VietNamNet Bridge – Construction projects that have stopped work may be adjusted or cancelled, according to a new order released by Ha Noi People’s Committee. The order, signed by the city head, Nguyen Duc Chung, touches upon land planning and management as well as construction-project evaluation and adjustment based on a Prime Ministerial directive on the land-information system. Chung asked the city’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment to co-ordinate with other departments, districts and towns to complete land-use planning by 2020. He said an assessment on halted construction projects would be made to the city People’s Committee by the end of April. He called for administrative procedures on land-related transactions to be simplified and transparent to remove obstructions. Chung also asked the departments of finance, natural resources and construction to tighten price appraisals and strictly conduct land and house auctions to prevent budget deficits and corruption. The order aims to address long halted construction projects. Several investors have refused to continue building and tried to readjust the use of the space for such things as carparks, Tien Phong (Vanguard) Newspaper reports. Thinh Liet Urban Area in Hoang Mai District, for example, had its 35ha area acquired by Ha Noi People’s Committee in 2004, which then assigned the space to Licogi Company as the main investor. However, after 14 years, the project is still stalemated. Meanwhile, the area is being hired to set up car parks, facilities and concrete mixing plants. The similar phenomenon even happens to hospital construction projects…. [Read full story]
PANO - As a tropical low pressure is developing, the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army on July 19th asked several army and naval units to brace for circumstances of the tropical low pressure in the coming time. At the General Staff's request, units will strictly maintain their duty regulations, closely observe development of the tropical low pressure, check plans of flood prevention and search and rescue (SAR), and ensure safety for barracks. Besides, their forces should be placed on full alert and team up with local authorities to locate areas prone to flash flood, landslide and isolation to…... [read more]
A clutch of major emerging economies including China and India have forged a united front to put pressure on developed countries at next month's climate change negotiations in Copenhagen. Over two days of quietly arranged talks in Beijing, the countries said they had reached agreement on major issues, including the need for the West to provide finance and technology to help developing nations combat global warming. The meeting on Nwas attended by senior officials from China, India, Brazil and South Africa as well as Sudan, the current chairman of the Group of 77 developing countries. China is the world's top…... [read more]
Vietnam is ready to negotiate and co-operate with other countries on human rights matters of mutual concern, said Dao Viet Trung, chief delegate of the Vietnamese mission and Foreign Minister Assistant, at the 61st session of the UN Human Rights Commission in Geneva, Switzerland, on Wednesday. He stressed that with Vietnam's own experiences, the Human Rights Commission work must be carried out in a balanced fashion, avoiding any politicalisation, and that recently, the commission had focused too much on civil and political rights while failing to pay due attention to economic, cultural, social and development rights. The commission has been…... [read more]
A low-pressure system developed in the area of the Hoang Sa (Paracel) Islands May 26, creating a powerful thundercloud zone. The National Center for Hydro - Meteorological Forecasting said that at 7am of the day, the low-pressure system centered between 16-18 north latitude and 114-116 west longitude. It was slowly moving north at a speed of 5 kilometers an hour. Affected by the low-pressure system circulation, the northern part of the East Sea including the Hoang Sa Islands saw strong winds, up to 39 kilometers an hour. Seawaters were rough with showers and thunderstorms. According to Le Thi Xuan Lan,…... [read more]
They are asked to follow attentively the low pressure’s path, ensure safety and structural integrity of their barracks and stores, maintain their troops and equipment on 24-hour standby to help reduce casualties to locals and minimize damage in localities.Particularly, the border guard commands from Binh Thuan to Kien Giang provinces should cooperate with localities and families of ship and boat owners and their operating companies to inform them about the low pressure’s developments in order to proactively take refuge and apply safety measures.Especially, Vietnam has asked Malaysia to receive 10 trawlers with 100 fishermen on board, who have not been…... [read more]
