Last updated: Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Many National Assembly’s deputies felt insecure about the North-South railway project cost, estimated at $56 billion while some supoorted this project.
VnnNews – Many National Assembly’s deputies felt insecure about the North-South railway project cost, estimated at $56 billion. Deputy Tran Ba Thieu, Director of Hai Phong...
Last updated: Monday, May 24, 2010
VnnNews – Thoi Son ecological tourist site, built for Miss World 2010 pageant and invested by Tien Giang Construction JS Company, has nine construction works, but six are unlicenced.
Would-be Miss World sponsor may have acquired Tien Giang Tourism Co. illegally
Equitization scandal rocks Tien Giang Province
Miss World 2010 relocation...
Last updated: Wednesday, May 19, 2010
The National Assembly Standing Committee has approved the North-South express railway project but they still wonder where Vietnam will find the $55 billion needed for this huge project.
VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly Standing Committee has approved the North-South express railway project but they still wonder where Vietnam...
Last updated: Thursday, April 8, 2010
Since Innov Green rolled out its forestation project, 994 families of Cam Muon commune, Nghe An province have to face many worries caused by a company about which they know little.
Background: Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on March 10 instructed local governments to pause leasing forest land to foreign investors until the Ministry of Agriculture...
Last updated: Monday, April 5, 2010
Investigating the lease of forest lands to foreign developers of tree plantations, VietNamNet reporters travelled also to Lang Son province on the border with China.
Lanh Van Nga pointed to the 60ha forest where InnovGreen plants eclyptus. Nga said he would not give his forest land to this company, but keep it to his children. Background:...
Last updated: Wednesday, March 31, 2010
To better understand the growing controversy over leasing forest lands to foreign developers of tree plantations, VietNamNet reporters travelled to Quang Ninh province.
“We collect bamboo from the natural forest to weave baskets and collect reeds to dry for brooms. Now foreigners come. If they lease all the forest land here to grow eucalyptus,...
Last updated: Tuesday, March 2, 2010
After burning incense at the Temple of Literature, Thach left Hanoi at noon on the first day of the lunar year on a trans-Vietnam tour to publicize his “family bookcase” project.
Nguyen Quang Thach (right) presents books to a family. Travelling alone in his auto, reports VnExpress,Thach missed a lot of festive family meals...
Last updated: Sunday, February 28, 2010
Tuoi Tre Cuoi Tuan (Youth Weekend) talked with Dr. Peter Werner from Germany’s Dresden University about the project to clean up the Hoan Kiem (Sword) Lake, Hanoi’s symbol.
Dr. Peter Werner and Prof. Ha Dinh Duc at the Sword Lake. Dr. Werner is the chair of the ongoing $2.4 million project, which uses low-impact environmental...
Last updated: Friday, October 2, 2009
When it was opened in 2007, Da Phuoc waste treatment complex was praised for its modern technology. However, local residents have complained of pollution caused by this project.
The Da Phuoc complex burries 3000 tones of rubbish per day.< /> The Da Phuoc complex was put into operation in November 2007, on a 128 hectare island...
Last updated: Thursday, September 24, 2009
To ensure a two-way flow of information on the Red River coal basin scheme, VietNamNet presents comments by the director of Red River Energy Company, which compiled the project.
A coal mining site in Quang Ninh.VietNamNet Bridge – To ensure a two-way flow of information on the Red River Delta coal basin development project, VietNamNet...

