Hà Nội to build Vĩnh Tuy Bridge 2 The Government has approved the construction of Vĩnh Tuy Bridge 2 spanning the Hồng (Red) River in Hà Nội with investment of more than VNĐ2.5 trillion (US$108.7 million) sourced from the city’s budget.

Gov’t seeks State Appraisal Council review of Long Thành airport construction The Government has urged the State Appraisal Council to review the feasibility report for the first phase of the proposed Long Thành international airport in Đồng Nai Province, whose construction is slated to begin this year, and submit it for approval next month.

Gov’t urges Đà Nẵng to mull over smart traffic system Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng has asked Đà Nẵng City’s People’s Committee to collect opinions from the ministries to effectively construct and use a smart traffic management system in the city.

Deputy PM okays national plan to respond to oil spills The move aims to help promptly deal with oil spills, minimise the number of oil spills and reduce the damage by oil spills on the environment, economy and society.

VN to develop seaport planning Việt Nam will develop a seaport master plan for 2021-30, with an aim to enhance infrastructure connectivity, reduce logistics costs and promote marine economic development.

Poor facilities hinder disaster preparedness and response

Việt Nam grappled with nearly 4,000 disasters and incidents in 2019, increasing 57.9 per cent compared to the previous year.

No State capital for Tân Sơn Nhất Airport’s T3 terminal: Deputy PM Dũng stressed that the Government would not provide capital for terminal’s construction.

Half of seas, islands to be surveyed by 2030

The surveys will be run by Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment with support of ministries of finance, planning and investment, national defence, science and technology.

Việt Nam aims to ensure water security by 2030

The strategy aims to foster innovations and build action plans to ensure water resources for farming, socio-economic development and daily use.  

National geographic database to be set up The objective of project is to establish and update the national geographic database and topographic land maps at scales of 1:2,000 and 1:5,000 for urban, future urban, rural, island, archipelago, river-mouth, and seaport areas.