Society
Sand stolen from Da Nang land fund center in broad daylight
Thousands of cubic meters of sand belonging to authorities in Da Nang City, central Vietnam was stolen in broad daylight.
The situation occurred at a land plot under the management of the Da Nang Land Fund Development Center in Thuan Phuoc Ward, Hai Chau District.
The land area covering more than one hectare was previously a place to gather materials for the construction of the city’s software park No. 2 project.
On the morning of November 30, several excavators and dozens of trucks were mobilized to transport sand out of the land plot.
A man in a blue shirt was in charge of giving instructions to the truckers.
The bustling work site made quite a lot of noise, with one truck filled with sand leaving the site every two minutes.
Tien Phong (Youth) newspaper reporters followed one of the trucks, which delivered the sand to a resettlement area as part of the project to build the student village for the University of Da Nang.
The correspondents followed another truck and noticed that it had an entirely different journey.
After traveling about 20 kilometers through many streets, the truck also stopped at the resettlement area.
The reporters also saw two other trucks heading to the same destination on the afternoon of the same day.
On December 1, similar activities took place at the land plot.
The reporters decided to follow one more truck and confirmed that it arrived at the resettlement area.
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| A truck transports sand to the resettlement area project as part of the construction of the student village of the University of Da Nang, December 1, 2022. Photo: Tan Luc / Tien Phong |
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Nguyen Minh Le Vu, deputy director of Lien Viet Tien Construction JSC, which directed the transport of the sand, said that the firm previously leased this land plot as a place to gather construction materials for the software park No. 2 project, of which the conpany was the contractor.
The company is cleaning up the land plot before returning the space at the request of the Da Nang construction investment project management board, Vu elaborated.
About 3,200 cubic meters of sand has been transported from the land plot to the resettlement area as part of the construction of the student village of the University of Da Nang, he continued, adding that Lien Viet Tien Company is part of the contractor consortium.
“We stated in the document that the sand would be taken from some local sand mines, but the sand reserve in Da Nang is not enough to meet the current demand, so we need to make use of the sand from the previous project,” Vu claimed.
Huynh Tan Quang, director of the Da Nang Land Fund Development Center, said that the center manages this land plot and did not issue a license to any unit to exploit sand at the location.
Nguyen Huu Ninh, director of the Da Nang construction investment project management board, also confirmed that the agency did not request Lien Viet Tien Company to transport the sand out of the land plot of the Da Nang Land Fund Development Center.
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Thousands of cubic meters of sand belonging to authorities in Da Nang City, central Vietnam was stolen in broad daylight.
The situation occurred at a land plot under the management of the Da Nang Land Fund Development Center in Thuan Phuoc Ward, Hai Chau District.
The land area covering more than one hectare was previously a place to gather materials for the construction of the city’s software park No. 2 project.
On the morning of November 30, several excavators and dozens of trucks were mobilized to transport sand out of the land plot.
A man in a blue shirt was in charge of giving instructions to the truckers.
The bustling work site made quite a lot of noise, with one truck filled with sand leaving the site every two minutes.
Tien Phong (Youth) newspaper reporters followed one of the trucks, which delivered the sand to a resettlement area as part of the project to build the student village for the University of Da Nang.
The correspondents followed another truck and noticed that it had an entirely different journey.
After traveling about 20 kilometers through many streets, the truck also stopped at the resettlement area.
The reporters also saw two other trucks heading to the same destination on the afternoon of the same day.
On December 1, similar activities took place at the land plot.
The reporters decided to follow one more truck and confirmed that it arrived at the resettlement area.
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| A truck transports sand to the resettlement area project as part of the construction of the student village of the University of Da Nang, December 1, 2022. Photo: Tan Luc / Tien Phong |
Unlicensed
Nguyen Minh Le Vu, deputy director of Lien Viet Tien Construction JSC, which directed the transport of the sand, said that the firm previously leased this land plot as a place to gather construction materials for the software park No. 2 project, of which the conpany was the contractor.
The company is cleaning up the land plot before returning the space at the request of the Da Nang construction investment project management board, Vu elaborated.
About 3,200 cubic meters of sand has been transported from the land plot to the resettlement area as part of the construction of the student village of the University of Da Nang, he continued, adding that Lien Viet Tien Company is part of the contractor consortium.
