Major new Vietnam golf course project launched in Quảng Ninh province On October 24, in Dong Trieu Town, the ground-breaking ceremony of the Dong Trieu Golf Course project took place. Attending the groundbreaking ceremony on the side of the Central Committee were comrades: Le Quoc Minh, Member of the Party Central Committee, Editor-in-Chief of the […]
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Vietnam’s Government proposes 729 km extension for north-south expressway estimated to cost US$6.5 billion The government has suggested to the parliament that it approves twelve projects adding 729 km (453 miles) to the eastern part of the North-South Expressway from now until 2025. According to VN Express, in a proposal sent to the National Assembly […]
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Investor blames Vietnam’s HCMC metro beam faults on construction errors Temperature difference, construction errors, and the low quality of beam support pads had caused the faults detected along Ho Chi Minh City’s metro line No. 1. In March, the metro line’s investor, the HCMC Management Authority for Urban Railways (MAUR), had sent an independent consultant […]
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HCMC-Mekong Delta expressway extension heads for upcoming Lunar New Year holiday (Tet) opening Work has speeded up on a HCMC-Mekong Delta expressway extension towards opening it to traffic by the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday. Work on the extended section, called the Trung Luong – My Thuan Expressway, is 85 percent complete. It will link […]
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Which S.E. Asian country has the most National Holidays? Many of us expats know roughly when the national holidays are se back home. However, when I first came to live in SE Asia, I remember being unprepared for empty streets in Bangkok when everyone went home or on holiday to the resorts. By then it […]
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Snapshot of bringing complex commercial claims in Thailand By Duensing Kippen Bringing a claim – initial considerations Key issues to consider What key issues should a party consider before bringing a claim? Litigation in Thai courts can be lengthy and costly. For a foreign investor this is largely due to the fact that generally all […]
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Saying farewell to Bangkok’s Scala theatre During a recent discussion titled ‘Scala: From The Beginning To The End’, experts shared their opinions on where it all went wrong October 31 was meant to be a time for Halloween celebrations, but this year, it turned out to be a horrifying day as photos on social media […]
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Cambodia’s National Assembly opens bidding on construction of its new administrative building The National Assembly (NA) is accepting bids on the construction of its new administrative building, which has a budget of $25 million through a grant provided by the Vietnamese government. The NA invited all interested bidders who are eligible and qualified to submit […]
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First building of new Mahosot Hospital in Vientiane handed over to Laos by China Construction of the first wing of the new Mahosot Hospital in Vientiane has been completed and was officially handed over to Laos by China on Thursday (Nov 11). When the new hospital is fully operational it will be the largest in […]
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Cambodia to waive quarantine requirements Nov 15, no PCR test required Prime Minister Hun Sen has decided to lift all quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated travellers and visitors – both Cambodians and foreign nationals – effective from November 15 onward. In a special message addressed to officials and relevant authorities on November 14, Hun Sen […]
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