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50-km road to link Hanoi center with new international airport
Hanoi has approved plans to construct a 50-km-long road linking the city center to Gia Binh International Airport, a planned project in neighboring Bac Ninh Province.
The road will run approximately 28 km within Hanoi, spannin120 meters wide. The route will include sections overlapping with the Hanoi–Thai Nguyen Expressway and Ring Road 3 that runs past many of Hanoi's districts.
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A rendered image of Gia Binh airport planned in Bac Ninh Province that borders Hanoi. |
Hanoi and Bac Ninh authorities are also exploring urban development along a 300–400 meter corridor on both sides of the road.
Initiated by the Ministry of Public Security last December, Gia Binh Airport, located in Bac Ninh's Gia Binh District, will serve both civilian and military purposes.
The Ministry of Transport recently approved adjustments to the national airport development master plan for 2021–2030, with a vision toward 2050, according to a report on Vietnam Government Portal on Monday.
Under the revised plan, Gia Binh International Airport will cover 363.5 hectares, and is expected to accommodate one million passengers by 2030 and up to three million by 2050.
A ceremony was held in the northern province of Bac Ninh on November 23 to celebrate the 15th anniversary of UNESCO recognition of Quan Ho singing as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
An exhibition themed "Bac Ninh's Quan Ho love duet singing - Quintessence and Identity" opened on November 13, as part of activities to mark the 15th anniversary of Quan Ho folk songs being recognised by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity.
The Vietnam Records Organisation (Vietkings) held a ceremony on October 13 to award the world record certificate the Than Nong Tower in the northern province of Bac Ninh as the largest rice grain-shaped tower in the world.
Bac Ninh province continued topping the nation for foreign direct investment (FDI) influx with a total of over 4.2 billion USD during January-September on the back of its sound investment climate, modern infrastructure, and abundant labour force.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on September 22 inspected the implementation of some infrastructure projects in the northern province of Bac Ninh.
President To Lam on July 24 visited and presented gifts to war invalids and sick soldiers at a nursing centre in Thuan Thanh district, the northern province of Bac Ninh, on the occasion of the 77th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27, 1947 - 2024).
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