“We stated in the document that the sand would be taken from some local sand mines, but the sand reserve in Da Nang is not enough to meet the current demand, so we need to make use of the sand from the previous project,” Vu claimed.
Huynh Tan Quang, director of the Da Nang Land Fund Development Center, said that the center manages this land plot and did not issue a license to any unit to exploit sand at the location.
Nguyen Huu Ninh, director of the Da Nang construction investment project management board, also confirmed that the agency did not request Lien Viet Tien Company to transport the sand out of the land plot of the Da Nang Land Fund Development Center.
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Source: https://tuoitrenews.vn/news/society/20221205/sand-stolen-from-da-nang-land-fund-center-in-broad-daylight/70350.html
Society
FDI firms complain about dust from construction site of Vietnam’s Long Thanh airport project
Many foreign direct investment enterprises in the Loc An – Binh Son Industrial Park, which is located near the construction site of the big-ticket Long Thanh International Airport project in Dong Nai Province, a neighbor of Ho Chi Minh City, have complained about dust resulting from the leveling of the site, saying that it has affected their products and workers’ health.
Representatives of over 200 FDI enterprises in Dong Nai on Friday attended a meeting with the provincial People’s Committee.
At the meeting, Doan Huong Giang, head of the administration and human resources division at Elite Long Thanh Co. Ltd., said “dust has caused a great impact on our products.”
“We expect the provincial authorities, departments, and agencies to come up with appropriate solutions to support Elite and other companies in preventing dust from affecting laborers’ health, product quality, and business activities,” Giang added.
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| Doan Huong Giang, head of the administration and human resources division at Elite Long Thanh Co. Ltd. in Dong Nai Province, southern Vietnam says dust from the construction site of the Long Thanh International Airport project has affected the company’s business activities. Photo: A Loc / Tien Phong |
Many other enterprises shared the view.
Earlier, thousands of houses and a section of the Ho Chi Minh City-Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway near the Long Thanh International Airport project were also reported to be covered with dust from the construction site.
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| Dust from the construction site of the Long Thanh International Airport project blankets adjacent residential areas. Photo: A Loc / Tien Phong |
Do Tat Binh, deputy general director of the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV), the investor of the mammoth airport project, on Friday told Tien Phong (Youth) newspaper that the corporation had asked contractors to enhance the spray of water at the construction site to limit dust.
The ACV will next week dispatch fire trucks to the site to spray water, Binh said, adding that the corporation will join forces with the local authorities to support local residents in cushioning the impact of dust.
The construction site is large and the leveling workload is huge amid the windy and dry season.
Fifty vehicles spraying water every day at the construction site is just a temporary solution and can reduce part of the dust.
“The leveling is expected to be completed by the end of May, when the rainy season will come, and the volume of dust will reduce,” Binh said.
According to the ACV, 2,630 workers along with 1,860 pieces of machinery are working to build the foundation of the airport project.
The airport project, which requires an estimated investment of VND336.63 trillion (US$14.2 billion) and is located some 40 kilometers from Ho Chi Minh City, will cover around 5,000 hectares of land and was designed to have an annual capacity of 100 million passengers and five million tons of cargo.
Once in place, it will be the largest airport in the nation.
At the conference, Nguyen Thi Kim Dung, a representative of Terumo BCT Co. Ltd. in the Long Duc Industrial Park in Long Thanh District, Dong Nai Province, also complained about the deterioration of a road connecting National Highway 51 and the industrial park.
This is a key road on which most workers of the enterprises in the area have to travel every day. However, it has been deteriorated for a long time.
The four-kilometer road has many potholes, posing a high risk of traffic accidents for road users, especially at night.
Some enterprises reported the issue to district- and province-level agencies in 2020. However, the road was repaired without care and it remains in bad conditions.
Representatives of FDI firms also mentioned the insecurity and disorder and power cuts without advance notice.
Chairman of the Dong Nai People’s Committee Cao Tien Dung said the province took responsibility for accompanying enterprises to overcome difficulties.
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| Leaders of the Dong Nai authorities give investment certificates to FDI enterprises. Photo: A Loc / Tien Phong |
After the conference, the director of the provincial Department of Planning and Investment must review enterprises’ complaints and report them to the provincial authorities to work out appropriate solutions, Dung said.
