Corridor

Authorities discuss border transport

QUANG TRI — The Deputy Foreign Ministers of Viet Nam, Laos and Thailand talked about the progress and challenges in applying the mix-border Greater Mekong Sub-region transport seek the East West Economic Corridor (EWEC) in a conference within the central province of Quang Tri yesterday. Delegations stated that regional government authorities should further strengthen friendship and co-operation, thus assisting the introduction of the economical corridor. Mind from the Vietnamese delegation Deputy FM Ho

Biodiversity corridor to benefit central provinces

The Vietnam Environment Administration on Jan. 12 officially launched the largest ever biodiversity conservation project, aiming to establish a biodiversity corridor in three central provinces of Quang Nam, Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue.

Japanese companies eager to invest in central Da Nang City

Nearly 100 enterprises from Kansai, the second-largest economic, technology and human resource training centre in Japan, met representatives from local companies yesterday to study investment opportunities in the central city of Da Nang.

East-West Corridor attractive to Japanese investors

DANANG – The East-West Economic Corridor linking Myanmar, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam becomes the major attraction to investors from the Kansai region of Japan as Japanese investors are seeking to expand investment there.

Japanese investors show keen interest in PPP projects

HCMC – Japanese investors at a meeting here on Monday showed keen interest in infrastructure projects to be developed under the form of public-private partnerships (PPP).

Vietnam-Kansai economic forum opens in Da Nang

The Vietnam-Kansai economic dialogue forum was held in central coastal Da Nang city on November 22 to discuss ways to attract more investment to the East-West Economic Corridor and adjacent areas in central Vietnam.

Three nations fight border drug trade

Co-operation in combating the drug trafficking along the East-West Economic Corridor topped discussions between Viet Nam, Laos and Thailand at a conference in central Quang Tri Province yesterday.

Viet Nam, Laos, Thailand strengthen ties in combating drugs

Co-operation in combating the drug trade along the East-west Economic Corridor topped discussions between Viet Nam, Laos and Thailand at a conference which opened in central Quang Tri Province today.

Vietnam lacks legal corridor to control state-owned groups

HANOI – The current legal corridor for monitoring state-owned business groups cannot keep pace with the development of these conglomerates as they have expanded operations beyond their core areas to almost all economic spheres, experts said on Tuesday.

Team studies economic corridor in Quang Tri

Twenty-seven representatives from international organisations and ODA donors to Vietnam made a fact-finding tour to the central province of Quang Tri on June 7.

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ASEAN task pressure talks about mental health

The very first meeting from the ASEAN task pressure on mental health has been heldin Hanoi from May 23-25, with associates from regional and globalorganisations participating. Addressing the openingceremony, Deputy Minister of Public Health, Nguyen Thi Xuyen stated theevent offers nations an opportunity to share good practices in protectingmental health, adding to strengthening cooperation within the regionand fulfilling the aim of “Healthy people, healthy ASEAN”. Xuyen known as on nations to

Desperate people get free facial, eye surgery

Forty-two kids with harelips and cleft palates within the two CentralHighlands provinces of Dak Nong and Dak Lak have obtained free check-upsand procedures. The programme for poor children inremote and ethnic minority areas, worth about 500 million VND, wascarried out and based on the Center for Research and Aid forOperation Smile (OSCA) at Dak Nong province’s general hospital from May19-21. OSCA Director Bui Tu Anh stated this isthe very first time the center provides free check-ups and surgical