Former Party chief, chairman of Lam Dong province dismissed

Former Party chief, chairman of Lam Dong province dismissed

Tran Duc Quan, former Party chief of Lam Dong, and Tran Van Hiep, chairman of the Central Highlands province, have been ousted for violations related to the $1.03 billion Dai Ninh eco-resort, trade and urban area project.

Politics - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Vietnam institute readies personnel for 10 MWt nuclear reactor

Vietnam institute readies personnel for 10 MWt nuclear reactor

Vietnam’s Dalat Nuclear Research Institute is readying human resources to receive and operate a multi-purpose 10MWt nuclear reactor, said institute head Cao Dong Vu.

Energy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Bank robber arrested in Vietnam’s Central Highlands

Bank robber arrested in Vietnam’s Central Highlands

Nguyen Thanh Trung, 32, was arrested early Thursday morning, hours after he robbed a bank in Duc Trong district, the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong.

Society - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Vietnam conglomerate Thaco eyes $4.2 bln Central Highlands bauxite project

Vietnam conglomerate Thaco eyes $4.2 bln Central Highlands bauxite project

Thaco Group, a leading Vietnamese private conglomerate, is looking to implement a VND103,024 billion ($4.23 billion) project to exploit and process bauxite in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong.

Industries - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Central Highlands province chairman arrested for accepting bribes

Central Highlands province chairman arrested for accepting bribes

Tran Van Hiep, chairman of Vietnam’s Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, has been arrested and issued with a search warrant on charges of “receiving bribes”, the Ministry of Public Security announced Tuesday.

Politics - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

German yarn maker Sudwolle subsidiary to raise Vietnam investment to $51.6 mln

German yarn maker Sudwolle subsidiary to raise Vietnam investment to $51.6 mln

Dalat Worsted Spinning (DWS), under German yarn maker Sudwolle, has received approval to raise its investment in a sheep wool yarn spinning factory in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong to $51.6 million.

Industries - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Deputy PM urges proposal for expressway connecting Lam Dong, Khanh Hoa provinces

Deputy PM urges proposal for expressway connecting Lam Dong, Khanh Hoa provinces

The Vietnamese provinces of Lam Dong and Khanh Hoa should ask the Prime Minister to consider approving the construction of the Nha Trang-Lien Khuong Expressway linking the neighboring provinces, said Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on Tuesday.

Infrastructure - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Proper fertilizer use cuts costs, boosts coffee output in Vietnam Central Highlands

Proper fertilizer use cuts costs, boosts coffee output in Vietnam Central Highlands

Coffee farmers in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong have been able to reduce costs by 10-15% and boost yield by 20% with proper use of fertilizers.

Companies - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Vietnam allows 5 provinces to plan PPP airport investments

Vietnam allows 5 provinces to plan PPP airport investments

The Ministry of Transport has given five provinces the go ahead to draft plans for investing in airports under the public-private partnership (PPP) format.

Infrastructure - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

German yarn maker Sudwolle launches $50 mln Vietnam factory

German yarn maker Sudwolle launches $50 mln Vietnam factory

Leading German yarn maker Sudwolle has inaugurated a $50 million sheep wool yarn spinning factory in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong.

Companies - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Disciplinary action proposed for Lam Dong province's chief inspector

Disciplinary action proposed for Lam Dong province's chief inspector

The Central Inspection Commission has proposed the Politburo, the Party's premier decision-making body, to discipline Nguyen Ngoc Anh, chief inspector of Lam Dong province, for deterioration in morality and receiving bribes.

Politics - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Da Lat seeks to open casino for night economy development

Da Lat seeks to open casino for night economy development

Da Lat, a famous tourism destination in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, plans to open its first casino as part of the town's draft plan on night-time economy development.

