Road Project

ADB, Australia to fund bridge project

The Asian Development Bank has approved a US$26 million technical assistance grant financed by the Government of Australia to support the Central Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta Region Connectivity Project.

Work starts on coastal corridor to link up sub-region

HCMC – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on Saturday kicked off construction of the Minh Luong-Thu Bay section and the Rach Gia City bypass, which are part of the southern coastal corridor road project that will link Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand.

CC1 fined VND222 mill. for construction violations

HCMC – HCMC authorities have just imposed an administrative fine of VND222 million on Construction Corporation No. 1 (CC1) for breaching construction rules in a road project linking Thu Thiem Bridge and the East-West Highway.

From Life Style

Paris spotlights traditional festivals

A place of culture: A customer sights photos in an exhibition that explores traditional Vietnamese culture and festivals. The exhibition has been held in the Vietnamese Culture Center in Paris. Photo PARIS — An exhibit of 80 photos of traditional Vietnamese traditional is happening at theVietnamese Culture Center in Paris, organised through the Vietnamese community in France to celebrate the 122nd birthday from the late Leader Ho Chi Minh.The

Art auction to aid cleft palate surgery for kids

With higher cause: Wild Dream, an oil on canvas painting by Ha Hung Dung, is going to be offered in a charitable organisation auction held by Operation Smile Viet Nam in HCM City now. HCM CITY — Functions by several popular artists goes underneath the hammer in an annual charitable organisation dinner in HCM City on Saturday to boost funds for carrying out cleft palate procedures for Vietnamese children, this time around in Nghe An Province.To