Regarding the road leading to the Long Duc Industrial Park, Dung asked Long Thanh District to quickly upgrade it.
The provincial Department of Planning and Investment and the Department of Transport were assigned to ensure traffic safety for workers traveling on the road.
The Dong Nai chairman also requested the relevant agencies to review and promptly handle foreigners’ temporary residence registration and immigration applications.
Departments and agencies must review the procedure handling to meet enterprises’ demands and provide the greatest possible support for them.
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Many foreign direct investment enterprises in the Loc An – Binh Son Industrial Park, which is located near the construction site of the big-ticket Long Thanh International Airport project in Dong Nai Province, a neighbor of Ho Chi Minh City, have complained about dust resulting from the leveling of the site, saying that it has affected their products and workers’ health.
Representatives of over 200 FDI enterprises in Dong Nai on Friday attended a meeting with the provincial People’s Committee.
At the meeting, Doan Huong Giang, head of the administration and human resources division at Elite Long Thanh Co. Ltd., said “dust has caused a great impact on our products.”
“We expect the provincial authorities, departments, and agencies to come up with appropriate solutions to support Elite and other companies in preventing dust from affecting laborers’ health, product quality, and business activities,” Giang added.
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| Doan Huong Giang, head of the administration and human resources division at Elite Long Thanh Co. Ltd. in Dong Nai Province, southern Vietnam says dust from the construction site of the Long Thanh International Airport project has affected the company’s business activities. Photo: A Loc / Tien Phong |
Many other enterprises shared the view.
Earlier, thousands of houses and a section of the Ho Chi Minh City-Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway near the Long Thanh International Airport project were also reported to be covered with dust from the construction site.
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| Dust from the construction site of the Long Thanh International Airport project blankets adjacent residential areas. Photo: A Loc / Tien Phong |
Do Tat Binh, deputy general director of the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV), the investor of the mammoth airport project, on Friday told Tien Phong (Youth) newspaper that the corporation had asked contractors to enhance the spray of water at the construction site to limit dust.
The ACV will next week dispatch fire trucks to the site to spray water, Binh said, adding that the corporation will join forces with the local authorities to support local residents in cushioning the impact of dust.
The construction site is large and the leveling workload is huge amid the windy and dry season.
Fifty vehicles spraying water every day at the construction site is just a temporary solution and can reduce part of the dust.
“The leveling is expected to be completed by the end of May, when the rainy season will come, and the volume of dust will reduce,” Binh said.
According to the ACV, 2,630 workers along with 1,860 pieces of machinery are working to build the foundation of the airport project.
The airport project, which requires an estimated investment of VND336.63 trillion (US$14.2 billion) and is located some 40 kilometers from Ho Chi Minh City, will cover around 5,000 hectares of land and was designed to have an annual capacity of 100 million passengers and five million tons of cargo.
Once in place, it will be the largest airport in the nation.
At the conference, Nguyen Thi Kim Dung, a representative of Terumo BCT Co. Ltd. in the Long Duc Industrial Park in Long Thanh District, Dong Nai Province, also complained about the deterioration of a road connecting National Highway 51 and the industrial park.
This is a key road on which most workers of the enterprises in the area have to travel every day. However, it has been deteriorated for a long time.
The four-kilometer road has many potholes, posing a high risk of traffic accidents for road users, especially at night.
Some enterprises reported the issue to district- and province-level agencies in 2020. However, the road was repaired without care and it remains in bad conditions.
Representatives of FDI firms also mentioned the insecurity and disorder and power cuts without advance notice.
Chairman of the Dong Nai People’s Committee Cao Tien Dung said the province took responsibility for accompanying enterprises to overcome difficulties.
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| Leaders of the Dong Nai authorities give investment certificates to FDI enterprises. Photo: A Loc / Tien Phong |
After the conference, the director of the provincial Department of Planning and Investment must review enterprises’ complaints and report them to the provincial authorities to work out appropriate solutions, Dung said.
Regarding the road leading to the Long Duc Industrial Park, Dung asked Long Thanh District to quickly upgrade it.
The provincial Department of Planning and Investment and the Department of Transport were assigned to ensure traffic safety for workers traveling on the road.
