Cement supply to fall 12 mil. tons by 2015

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SaigonTimes English 1 week(s) ago 1 related news

HCMC – Local cement supply will plunge to 82.6 million tons annually by 2015, tumbling nearly 12 million tons against the 94.2 million tons targeted in the development zoning plan of the cement industry approved in 2011, said Le Van Toi, head of the Building Material Department under the Ministry of Construction.

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HCMC new zoning minimizes relocation of locals: official

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Báo Thanh Niên English 1 week(s) ago

HCMC new zoning minimizes relocation of locals: official

A view of downtown Ho Chi Minh City. The southern economic hub is expected to improve the look of its center by 2020 under a new zoning plan released by the city planners last week.

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Binh Phuoc calls for Japanese investments

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SaigonTimes English 1 month(s) ago

Binh Phuoc calls for Japanese investments

HCMC – Binh Phuoc on Wednesday held an investment promotion conference in HCMC to call for investments from Japanese enterprises.

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Urban planning in disarray

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VietNam News English 1 month(s) ago 1 duplicate news

Urban planning in disarray

The quality of urban development planning activities in Ha Noi remains poor, which results in frequent changes of plans and delayed projects.

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Party survey finds dissatisfaction with gov't agencies runs high

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Báo Thanh Niên English 1 month(s) ago 1 related news

Up to 90 percent of respondents in a recent survey said they were not pleased with the attitude of civil servants at the Hanoi Department of Natural Resources and Environment, and that's just the tip of the iceberg.

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Long Thanh Airport compensation to hit VND10 trillion

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SaigonTimes English 1 month(s) ago

HCMC – Some VND10 trillion will be needed for compensation and resettlement of households forced to relocate to serve the development of Long Thanh International Airport, said Ngo The An, vice chairman of Dong Nai Province’s Long Thanh District.

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City to develop new Mien Dong Coach Station next year

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SaigonTimes English 2 month(s) ago

HCMC – HCMC will next year develop the new Mien Dong Coach Station project in District 9 whose area doubles that of the current one in Binh Thanh District, said a source from Saigon Transportation Mechanical Corporation (Samco) as the project owner.

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Province to scrap industrial clusters

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VietNam News English 2 month(s) ago

The Department of Industry and Trade of the southern coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau has proposed to do away with 12 industrial cluster projects which have not found developers, said Tran Thi Huong, director of the department.

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No more licenses for construction steel projects

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SaigonTimes English 2 month(s) ago 1 related news

HCMC – The Ministry of Industry and Trade might not issue investment licenses to new construction steel projects as local steel demand has been way below the country’s supply.

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Curb on licences for titanium exploitation

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VietNam News English 3 month(s) ago

The central province of Binh Thuan will stop granting investment certificates to new titanium ore exploitation projects outside specific areas, following the zoning plan for titanium extraction approved recently by the Prime Minister.

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Binh Thuan to restrict titanium mining

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SaigonTimes English 3 month(s) ago

HCMC – Binh Thuan Province will only allow titanium extraction and deep processing in Luong Son in the northern district of Bac Binh, and will not grant new licenses for mining in other areas.

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Plans for eco-park to pull investment in new urban area

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VietNam News English 3 month(s) ago

The management board of HCM City's Thu Thiem New Urban Area signed a contract yesterday with Archetype Viet Nam Co to develop a 1/500-scale zoning plan for a park in the area.

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New regulation seeks to refine urban planning process

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Hanoi Times English 3 month(s) ago

The Hanoitimes - The Prime Minister has issued a new regulation o­n urban planning aimed at curbing scattered and uncoordinated development and ineffective and wasteful investment. Under Decision 11 taking effect in March, localities are required to subject areas to zoning according to residential use, new urban areas, for reservation or for special use. The Head of the Ministry of Construction's Department of Urban Development, Do Viet Chien, said that the regulation will help address current shortcomings such as incompatibility...

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Titanium mining upsets tourism, wind power projects

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SaigonTimes English 4 month(s) ago

HCMC – Hundreds of tourism and wind power projects in Binh Thuan Province are now frozen because beneath the areas for development of these projects are titanium awaiting extraction.

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Ben Thanh metro terminal linked with city spots

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SaigonTimes English 4 month(s) ago

HCMC – Ben Thanh central terminal of the Metro Line No.1 heading to Suoi Tien Theme Park in HCMC will be connected via underground areas to be developed in 23/9 Park and nearby buildings, the local authorities revealed.

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