Industries - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Plans to restore Vietnam’s iconic cog railway for over $1.2 bln

Plans to restore Vietnam’s iconic cog railway for over $1.2 bln

A private Vietnamese company has proposed a public-private partnership (PPP) that would cost nearly VND29 trillion ($1.23 billion) to restore the Thap Cham-Dalat railroad, the only cog railway in Vietnam built before 1975.

Travel - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Central Highlands province approves third industrial park

Central Highlands province approves third industrial park

Lam Dong has approved a plan for the 246-hectare Phu Binh Industrial Park in Duc Trong district, the third in the Central Highlands province.

Industrial real estate - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Central Highlands province calls for investment in 5 key projects

Central Highlands province calls for investment in 5 key projects

The Central Highlands province of Lam Dong is calling for investment in five urban, tourism, industrial park and transport projects, in order to boost its key economic drive.

Industries - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Central Highlands province proposes $692 mln expressway

Central Highlands province proposes $692 mln expressway

Lam Dong has submitted a proposal to build the 66-kilometer Tan Phu-Bao Loc Expressway as a public-private partnership (PPP) project with an investment of VND17,200 billion ($692 million).

Infrastructure - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Central Highlands province inaugurates 20-mln-liter milk factory

Central Highlands province inaugurates 20-mln-liter milk factory

The Central Highlands province of Lam Dong inaugurated Thursday the VPMilk Eco Farm milk factory with an annual processing capacity of 20 million liters, the fifth in the province.

Industries - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Lam Dong approves 2 wind power projects worth $186 mln

Lam Dong approves 2 wind power projects worth $186 mln

The Central Highlands province of Lam Dong has approved two wind power projects with a total capacity of 40 megawatts and investment of VND4,398 billion ($185.5 million).

Energy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Novaland aims at $10 bln township in Central Highlands

Novaland aims at $10 bln township in Central Highlands

Property developer Novaland, backed by global private equity firm Warburg Pincus, is seeking to develop an integrated township of about 30,000 hectares in size in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong.

Real Estate - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Nine loan sharks arrested for usury in the Central Highlands

Nine loan sharks arrested for usury in the Central Highlands

Nine people in Lam Dong have been detained for lending money at interest rates as high as 500% per annum, police in the Central Highland province said.

Society - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Thaco Group eyes $2.13 billion bauxite complex in Central Highlands

Thaco Group eyes $2.13 billion bauxite complex in Central Highlands

Truong Hai Group or Thaco, a multi-sector Vietnamese conglomerate, is eyeing to invest VND50 trillion ($2.13 billion) in a bauxite ore processing and exploitation complex in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong.

Companies - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Thap Cham-Dalat railway line to be restored

Thap Cham-Dalat railway line to be restored

The Ministry of Transport has allowed a private company to conduct a pre-feasibility study for restoring the Thap Cham-Dalat Railway in a public-private partnership project.

Travel - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

$698 mln expressway to connect Central Highlands, southern production hub

$698 mln expressway to connect Central Highlands, southern production hub

Lam Dong is proposing to clear 186 hectares of forest to make way for the VND16,220 billion ($698 million) Tan Phu-Bao Loc expressway linking the Central Highlands province with neighboring Dong Nai.

Infrastructure - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Invasive security camera lands Dalat farm hostel in the soup

Invasive security camera lands Dalat farm hostel in the soup

A guest had recently complained about a dormitory security camera at The Barn Home Farm in Dalat town, Vietnam's Central Highlands, prompting official intervention.

Travel - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Property developer Hung Thinh proposes Mekong Delta urban project

Property developer Hung Thinh proposes Mekong Delta urban project

Hung Thinh Corporation is proposing to develop an urban area project that includes entertainment, commerce, services, nighttime economy, and riverbank eco-tourism segments in Cao Lanh town, Dong Thap province.

Real Estate - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Top 5 places selected by Vietnamese migrants

Top 5 places selected by Vietnamese migrants

Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, the central city of Da Nang, Can Tho city in Mekong Delta, and the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong are the top five locations chosen by Vietnamese migrants in a recent national survey.

Travel - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7