Topic: province

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh announces Thua Thien Hue Province's comprehensive development blueprint, focusing on economic corridors, infrastructure projects, and healthcare advancements.

Construction of the 20-km, VND2 trillion ($84.35 million) Cho Moi - Bac Kan road will begin next year and be completed in 2025, to address bottlenecks in transport infrastructure in Vietnam’s northern mountainous area, according to the Ministry of Transport. A number of investors have said that Bac Kan province holds advantages in forestry, mineral resources, and tourism, especially Ba Be Lake, but its inconvenient traffic network makes them hesitant.

Under the Housing Development Program to 2030 and vision to 2050, central Quang Ngai province is expected to have 233 locations building commercial housing and urban areas in 13 districts, towns, and cities on a total area of 5,761 ha. Capital for housing construction will reach more than VND120 trillion ($5.1 billion).

Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh has assigned relevant authorities to consider a proposal from the Lai Chau Provincial People’s Committee to build Lai Chau Airport, at a cost of VND8 trillion ($344.77 million) and under the public-private partnership (PPP) model. With a capacity of catering to 500,000 passengers a year and with a land area of 117 ha, it will be an important driving force for development in the northern mountainous province.

To implement Resolution No. 06-NQ/TW dated January 24, 2022 from the Politburo, the Standing Board of the Quang Nam Provincial Party Committee has issued an action plan on urban planning, construction, management, and development to 2030 and vision to 2045, which includes developing Hoi An ancient town into a specific urban area. The central province is striving for an urbanization rate of 37 per cent by 2025 and 40 per cent by 2030.