At present, it takes 3-4 hours to travel from HCMC to Can Tho City. (Photo: SGGP) The project starts at An Binh Station in Di An City in Binh Duong Province and ends at Cai Rang Station in Cai Rang District in Can Tho City. The whole route connects six localities, including HCMC, Binh Duong, Long An, Tien Giang, Vinh Long, and Can Tho City, with 13 stations. The HCMC - Can Tho railway route is a double-track railway, using a standard gauge of 1,435 millimeters, with a design speed of about 190km/h for passenger trains and 120km/h for freight trains. With the above speed, the travel time from HCMC to Can Tho will be shortened to only 75-80 minutes, instead of 3-4 hours by road, as currently. The HCMC - Can Tho railway project was approved by the Ministry of Transport under Decision No.2563/QD-BGTVT dated August 27, 2013. The objective of the master plan has determined specifically the route direction and the location of train stations for localities to manage the land fund, … [Read more...] about Construction of HCMC – Can Tho railway line proposed
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Dantri/DTiNews helps to build bridge for Can Tho’s poor village
Dantri/DTiNews Newspaper is building a bridge in a poor and remote village in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho. Work on the bridge in Qui Lan 6 Village in Vinh Thanh District’s Thanh Quoi Commune was started on May 22. The bridge will replace the current one which has been seriously deteriorated after being used for more than 10 years. The old bridge has been seriously deteriorated after being used for more than 10 years. The ground-breaking ceremony saw the participation of Can Tho City Vice Party Secretary and Chairman of the municipal people’s council Pham Van Hieu and Director of the city’s Department of Information and Communications, Huynh Hoang Men. The ground-breaking ceremony of the bridge on May 22 Delighted local residents came to the construction site early in the morning. The bridge is 22 metres long and four metres wide with a total investment of around VND420 million (USD18,103) including VND300 million from … [Read more...] about Dantri/DTiNews helps to build bridge for Can Tho’s poor village
UV index reaches very harmful levels in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City
The National Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting released a warning against medium to extremely high ultraviolet (UV) radiation levels in all three regions of Vietnam on Wednesday. An UV Index reading of three to five is medium, six to seven is high, eight to 10 is very high, and above 10.5 means extremely high. All of those UV index levels can cause harm to skin and eyes upon long unprotected sun exposure. The northern localities will suffer moderate to very high UV index levels while provinces and cities in the central and southern regions will experience high to very high UV radiation benchmarks, according to the forecast. The index was measured at 4.5 in northern Hai Phong City, 6.8 in northern Quang Ninh Province, 9.1 in Hanoi, 6.4 in central Thua Thien-Hue Province, 9 in central Quang Nam Province, and 8.1 in central Da Nang City from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm on Wednesday; and 6.6 in Ho Chi Minh City, 8.1 in Can Tho City, and 7.7 in southernmost Ca Mau Province … [Read more...] about UV index reaches very harmful levels in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City
PM holds online meeting with voters in Can Tho
PM Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the online meeting with voters in Can Tho (Photo: VNA) Voters at the event expressed their approval of the Government’s drastic and effective measures in Covid-19 prevention and control, and the country’s socio-economic recovery and development. They suggested the Government continue issuing policies to support businesses and farmers in Can Tho affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and natural disasters; and policies and incentives for attracting investment, building traffic and irrigation infrastructure, and a health center that matches Can Tho's position as the center of the Mekong Delta region. Speaking at the meeting, PM Chinh thanked voters for their frank, sincere, and responsible opinions. He noted that the Politburo's resolution 13-NQ/TW dedicated to the Mekong Delta had clarified the importance of the region, and Can Tho as the center of the delta. Accordingly, the medium-term public investment plan has given priority to the region. The … [Read more...] about PM holds online meeting with voters in Can Tho
HCMC needs special mechanisms to attract strategic investors: City’s Chairman
Chairman of the People’s Committee of HCMC Phan Van Mai speaks at the conference. The statement was made at a virtual conference on the implementation of the Politburo's Resolution No.06-NQ/TW dated January 24, 2022 on planning, construction, management and sustainable development of urban areas in Vietnam to 2030 with a vision to 2045” that was held by the Party Central Committee's Secretariat on May 18. The video conference saw the presence of Politburo member and standing member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Vo Van Thuong, Chairman of the Party Central Committee's Economic Commission Tran Tuan Anh, Head of the Central Propaganda and Education Department Nguyen Trong Nghia and Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh. Participants located in HCMC accessing the live meeting included HCMC Party Committee Secretary Nguyen Van Nen, Chairman of the People’s Committee of the city Phan Van Mai and Chairwoman of the municipal People’s Council Nguyen Thi Le. Speaking at … [Read more...] about HCMC needs special mechanisms to attract strategic investors: City’s Chairman
