Vietnam may cut down rice land to increase incomes for farmers

VietNamNet Bridge - Reducing the rice growing area in the Mekong Delta and the south has been projected by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), in a hope to help increase the rice growers’ incomes.           Rice growing area down, farmers’ income up? According to Le Thanh Tung from MARD, the rice production area of the 2012-2013 winter-spring crop was 20,800 hectares higher than the previous year, while the output was 650,000 tons higher. However, since the export has been unsatisfactory, farmers’ incomes have been unstable. Chair of the Vietnam Food Association (VFA) Truong Thanh Phong said the domestic supply is profuse,... Xem chi tiết >>

US experts advise Vietnam how to lift aviation industry to new heights

VietNamNet Bridge – There is room for further co-operation between the US and Viet Nam in developing aviation infrastructure, safety and security, industry officials said at a conference held on Wednesday in HCM City.     The construction site of Terminal 2 at Noi Bai International Airport. Viet Nam and the US plan to co-operate and develop aviation infrastructure, safety and security. Le Manh Hung, general director of the Airport Corporation of Viet Nam, said the country's aviation industry had developed well despite the impact from the global economic crisis, with a higher annual growth rate than other sectors. "The number of domestic and... Xem chi tiết >>

$250 million to build a Vietnam-Laos bauxite pipe

VietNamNet Bridge – An underground pipeline of 240 km long will be built to link from the Sekong and Attapeu plateaus of Laos to Quang Nam province of Vietnam, with a total investment of approximately $250 million.   Each year, the transmission capacity of this underground pipe is estimated at 7-10 million tons of bauxite ore, through the port of Ky Ha.   The Quang Nam Provincial People's Committee has allowed the Vietnam Import Export and Construction Corporation (Vinaconex) and its Lao partner – the Laos Minerals Company, to build a pipe to transport bauxite from the Laos to the Chu Lai Economic Zone. According... Xem chi tiết >>