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02:33' 30/04/2008 (GMT+7)
Work starts on Dak Nong’s biggest bridge
Construction of a bridge that is part of the Ho Chi Minh Highway began in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong on April 28.
The bridge, which is designed to be 980m in length, 18m in width and with two 400m approach roads, will be the biggest of its kind in Dak Nong Province.
It is estimated to cost roughly 3.87 million USD (62 billion VND) funded by the Ho Chi Minh Highway Management Board.
The opening of the bridge to traffic in February 2010 is hoped to increase accessibility and opportunities for socio-economic development in the province.
Nghe An receives remains of volunteer soldiers from Laos
A ceremony to hand over the remains of 162 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers who died during the wars in Laos was held in central Nghe An Province on April 28.
The hand over saw the participation of Lao Deputy Defense Minister Ketsin, representatives from the Vietnamese Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs and local authorities.
The remains were then buried at the Vietnam-Laos Friendly Cemetery in Anh Son District.
Workshop talks on China-VN border
Propaganda campaigns were important part of land border demarcations between Vietnam and China, a workshop in the northern province of Cao Bang heard on April 28.
More than 150 participants from local authorities, relevant agencies and the media attended the workshop, which was organised by the Party Central Commission on Education and Propaganda.
The meeting heard that propaganda campaigns were needed to secure the early completion of the demarcation of the land border as it would ensure consensus among Vietnamese people about the work.
Participants agreed that the campaigns should result in a shared understanding among the people, which will combat information deemed to oppose the work.