Monday, May 10, 2021, 12:05 GMT+7
A haze blankets Hue City, Thua Thien - Hue Province, Vietnam, May 9, 2021. Photo: Minh An / Tuoi Tre
Thatch burning is allegedly the cause of a blanket of smog over Hue City in Vietnam s Thua Thien - Hue Province from Sunday morning to afternoon.
The haze appeared around 10:00 am and lingered through 3:00 pm on the same day.
Smoke covered most of the downtown area and reached the height of the Vincom shopping mall, the tallest building in the city, which is the capital of the central province.
Its intensity did not decrease even at noon.
Many locals complained that the blanket of smog was accompanied by a burning smell, allegedly caused by thatch burning.
Tuesday, March 09, 2021, 11:37 GMT+7
3D rendering of Quang Tri Airport in the namesake province in Vietnam. Photo: Q.H. / Tuoi Tre
The People’s Committee of Quang Tri Province in central Vietnam is seeking in-principle approval from Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc for the construction of Quang Tri Airport, while the fellow central province Thua Thien-Hue is proposing the expansion of its own Phu Bai Airport.
As per Quang Tri’s proposal, the new airdrome project will be led by the municipal People’s Committee and funded by public-private partnership (PPP) sources.
PPP involves a cooperation deal signed between a public authority and a private party, in which the private party provides a public service for the project and assumes financial, technical, and operational risks.
KOICA signs to support Hue culture and tourism smart city development
On the afternoon of January 21, Chairman of the Provincial People s Committee, Mr. Phan Ngoc Tho had a meeting, working session and minute signing ceremony of the project on “Hue culture and tourism smart city development” between the Provincial People s Committee and KOICA Office in Vietnam.
The project on “Hue culture and tourism smart city development” has a total investment of USD 14.8 million, of which the funding source from KOICA is USD 13 million, the reciprocal budget of the province is USD 1.8 million. The project will be implemented in five years from 2021 to 2025. KOICA supports the project development to improve the public management capacity in the tourism sector, related to the transformation of the tourism industry towards economic development, ensuring the sustainability of environment and the society.
The Hai Van 2 road tunnel inaugurated
On January 11, at the southern tunnel entrance of Da Nang City, the investor - Deo Ca Investment Joint Stock Company of Deo Ca Group - cooperated with the Ministry of Transport, and the localities of Thua Thien Hue Province, and Da Nang City to hold the inauguration ceremony of the Hai Van 2 road tunnel.
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung, and leaders of the Ministry of Transport attended the ribbon cutting ceremony. From Thua Thien Hue Province, Mr. Le Truong Luu, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; and Mr. Phan Ngoc Tho, Chairman of the Provincial People s Committee attended the ceremony.