Investment

At a series of events held on October 14 during the “HCM City Innovation and Digital Transformation Week 2022”, with the theme “Digital Transformation - New Driving Force for the City’s Development”, the Asia Commercial Bank (ACB) officially launched the new generation AI BOT intelligent virtual assistant, which applies artificial intelligence technology. With intelligent interaction ability, self-learning ability, continuous development, and an ability to understand and recognize emotions, the AI BOT will offer support to ACB’s millions of customers.

The Hanoi People’s Committee has assigned the Hanoi Metropolitan Railway Management Board (MRB), relevant departments, and sectors to study the building of Metro Line No. 6, linking Noi Bai International Airport with Ngoc Hoi, on National Highway No. 1 in Thanh Tri district. Under the Hanoi Capital Construction General Planning to 2030 and vision to 2050, approved in Decision No. 1259/QD-TTg dated July 26, 2011, the urban railway network consists of eight lines with a total length of about 318 km.

The Ministry of Transport has announced a list of six key traffic projects to use additional central budget capital of nearly VND87.5 trillion ($3.6 billion) from the recovery program: the East North-South Expressway phase 2, Dai Ngai Bridge on National Highway No. 60 in Tra Vinh and Soc Trang provinces, and the Cao Lanh - An Huu, Chau Doc - Can Tho - Soc Trang, Bien Hoa - Vung Tau, and Khanh Hoa - Buon Ma Thuot Highways.

The Bac Giang Provincial People’s Committee has approved a list of projects seeking investment in urban areas and residential areas in six districts. The northern province is calling for investment in 13 projects on a total of more than 427 ha. To date, 138 projects in new urban areas and residential areas have been approved by the People’s Committee, of which 17 have been completed.

Construction of Terminal 3 at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City, with a capacity of 20 million passengers a year, is expected to begin in the fourth quarter and be put into operation in 2024, helping to increase capacity to 50 million a year. The city’s People’s Committee has approved a plan to recover 16 ha for construction.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh has signed a decision to establish an interdisciplinary appraisal council on the feasibility study of component 2 in the construction of Quang Tri Airport under the public-private partnership (PPP) method. The central province’s airport is on the list of 28 airports in the master plan to 2030 approved by the Prime Minister.