with a vision from that point forward, Cat Lai Bridge, connecting the two localities, is expected to boost the development of the Nhon Trach new urban area. Earlier, the city’s government proposed the prime minister add the Cat Lai Bridge project to a … [Read more...] about Dong Nai wants to take charge of Cat Lai Bridge project
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Challenges face Hạ Long Bay-Cát Bà nomination
Natural resources: Fish breeding cages in Gia Luận Bay make up nice scenery for the Cát Bà Archipelago. — VNA/VNS Photo Trọng Đạt Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam is in the final stages of preparing a dossier for re-nomination of World Heritage Site (WHS) Hạ Long Bay to include Cát Bà Archipelago for submission to the UN cultural agency UNESCO by September. If approved, the expanded heritage site would confirm the country’s prestige in natural preservation, and allow it to boost its tourism development. However, experts have warned more fierce challenges would face the region’s people and authorities in the balance between development and conservation. A Vice Chairman of the National Heritage Council, Đặng Văn Bài, said Hạ Long Bay in the northern province of Quảng Ninh with its status as a world heritage site, had brought big potential for tourism but also … [Read more...] about Challenges face Hạ Long Bay-Cát Bà nomination
Oman invests $20m in Cat Ba tourism
Talking Shop (03-07-2008) Oman invests $20m in Cat Ba tourism Oman’s State General Reserve Fund (SGRF)has made a commitment to pour US$20 million into Vinaconex Investment and Tourism Joint Stock Company (Vinaconex-ITC) and become its main strategic shareholder. The company’s general director Tran Ngoc Quang spoke to Viet Nam News reporter Van Nga about finding foreign investors despite the gloomy domestic market. Can you reveal some projects Vinaconex-ITC is calling for investment in? Vinaconex-ITC now is setting up an urban and tourism project with a total investment capital of $600 million on a 172ha plot of land in Cai Gia-Cat Ba island, off the coast of Hai Phong. Designed by Group 70/PACMAR Inc of the US, the project comprises of three to five-star hotels, resorts, villas, a sports and entertainment complex, an international conference centre, a riverside trade centre and many other facilities. The project is scheduled to be completed by 2010, with 70ha having … [Read more...] about Oman invests $20m in Cat Ba tourism
Awakening the Potential of Coastal Tourism
With over 3,200 kilometers of coastline, stretching from Mong Cai to Ca Mau, studded with thousands of small islands, hundreds of bays, and dozens of ravishing lagoons, along with a host of beautiful bays, including Ha Long Bay and Nha Trang or the beaches of Da Nang. Vietnam has many favorable conditions for developing coastal tourism. According to a survey conducted by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), Vietnam now has up to 125 beaches and some 2,773 islands, naturally spreading along with healthy coastal environment providing favorable natural conditions for various types of tourism on islands to be developed. Vietnam's bays continue to attract many tourists every year, along with Ha Long Bay - the World Heritage Site located in Quang Ninh Province and Nha Trang Bay - one of the most beautiful bays in the world, with Da Nang Beach voted as one of the six most charming beaches on the planet. The coastal area and waters each year attract about 70 percent of … [Read more...] about Awakening the Potential of Coastal Tourism
Social News 22/12
Truck crash kills one student, injures three others A truck killed a student and severely injured three others today in an accident in Bau Lam Commune, Xuyen Moc District in southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province. The truck reportedly went over to the opposite lane and hit a group of four students from the local Hoa Binh High School, who were on the way to school. The truck's driver and another man who was in the truck were also slightly injured when it fell off the side of the road. The case is under further investigation. Vietnam drink maker hit by boycott, quality inspection after winning fly-in-bottle lawsuit Tan Hiep Phat Group, the maker of several popular drinks in Vietnam, is being boycotted on the Internet and scrutinized by the country’s consumer association, only days after winning a lawsuit that sent one of its consumers to prison. The Vietnamese Consumer Protection Association has received complaints from local residents and authorities in the southern … [Read more...] about Social News 22/12