Road tolls are still being collected at Vietnamese airports although the Government Inspectorate has previously concluded that the fee is against the law. In an announcement made three months ago, the Government Inspectorate stated that road tolls at airports across the country are not legal. However, Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper reporters noticed that the fee is still being collected at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City. All automobiles entering the airdrome are required to pay from VND10,000 (US$0.44) to VND40,000 ($1.76) regardless of how long they stay inside the venue. Nguyen Quang Linh, an Uber car driver, recounted his trip with a foreign passenger who booked a ride from the airport to downtown areas. Linh had to pay the VND10,000 toll despite only entering the facility for a few minutes to pick up his customer. Many passengers refused to pay the additional charge, the driver stated, adding that it is difficult to explain it to them. Four-wheeled vehicles are also subjected to extra charges if they stay inside the airport for extended periods of time. According to T.M.T., director of a company providing transport services from Tan Son Nhat to the southern beach city of Vung Tau, the firm has to pay some VND13 million ($572.4) per month in terms of road tolls at the aerodrome. About 10 of the company’s 16-seater tourist buses enter the facility on a daily basis, T. elaborated. Each of the vehicles is required to pay VND40,000 upon entrance and an… [Read full story]
Vehicles pass the Dong Nai toll station. The Ministry of Transport has rebutted media reports that toll stations are incorrectly spaced leading to an overlap in fees. — VNA/VNS Photo Sy Tuyen HA NOI (VNS) — The Ministry of Transport (MOT) has rebutted media reports that toll stations are incorrectly spaced and that this leads to an overlap in fees for vehicles.This was stated in a report submitted to the Prime Minister on Wednesday (Document 6345/BGTVT-TC) following a request made a day earlier by Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai.Hai asked the MOT and Ministry of Finance (MOF) to explain…... [read more]
Under the decision, owners of motorbikes with engines of up to 100 cubic centimeters (cc) will have to pay VND50,000 (US$2.3) per annum, and those who own bikes with 100-175 cc engines will be liable for a higher rate, VND100,000 ($4.6) per year.As for bikes with engines of over 175 cc, the fee rate will be VND150,000 ($6.9) per year. No fee will be imposed on electric bicycles. Source Tuoitrenews... [read more]
Four companies Friday sent a press release to the media, saying that they do not concur with the Government inspectors' conclusions on Tamiflu case. Explaining why they had not ordered F. Hoffman La Roche (Roche), general directors of Pymepharco, Cuu Long Pharmaceutical, Imexpharm and Stada Vietnam said none multinational accept to sell their materials to other producers as its products are still in copyright period. In addition, the four companies had not received any offer from Roche. Supposing the health ministry had bought Roche's Tamiflu materials at US$12,000 a kilogram, the companies said in theory, each kilogram would produce 10,000…... [read more]
The Ho Chi Minh City Goods Transport Association has petitioned the Prime Minister and concerned ministries to review the Transport Ministry’s planned road maintenance fee, which the organization says is both unaffordable and unjust. Such a fee, which is to be collected from June 1, 2012 under Decree 18 of the Government, will push transporters to the wall, lawyer Thai Van Chung, general secretary of the association, told Tuoi Tre yesterday. “Although the concerned ministries have yet to issue any circular to guide the implementation of the Decree, we have anticipated that the fee will put transport businesses into a…... [read more]
The Government Inspectorate has detected violations worth (US$69.4 million) in many housing projects developed in Hanoi between 2002 and 2014. The Government Inspectorate finds many violations in housing projects developed in Hanoi between 2002 and 2014.- Photo dantri.com.vnThe violations and the poor quality of planning of residential areas were found after the inspectors checked 38 out of 204 projects. Housing plans were adjusted several times, leading to changes in the heights of buildings and land use coefficient. In particular, the arbitrary adjustment of plans affected the rulings and interests of the State, according to the inspectors’ conclusion. “This situation has led to…... [read more]
