Fears over twin of collapsed Genoa bridge in Venezuela

Fears over twin of collapsed Genoa bridge in Venezuela

Venezuelans are concerned over the safety of a "twin" viaduct of the collapsed Morandi bridge in Genoa, Italy, after a fire on the concrete structure caused a major blackout.
Da Nang set tourism into pillar industry by 2020

Da Nang set tourism into pillar industry by 2020

A conference took place in the central city of Da Nang on March 14 to discuss ways to turn tourism into a pillar industry by 2020, with a focus on luxury cruise tourism.
Hải Phòng plans 4 big transport projects

Hải Phòng plans 4 big transport projects

The northern port city of Hải Phòng plans to implement four main transport projects in the period 2016-20, with foreign direct investment (FDI) totalling nearly US$500 million.
Construction of Saigon 2 Bridge starts

Construction of Saigon 2 Bridge starts

Traffic jams at Ho Chi Minh City’s northeastern gateway are to ease with the Saigon 2 Bridge hitting top gear in 2014.
BOT investors hastily return projects to gov’t

BOT investors hastily return projects to gov’t

Many build-operate-transfer investors have transferred their infrastructure projects back to the Ho Chi Minh City government after operating them for a short time, far sooner than originally planned, due to poor effectiveness.
Sluggish projects in HCMC to be restarted

Sluggish projects in HCMC to be restarted

Ho Chi Minh City Infrastructure Investment Co. (CII) will restart the Binh Trieu 2 Bridge and a road project which have been stagnant for 10 years.
New Intel chip a coup for Hollywood

New Intel chip a coup for Hollywood

US chip giant Intel introduced Wednesday a speedy new generation of chips that thwart film piracy and enable quick handling of data-rich video and games.
Air bridge offered to European markets

Air bridge offered to European markets

Cargolux, Europe’s largest all-cargo airline, will officially open its service to Ho Chi Minh City on October 29th, offering an effective bridge for Vietnam’s goods to enter European markets.
Piecing together Can Tho’s bridge tragedy

Piecing together Can Tho’s bridge tragedy

Authorities are still piecing together the background to the Can Tho bridge collapse tragedy. Two spans of the cable-stayed bridge under construction, spanning the Mekong Delta’s Hau River, suddenly collapsed last Wednesday, killing and injuring at least 128 people.