Football fans flood Ho Chi Minh City pedestrian street to celebrate semifinal victory
Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street in downtown Ho Chi Minh City was abuzz with excitement on Thursday night as a sea of people flooded the area to celebrate Vietnam's semifinal victory over Malaysia in men's football at the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. Vietnam U23s defeated their Malaysian rivals 1-0 in extra time in Thursday’s semifinal match, shooting up the Golden Stars into the men’s football final against Thailand, scheduled for Sunday night in Hanoi. Both Vietnam and Malaysia's head coaches wanted to finish the game in 90 minutes, but that did not happen. The match turned out to be intense as Vietnam faced difficulty in finding a way to score and Malaysia put up a solid defense, resulting in no goals netted in regulation time. The goalless 90 minutes sent the two teams to the two extra-time halves. When many were thinking of the penalty shootout during the second extra half, striker Nguyen Tien Linh scored with a header to fill every Vietnamese football fan with … [Read more...] about Football fans flood Ho Chi Minh City pedestrian street to celebrate semifinal victory
Ho Chi Minh City proposes to open casinos
Ho Chi Minh City proposes to open casinos. Source freepik.com On May 17, Ho Chi Minh City asked the city's National Assembly delegation to open casinos at hotels and large-scale tourist places . The project is based on the government's policy to develop the night-time economy in Vietnam, as approved by the prime minister in August 2020, which allows some activities to run overnight until 6am of the next day in some major tourist cities and zones. The project aims to exploit the potential of the night-time economy in Vietnam to promote overall economic growth, improving incomes for residents while limiting risks and negative impacts on political security, social order, and safety Ho Chi Minh City is one of the key tourist areas allowed to extend the opening hours for night-time activities, along with Hanoi, Quang Ninh, Haiphong, Danang, Hoi An, Thua-Thien Hue, Can Tho, Da Lat, and Phu Quoc. Relating to casinos, in February this year,the Ministry of Finance proposed that … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City proposes to open casinos
Vietnam’s Ha Long City has more to offer than just Ha Long Bay
Touristy Ha Long City in the northern province of Quang Ninh has been chosen as one of the 12 destinations to host the ongoing 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Vietnam. Aside from its world-famous Ha Long Bay, the city offers visitors a wide range of experiences including museums, beaches, aerial tours, and more. Inaugurated in October 2013, the Quang Ninh Museum has quickly become a must-see attraction for visitors to Ha Long City. The 15,000-square-meter museum boasts more than 6,000 artifacts, documents, and images about Quang Ninh displayed throughout its two exhibition blocks and garden. The venue is open to visitors from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm from Tuesday to Sunday. Tickets fetch VND10,000-30,000 (US$0.43-1.29). Photo: Nam Tran / Tuoi Tre Located near Bai Tho Mountain, Chay Beach is one of the most famous beaches in Ha Long City, Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam. Photo: Minh Chau / Tuoi Tre Traveling throughout Ha Long Bay by yacht is … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s Ha Long City has more to offer than just Ha Long Bay
Can Tho eyes logistics, hi-tech agriculture cooperation with RoK
The two sides discussed orientations for cooperation in the fields of tourism, investment in logistics and seaport infrastructure, aviation, and hi-tech agriculture, especially logistics and agriculture-farm processing projects that Can Tho is going to implement in the coming time. Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Tran Viet Truong said the city is preparing to invest in many projects and it hopes to cooperate with KOAECA in developing logistics systems serving the consumption of farm produce of the Mekong Delta region. Can Tho has planned to set up a logistics center for linkage, production, processing and consumption of agricultural products in the region, which will cover an area of 3,300 ha, he said. The draft project is being urgently completed to submit to the Prime Minister for approval in May, he revealed. In addition, the Government has also approved an another grade-II logistics center in Can Tho, which will cover 242 ha of land in Cai Cui port in Cai Rang … [Read more...] about Can Tho eyes logistics, hi-tech agriculture cooperation with RoK
Mekong Delta hoped to see development breakthroughs
Fishing on a flooded field in Vi Thuy district of the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Politburo recently issued Resolution No. 13/NQ-TW on orientations for socio-economic development and defence - security safeguarding in the Mekong Delta until 2030, with a vision to 2045, aiming to make development breakthroughs across the region. The Mekong Delta comprises Can Tho city and the provinces of An Giang, Dong Thap, Long An, Tien Giang, Vinh Long, Ben Tre, Tra Vinh, Soc Trang, Hau Giang, Bac Liêu, Ca Mau and Kien Giang. It is one of the largest and most fertile deltas in Southeast Asia and the world. At a conference on the implementation of Resolution No. 13/NQ-TW on April 22, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong emphasised several advantages of this region, including its strategic location. The Delta is next to the southeastern region, including Ho Chi Minh City - the southern economic hub of Vietnam, and adjacent to Cambodia … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta hoped to see development breakthroughs