A design entry of Long Thanh international airport (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Prime Ministerhas directed the designation of a specific mechanism for Long ThanhInternational Airport in the southern province of Dong Nai.
The Government leader asked the Ministry ofTransport to coordinate with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmentand the provincial People’s Committee to build a report on designingcompensation and resettlement support as a separate sub-project.
The report should be done before the NationalAssembly approves a feasibility study on the airport project.
The Ministry of Transport and the provincialPeople’s Committee were tasked to jointly build a policy framework oncompensation and resettlement support, and submit it to the Government.
The Prime Minister approved the location, scaleand functional areas of Long Thanh international airport in 2005, and anotherplanning scheme in 2011.
The airport will be built as a 4F-category oneunder the criteria of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).
It is expected to serve 100 million passengersand five million tonnes of cargo each year.
The project will be divided into three phrases.The first one will see the construction of one runway and one terminal to serve25 million passengers and 1.2 million tonnes of cargo each year by 2025.
Meanwhile, additional runways and terminals willbe built in the second and third phrases, bringing the air port’s total capacityof 100 million passengers and five million tonnes of cargo per year.
The airport is located about 40 km from thedowntown of Ho Chi Minh city and 30 km from Bien Hoa city./.
As Vietnam works to improve its transport infrastructure, the country has been mulling measures to attract investors to large public-private partnership (PPP) transport infrastructure projects.
The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) held an exhibition in Hanoi on November 28 to collect public feedback on terminal designs for Long Thanh International Airport.
The People’s Committee of the southern province of Dong Nai on December 12 met leaders of Bechtel Corporation, the largest construction and civil engineering company in the US, who are on a fact-finding trip to the province to learn about the Long Thanh International Airport project.
Throughout its 80-year history, the VNA has remained at the forefront of information dissemination. It has consistently delivered timely, accurate, and objective reports on both domestic and international events, serving the Party’s leadership, the State’s management, and the public’s demand for official news.
With strong support from local authorities, businesses, organisations, and residents, the province has successfully built or repaired 10,707 homes for disadvantaged households, including war veterans, families of martyrs, ethnic minority people, and low-income residents.
Throughout its resistance against colonialists and imperialists, Vietnam developed a revolutionary press that has served as a benchmark for just and legitimate causes worldwide.
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PM Chinh lauded the press’s historic role in the nation’s fight for independence and its ongoing process of national development, affirming that the Government always highly appreciates the close partnership and steadfast support of press agencies and journalists nationwide.
In recent decades, Vietnam’s mainstream media has become a reliable and persuasive channel for showcasing the nation’s development policies and achievements, especially in economic matters, according to a senior assistant editor at the Times of India.
A hub for sharing best practices, the event aims to forge solutions for financial sustainability, public media contracts, audience engagement, content innovation, and newsroom restructuring. It is also a moment for Vietnam’s media to accelerate its progress and figure out what the “revolutionary press” means in a new era.
From “Thanh nien”, Vietnam’s first revolutionary newspaper founded by Nguyen Ai Quoc (later President Ho Chi Minh) on June 21, 1925, the revolutionary press has remained devoted to its sacred missions -accompanying the nation, serving the Fatherland, and working for the people.
The official launch of Emirates’ Dubai–Da Nang route on June 2 has sparked a “tourism revolution” for Vietnam’s central coastal city. Da Nang is emerging as a top destination for high-end travelers, particularly from the lucrative Middle Eastern market.
Bernama CEO Datin Paduka Nur-ul Afida Kamaludin said VNA has been a consistent and reliable partner in OANA, contributing actively to the regional media landscape through content sharing, coordination, and policy discussions. Their coverage of ASEAN and Indochina issues adds valuable perspectives. Bernama appreciates the collaboration with VNA.
In this era of global integration and digitalisation, the press must adopt modern multimedia models to not only meet increasing information and communication demands but also align with the broader socio-economic development of the country.
A master plan on implementation of recommendations accepted by Vietnam under the fourth cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) took effect on June 17.
Running until June 21, the festival brings together more than 80 central and local media organisations, featuring nearly 130 exhibition booths that cover the full spectrum of national life, encompassing economy, politics, culture, society, defence, security, and foreign affairs.
As of June 17, Ca Mau province had achieved its target of supporting the construction and renovation of 4,400 homes, with a total budget of over 235 billion VND (about 9 million USD).
Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists’ Association (VJA) Le Quoc Minh has called for technology to be leveraged not to replace identity, but to enhance it—allowing Vietnamese journalism to reach both local and global audiences.
In recent years, with strong support from the Party and State, and building on its tradition as a heroic news agency, the VNA has not only actively participated in OANA but also proactively proposed various ideas for cooperation, helping shape a fresh image of effective media collaboration in the digital era, said VNA General Director Vu Viet Trang.
A design entry of Long Thanh international airport (Photo: VNA)
