The Ministry of Transport has agreed on a new location for the airport in Vung Tau city as suggested by the local government, the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) said. CAAV announced the ministry’s approval last week after Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang met with relevant agencies of Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province. The [...]
Aug 31 2011 | Posted in
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It was seaports once, dams and golf courses next, and now, it seems, airports. Provinces nationwide have in the past gone on a planning and construction binge with major infrastructure projects like ports and dams, not bothering to study the feasibility of having too many of these in the country. Now, many provincial leaders believe [...]
Jul 25 2011 | Posted in
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Foreign direct investment in Vietnam’s airport infrastructure has yet to take off. “There needs to be breakthrough support measures to turn foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in building airport infrastructure into a reality,” said the Ministry of Transport (MoT) in its latest proposal to the prime minister in respect to the Phu Bai international airport [...]
Jun 8 2011 | Posted in
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Vietnam’s prime minister has given the go-ahead for the construction of a mega airport near the country’s business hub of Ho Chi Minh City, the government’s official website said Thursday. “The construction of the airport… will create a network to connect air transportation for the whole region,” the site said, announcing premier Nguyen Tan Dung’s [...]
Apr 22 2011 | Posted in
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The US-based Airport Management Co has recently proposed to invest in airports in the central region of Vietnam under the public-private partnership (PPP) model. This proposal was sent to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MoPI) by the representative from Cedona Group, the consulting company under ADC-HAS. The airports in the proposal include Chu Lai, [...]
Apr 15 2011 | Posted in
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The Vietnamese government has green-lighted the construction of two new international airports, one in the northern province of Hai Phong and another in the southern province of Dong Nai. The approval will allow investors to speed up the two projects, Thoi Bao Kinh Te Vietnam Newspaper reported. According to a statement issued Thursday, the government [...]
Dec 1 2010 | Posted in
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