The Dong Nai chairman also requested the relevant agencies to review and promptly handle foreigners’ temporary residence registration and immigration applications.
Departments and agencies must review the procedure handling to meet enterprises’ demands and provide the greatest possible support for them.
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Source: https://tuoitrenews.vn/news/society/20230402/fdi-firms-complain-about-dust-from-construction-site-of-vietnams-long-thanh-airport-project/72404.html
Many people have been burning garbage and scrap along streets and near forests in Binh Chanh District, Ho Chi Minh City, posing a very high risk of wildfires.
An area close to forests in Binh Chanh District became a popular place for people to secretly burn scrap at midnight and dawn, according to the observation of Tien Phong (Youth) newspaper reporters in late March.
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| Three men burn garbage at Hai Phung Bridge in Binh Chanh District, Ho Chi Minh City at dawn on March 21, 2023. Photo: Tien Phong |
These groups of people burned scrap on both sides of Hai Phung Bridge, located at the border area between Pham Van Hai Commune and Vinh Loc B Commune, in order to get metals such as copper and iron.
Columns of smoke produced by the scrap burning flew toward the forests. Meanwhile, many trees at the foot of the bridge have withered.
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| A group of people carry scrap to the area near Hai Phung Bridge in Binh Chanh District, Ho Chi Minh City on the morning of March 16, 2023. Photo: Tien Phong |
Kenh Lien Vung Street in Vinh Loc B Commune, Binh Chanh District has also become a popular place for garbage and scrap burning.
“There are few houses on the road, so many people burn garbage to avoid getting caught,” a local resident said.
“There is a lot of smoke, and the smell of burning plastic is very unpleasant.”
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| People burn scrap near Hai Phung Bridge in Binh Chanh District, Ho Chi Minh City on the morning of March 16, 2023. Photo: Tien Phong |
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| Columns of smoke rising from Hai Phung Bridge in Binh Chanh District, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Tien Phong |
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| Garbage is dumped near a forest in Binh Chanh District, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Tien Phong |
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| Burned garbage along a street in Binh Chanh District, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Tien Phong |
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| Smoke is produced by garbage burning in Binh Chanh District, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Tien Phong |
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| A man burns scrap in Binh Chanh District, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Tien Phong |
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Many people have been burning garbage and scrap along streets and near forests in Binh Chanh District, Ho Chi Minh City, posing a very high risk of wildfires.
An area close to forests in Binh Chanh District became a popular place for people to secretly burn scrap at midnight and dawn, according to the observation of Tien Phong (Youth) newspaper reporters in late March.
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| Three men burn garbage at Hai Phung Bridge in Binh Chanh District, Ho Chi Minh City at dawn on March 21, 2023. Photo: Tien Phong |
These groups of people burned scrap on both sides of Hai Phung Bridge, located at the border area between Pham Van Hai Commune and Vinh Loc B Commune, in order to get metals such as copper and iron.
Columns of smoke produced by the scrap burning flew toward the forests. Meanwhile, many trees at the foot of the bridge have withered.
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| A group of people carry scrap to the area near Hai Phung Bridge in Binh Chanh District, Ho Chi Minh City on the morning of March 16, 2023. Photo: Tien Phong |
Kenh Lien Vung Street in Vinh Loc B Commune, Binh Chanh District has also become a popular place for garbage and scrap burning.
“There are few houses on the road, so many people burn garbage to avoid getting caught,” a local resident said.
“There is a lot of smoke, and the smell of burning plastic is very unpleasant.”
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| People burn scrap near Hai Phung Bridge in Binh Chanh District, Ho Chi Minh City on the morning of March 16, 2023. Photo: Tien Phong |
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| Columns of smoke rising from Hai Phung Bridge in Binh Chanh District, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Tien Phong |
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| Garbage is dumped near a forest in Binh Chanh District, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Tien Phong |
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| Burned garbage along a street in Binh Chanh District, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Tien Phong |
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| Smoke is produced by garbage burning in Binh Chanh District, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Tien Phong |
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| A man burns scrap in Binh Chanh District, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Tien Phong |
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Source: https://tuoitrenews.vn/news/society/20230402/waste-burning-poses-risk-of-forest-fires-in-ho-chi-minh-city/72402.html
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