Car ban in cat ba island lifted

Under 12-seated cars are allowed to go back to Cát Bà Island. — Photo laodong.com.vn Viet Nam News HẢI PHÒNG — After a five-day ban, under 12-seater cars were allowed to go to Cát Bà Island via Gót-Cái Viềng Ferry in the northern city of Hải Phòng. This was announced by Hoàng Triệu Hùng, deputy director of Hải Phòng City’s Department of Transport. The decision came into effect from Tuesday midnight. Previously, the Hải Phòng People’s Committee had banned all cars to Cát Bà with the intention of building a smoke-free, ecological tourism island. Under the ban, the Gót-Cái Viềng ferry had refused to transport cars to the island. Meanwhile, cars from Quảng Ninh Province via Tuần Châu Ferry are allowed onto the island. Instead, the People’s Committee permitted Đất Cảng Trade and Transport Service Company to put into operation 40 buses transporting passengers from Cái Viềng Ferry to Cát Bà Township. The bus runs every 10 minutes, with a fare of VNĐ25,000 for a single … [Read more...] about Car ban in Cát Bà Island lifted

Workers set up a car ban pole on Giảng Võ Street, Hà Nội. - Photo zing.vn Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Hà Nội has decided to ban Uber and Grab cars on 13 streets during rush hours in an effort to tackle increasing traffic jams. The city’s Department of Transport has, so far, installed signs prohibiting taxis and nine-seater commercial cars and smaller ones, including those of popular transportation networks Uber and Grab, on nine out of 13 streets. The ban is due to go into effect from Thursday. Accordingly, commercial cars will not be allowed to run between 6 and 9am and from 4.30 to 7.30pm. The streets on which the cars are banned are Hoàng Hoa Thám, Mai Xuân Thưởng, Giảng Võ and Láng Hạ, as well as Lê Văn Lương, Trường Chinh, Khâm Thiên and Hàng Bài, in addition to Phủ Doãn, Xuân Thủy, Cầu Giấy, Giải Phóng and the Chương Dương Bridge on the lane from Long Biên District to the city centre. Department director Vũ Văn Viện said the ban was aimed at reducing the … [Read more...] about Uber, Grab cars banned on 13 streets

Motorbike Ban: A Spontaneous Remedy By Khuong Quang Dong In this picture taken in HCMC, it is hard to say that motorbikes are the main cause of traffic jams – PHOTO: THANH HOA Recent news about the proposed ban on motorbikes in Vietnam’s two metropolises may prompt observers to reckon that the people in charge are apparently lacking a long-term, reasonable plan The media have reported extensively about the discussion on the plan to forbid motorbikes in the inner-city districts of Hanoi and HCMC. The ban is obviously an attempt to tackle the traffic congestion problem. It was by chance that several articles in different newspapers reported on the same topic: the residents of Trung Hoa-Nhan Chinh, an urban area in Cau Giay District, Hanoi, strongly opposed the erection of more high-rises in their living quarters, specifically the changes to the plan approved in 1998 which specifies a construction density of 34.88% including eight buildings with 6.7-7.5 floors. … [Read more...] about Motorbike Ban: A Spontaneous Remedy

VEC must lift ban on vehicle circulation on expressways by February 28 The Saigon Times Daily A section of HCMC-Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway - PHOTO: LE ANH HCMC - The Directorate for Roads of Vietnam has asked Vietnam Expressway Corporation (VEC) to abolish its practice of banning vehicles from traveling on its expressways by February 28 as it does not have the mandate to issue such rules, the local media reported. VEC must eliminate unreasonable regulations in its Decision 13/2019, issued on January 10, such as temporarily banning drivers who park their vehicles or leave litter on expressways, for one to seven days, and banning those passing through tollgates without paying toll fees or hindering the work of the tollgates’ staff, for 30-60 days. On February 11, the Directorate for Roads of Vietnam asked VEC to report on the fact that its subsidiary, Vietnam Expressway Services Engineering JSC (VECE), had announced a permanent ban on two cars with number … [Read more...] about VEC must lift ban on vehicle circulation on expressways by February 28

The two leaders stand side by side. — VNS Photo Chi Lan Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The US completely lifts arms embargo on sales of lethal weapons to Việt Nam, announced President Barack Obama who is on the first day of three-day official visit to the country. The information was released at a press conference in Hà Nội following his talks with President Trần Đại Quang, according to Việt Nam News reporter. During their meeting this morning after a State welcome ceremony at the Presidential Palace, the two leaders witnessed the signing of co-operative agreements and hold a news conference. Also today, Obama will meet Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng. Obama on Tuesday plans to meet with businessmen, youth and civil-society leaders. He will then give a speech on US-Việt Nam relations before flying to HCM City. While there, he will visit the city’s Jade Pagoda in District 1 and hold events highlighting the importance of … [Read more...] about US completely lifts arms embargo on Việt Nam

