New bridge opens, celebrates province’s anniversary PHU YEN — Hung Vuong Bridge was inaugurated yesterday in the central province of Phu Yen in celebration of the province’s 400th year of formation and development. Construction of the 1.3 kilometre bridge began in early 2006, costing the local Department of Transport VND477 billion (US$25.8 million). It connects the centre of Tuy Hoa City... 

Phu Yen inaugurates new bridge to celebrate 400th anniversary PHU YEN – The Hung Vuong bridge was inaugurated this morning in the central province of Phu Yen in celebration of the province’s 400th year of formation and development. Construction of the 1.3 kilometre bridge began in early 2006, costing the local Department of Transport VND477 billion (US$25.8 million).... 

Japanese nuclear plant offers lessons HA NOI — Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan admitted that Viet Nam is determined to go ahead with the building of the nuclear power plants in the central coast province of Ninh Thuan. Nhan told the National Assembly deputies yesterday that the disaster at the Fukushima nuclear plant was a precious lesson for Viet Nam. He said that since the adoption of Resolution... 

Waste treatment plant begins construction in Binh Duong BINH DUONG — A groundbreaking ceremony was held yesterday for a US$95million waste water treatment plant in southern Binh Duong Province that will benefit 50,000 residents in the town of Thu Dau Mot. Located across an 11-ha area, the plant will include a facility capable of treating 17,650 cubic metres of water per day. The plant will help to protect... 

Deputy PM promotes Dutch ties in port construction HA NOI — Vietnamese-Netherlands relations will increase in a variety of fields, especially port construction, transportation and logistics in the near future, said Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai at the Conference on Port Co-operation in Ha Noi yesterday. Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, and the Dutch ministers for Agriculture and Foreign... 

HCM City signs transport deals HCM CITY — Agreements for investment and development of monorail lines No. 2 and 3 and metro line No. 4 were signed on Saturday between the management board of the HCM City Urban Railway and the Italian-Thai Development Public Co. Ltd. (ITD). ITD proposed a feability study and applied for permission to invest in the BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer) form... 

Nation on track with energy efficiency plans Workers assemble steel poles to hang up a transmission line in northern Cao Bang Province. — VNA/VNS Photo Ngoc Ha HA NOI — Nam Dinh Water Supply Company’s decision to invest VND700 million (US$42,000) in new pumping technologies in 2005 has paid off. The State-owned company, which provides water to 86,000 households and 950 enterprises in Nam Dinh... 

High rise building to house oil and gas cluster HA NOI – A 79-storey building will be built in Ha Noi’s Tu Liem district, the main investor in the project, PetroVietnam Construction Joint Stock Corporation (PVC), said yesterday. Named the Viet Nam OilGas Tower, it would be built to international standards on 6.5ha in Me Tri Commune, PVC said at a news conference. The new building, to cost US$600... 

Work to begin on wind farms in Binh Dinh BINH DINH — Work on two wind-power plants will get under way next quarter in the central province of Binh Dinh, said Nguyen Ngoc Toan, deputy chief of Central Binh Dinh Province’s Economic Zones Management Board. The two, with a total capacity of 51MW, are being built on the Phuong Mai Peninsula in the Nhon Hoi Economic Zone. The 21-MW plant Phuong Mai... 

Construction to promote green tech Solar energy panels at the National Convention Centre. The nation plans to boost efforts on expanding green technology to help reduce carbon emissions. —VNA/VNS Photo Doan Tung HA NOI — The construction industry would be giving preferential treatment to investors in green technology, said Nguyen Tran Nam, deputy minister of construction. Nam added...