Deputy PM urges allocation of funding for pre-feasibility study of high-speed railway Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng has urged relevant ministries to allocate sufficient investment capital for the appraisal of the pre-feasibility study report of the North - South high-speed railway project.

National target programme looks to improve livelihoods of ethnic minority groups

Nearly VNĐ272 trillion (US$11.8 billion) will be mobilised to implement the national target programme on socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas during 2021-30, according to a Government report submitted to the National Assembly (NA) on Thursday.

Full-scale audit compulsory to all PPP projects: NA deputies Total audit should become compulsory for public-private partnership (PPP) projects to make sure the projects function efficiently and benefit all stakeholders

Mekong Delta expressway construction to start in 2024 Construction of the Hà Tiên - Rạch Giá - Bạc Liêu Expressway in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta will begin construction in 2024.

City to assess pre-feasibility report for Metro Line No 5 HCM City People’s Committee has instructed departments to assess a pre-feasibility study report for the first phase of the Metro Line No. 5 project.

NA discuss measures to prevent building violations

National Assembly (NA) deputies called for more stringent measures against the developers of projects and buildings which had violated regulations during discussions on the draft amended construction law on Saturday as part of their ongoing ninth sitting.

ACV to invest in Tân Sơn Nhất airport’s new terminal Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has assigned State-owned Airports Corporation of Việt Nam (ACV) to be the investor of the third passenger terminal at HCM City’s Tân Sơn Nhất international airport.

Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu to build high-tech agricultural zone

The southern coastal province of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu plans to set up a 1,073ha high-tech agricultural zone in the next five years.

Contractors to be chosen for Long Thành International Airport resettlement area The People’s Committee of Đồng Nai Province has approved a proposal to select the contractor for building technical infrastructure in a resettlement area in Lộc Sơn Commune, Bình Sơn District.

No new airlines until aviation market recovers: ministry

Việt Nam will temporarily halt the consideration of new airlines until the aviation market has recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Minister of Transport Nguyễn Văn Thể.