An electric bus will be run on trial basis in Cát Bà Island, Hải Phòng City. – VNA/VNS Photo Lâm Khánh Viet Nam News HẢI PHÒNG — An electric bus using renewable solar energy will be run on trial basis this year on two main roads of Cát Bà Island in the northern Hải Phòng City. The free bus service will do four trips a day to serve the needs of tourists. In 2018, an additional 10 buses will be run on trial. The number will rise to 30 by 2020. During the trial period, the service will be free. The electric bus project (EV bus project) on Cát Bà Island is one of the 15 green development projects that Hải Phòng City is executing with Kitakyshu City of Japan. The advantage of running electric buses is that they don’t burn petrol and they don’t have toxic emissions, Kengo Ishida, executive director, Kitakyushu Asian Centre for Low Carbon Society, Environment Bureau of Kitakyshu City, said. The buses use renewable solar energy to generate power so they don’t discharge carbon … [Read more...] about Hải Phòng to run electric bus on trial

People visit Lan Hạ Bay in Cát Bà Island District, northern province of Hải Phòng. — VNA/VNS Photo Viet Nam News HẢI PHÒNG — The northern city of Hải Phòng’s People’s Committee has established an inter-sectoral inspection group to examine inland waterway vehicles, including tourist boats, operating in the city. The move comes after a scandal reported by an Australian tourist in the middle of last month. Nguyễn Văn Luyến, chief secretary of the office of the city’s Road Safety Committee, said inter-sectoral inspectors were expected to examine all inland waterway vessels and passenger boats in the city from May 29 to June 9. “Vehicles that fail to meet operational requirements will be suspended,” he said. According to the city’s Transport Department, there are 322 steel boats, 171 wooden boats, 55 aluminium boats and 19 fibre-reinforced plastic ships and boats operating in the city’s waters. Of these, 15 are registered to … [Read more...] about Hải Phòng tightens boat inspection after tourist complaint

Stronger ties with Corsica likely after envoy’s visit (01-10-2005) PARIS — Vietnamese Ambassador to France Nguyen Dinh Bin visited the island of Corsica, an administrative region of France, and received high-level commitments this week to a number of projects. Sustainable tourism, environmental conservation and cultural heritage were favoured projects of Corsican leaders, the island’s economic development agency, the Corsican Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Corsican Nature Reserve. Co-operation between Viet Nam and Corsica is faring well, Bin said, especially in environmental protection, agriculture and university-level research. He said major progress has been made in a nature conservation project jointly conducted by Viet Nam’s Cat Ba National Park and the Corsican Nature Reserve. Corsica, a mountainous island in the Mediterranean Sea, is a booming maritime and tourism region. Corsica first set up ties with Viet Nam in 1997 with ongoing projects … [Read more...] about Stronger ties with Corsica likely after envoy’s visit

Storm forecast to weaken into tropical depression The Saigon Times A map detailing the direction of Storm No.7 – PHOTO: NATIONAL CENTER FOR HYDRO-METEOROLOGICAL FORECASTING HCMC – After it struck Bach Long Vi Island this morning, October 14, Storm Nangka started to weaken, heading toward the north-central part of Vietnam, according to the national weather center. At 8.00 this morning, the storm, the seventh to hit the country in 2020, struck the coast from Thai Binh to Nghe An provinces, with strong winds measured at level 8, gusting at level 10. In the next six hours, the storm was predicted to move westward at 20 kilometers per hour and weaken into a tropical depression, Phap Luat Online reported. In the next 12 hours, the provinces from Thai Binh to Nghe An may be affected by the tropical depression, which will maintain its westward direction, heading at a rapid pace. At 7.00 p.m. on the same day, the eye of the tropical depression will be centered in the … [Read more...] about Storm forecast to weaken into tropical depression

The Cần Thơ – Phụng Hiệp BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer) toll station. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Sang Viet Nam News CẦN THƠ — The Cần Thơ – Phụng Hiệp BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer) toll station in the Mekong Delta city of Cần Thơ became the latest toll station in the country to slash fees after drivers’ complaints. The new fees took effect yesterday following a direction from the Ministry of Transport earlier this month. The new fees are lower than the old ones by 7 to 15 per cent, with the lowest being VNĐ30,000 (US$1.30) and the highest being VNĐ180,000. Vehicles belonging to permanent residents, organisations or enterprises in neighbouring areas, including Ba Láng Ward of Cần Thơ City and Tân Phú Thạnh Commune of Hậu Giang Province, enjoy larger reductions. Buses get a 100 per cent reduction while other types of vehicles get their tolls cut by 30-35 per cent compared to the new fees applied to vehicles in general. The Cần Thơ – Phụng Hiệp BOT toll station went … [Read more...] about Cần Thơ – Phụng Hiệp station slashes tolls