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Two Chinese companies have won the contract to build a $1.32bn railway line in Tanzania, the East African nation’s foreign minister said, extending more than a decade of Chinese involvement in the country. China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) and China Railway Construction will build the 341km link to connect the Lake Victoria port city of Mwanza in the north to the town of Isaka, on the way to the Indian Ocean port of Dar es Salaam. President John Magufuli, who was re-elected in October 2020, promised to continue implementing major projects as he seeks to build an industrialised nation. The Mwanza-Isaka line is part of a more than 2,561km railway network that Magufuli’s administration plans to build. Construction of the first and the second phases is being undertaken by Turkish construction compan
Two Chinese companies have won the contract to build a 3.0617 trillion shillings ($1.32 billion) modern rail line in Tanzania, the East African nation's foreign minister said, extending more than a decade of Chinese involvement in the country.
VIETNAM NEWS DECEMBER 27
27/12/2020 09:45 GMT+7
Hanoi expands the pedestrian street space
The weekend walking space will be enlarged for community activities, fostering trade, services, tourism and cultural exchange.
According to the Steering Committee of Hoan Kiem pedestrian space, the weekend walking space around Hoan Kiem Lake will be enlarged to the south, connecting some streets in Hanoi’s Old Quarter area to Hoan Kiem Lake.
The weekend pedestrian space including Hanoi’s Old Quarter, the area around Hoan Kiem lake and its vicinity has been opened since 2004. It was initially aimed at encouraging people to walk instead of gluing themselves to the motorbike seat, as well as creating spaces for community activities, fostering trade, services, tourism and cultural exchange.
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25/12/2020 09:45 GMT+7
Spreading love in Christmas time
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Another Christmas season has come. This year Christmas is special due to impacts of COVID-19. However, Vietnam has been praised for its efforts in controlling the epidemic outbreak, helping bring a safe and happy Christmas to everyone in the country.
Christmas atmosphere is filled on many streets and places in the capital city with dazzling and colorful Christmas trees, along with thousands of sparkling lights, bringing a warm and happy Christmas to everybody.
Cracks in HCMC metro line caused by underweight supporting pads: investor
By Gia Minh December 22, 2020 | 08:30 pm GMT+7
Cracks are seen on one of the beams of HCMC s Metro Line No.1 in Thu Duc District, November 2020. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh Tran.
Pads lighter than designed have been used for supporting beams in HCMC’s metro line No.1. This could have caused cracks seen in October.
The HCMC Management Authority for Urban Railways (MAUR), investor of the first metro line, said EB1 and EB4, two Elastomeric Laminated Bearings pads on the metro line’s elevated section, weigh 117 kilos, nine kilos lighter than the design approved five years ago.