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Construction of the first expressway in Central Vietnam begins

The highway connecting the city of Da Nang to Quang Ngai province is scheduled for completion in 2017, with four lanes and will be upgraded to six lanes with maximal speed of 120 km/h.

Hanoi Party Secretary: “I sympathize with Duong Lam’s people”

Recognizing asynchrony between conservation and development of relics, Hanoi Party Secretary Pham Quang Nghi said that next week he will go to the Duong Lam ancient village to directly listen to people's comments.

Two-story houses in ancient village of Duong Lam

Living in a house of nearly 40 years old which is seriously downgraded, the family of Mr. Kieu Anh Tuan is not allowed to make a repair. Only 30m from the house is a newly-built spacious two-story house.

Living like prehistoric men, Duong Lam villagers cry for help

 VietNamNet Bridge - "It’s miserable! Help us, please!" is the cry of many people in the ancient village of Duong Lam, a national relic.

The open door for Vietnamese architects

VietNamNet Bridge - Why does Vietnam not take advantage of the brain and talent of local architects, but has to hire foreign architects with expensive price?

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 9/3

Sectional interest groups face public criticism; Obstacles to competitive electricity market; Hong Kong investors want to take over Lai Vu IP; SBV sure on thinner global-local gold price gap

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 15/2

Building material industry needs support to overcome economic difficulties; Free chat software market heats up with competition; Viet Nam becomes largest investor in Laos

Over 400 contractors on HCM City’s blacklist

443 contractors are named in the blacklist of the HCM City Transport Department. The department’s inspectorate has proposed relevant agencies to not grant new licenses or extend the construction period for these contractors.

Architectural heritage needs protection

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City administration should ban construction of bumulti-storeyed buildings in the city's core area to protect its architectural heritage, architects told a seminar late last week.