The resolution about strengthening public transportation and limiting personal vehicles has been approved by HCM City People's Council. According to the resolution, HCM City will start charging cars entering the city centre from 2021 to 2025, setting up emission control areas and charging environment pollution fees from 2021 to 2030, and pursuing transit-oriented urban development during 2021-2030 period. The city people's council emphasised that they need a synchronised solution to control personal vehicles and public consensus. Before limiting personal vehicles, HCM City authorities must ensure that all requirements about infrastructure, public bus networks, metro lines, parking lots for motorbikes and public bicycle services are met. Previously, HCM City People's Committee proposed 17 solutions to strengthen public transportation by 2030 including completing the metro lines 1, 2 and 5 on time, completing several bus rapid transit routes, investing in minibuses and launching … [Read more...] about HCM City to introduce congestion charge from 2021
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Vietnam striving to minimize impacts of climate change
In addition, the mechanism to deal with possible issues caused by climate change has been established in both local and national levels. Policies for this matter have been integrated into other fields like planning, power management, transport, construction, waste management, water resource management, and agriculture. … [Read more...] about Vietnam striving to minimize impacts of climate change
State needs solutions to reduce logistics cost for farm produce
Lê Văn Quang, chairman of the Minh Phú Group Joint Stock Company, said that the transportation cost of a shrimp container was only VNĐ41 million from Việt Nam to the US and VNĐ16 million from Việt Nam to Japan but this cost was VNĐ80 million from HCM City to Hà Nội. … [Read more...] about State needs solutions to reduce logistics cost for farm produce
Leading Thai bank places trust on Vietnamese economy
BBL’s services include syndicated loans, debt securities underwriting, trade finance, project finance, custodial services, SME and merchant services, and specialist industry advice. The bank services both business and retail customers through its global network, phone banking, and a convenient easy-to-use bilingual internet and mobile-banking platform that enables fast, round-the-clock banking. … [Read more...] about Leading Thai bank places trust on Vietnamese economy
Central province to call for PPP investment in airport and sea port
The central province has proposed a Private-Public-Partnership (PPP) model for calling on investment from the private sector in two key projects – the Chu Lai Airport and sea port systems in the near future. Chairman of the province Le Tri Thanh told Viet Nam News the proposal was made at a meeting with the ministry last week, stating the investment will be put up at auction following the Law on PPP recently approved by the National Assembly. … [Read more...] about Central province to call for PPP investment in airport and sea port
