Handover ceremony of 512 resettlement apartments for Thu Thiem New Urbanized Area

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Handover ceremony of 512 resettlement apartments for Thu Thiem New Urbanized Area

22/09/2017 •

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Ho Chi Minh City Mayor Le Hoang Quan (R) congratulates one of the new residents receiving new apartments at the key handover ceremony on June 18, 2011 (Photo: Tuong Thuy)

The 17.3-hectare resettlement quarter comprises a total of 1,844 apartments, including the 512 finished ones. The completed flats are sited in two apartment buildings, 28 levels each, that the developer started construction late 2008.

Mr. Quan, the City People’s Committee chairman, vice chairman Nguyen Thanh Tai, and representatives of District 2 and the developer cut the red ribbon to launch the new apartments. The City Mayor also presented electric fans as gifts to the new residents.

He told the new residents that Thu Thiem, where they are living, would become a financial and trading center of the country by 2020.

Vo Thi Dung, 60, one of the residents receiving the house keys this time, told Sai Gon Giai Phong, “I’m very happy to see such a new house.” In her hands were a token key and an electric fan she just received from the City Mayor.

Vo Thi Dung, 60, holds a token key for her new apartment during the key handover ceremony on June 18, 2011. Her electric fan gift is just behind.(Photo: Tuong Thuy)

South Rach Chiec LLC chairman Nguyen Thanh Lap said, “We’ve developed the project under a public-private initiative with the City People’s Committee. We’ve successfully completed 512 resettlement apartments and will continue to build the rest among the 1,844 in the project.”

The completed flats are of two sizes – 47 square meters with one bedroom and 61 square meters with two bedrooms.

This resettlement project area will also include a new kindergarten, primary school and market.

The project developer, South Rach Chiec LLC, is a partnership between Singapore property developer Keppel Land and two Vietnamese property developers namely Tien Phuoc Co. and Tran Thai Co.

This project is one of the city’s three resettlement projects that will build 12,500 apartments in all for dwellers who have to relocate because of the development of the Thu Thiem New Urban Area in District 2.




Commencement ceremony of Le Meridien Five-star Hotel

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Commencement ceremony of Le Meridien Five-star Hotel

22/09/2017 •

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Le Meridien is a complex building consists of a five-star hotel of international standard and Class A office building with the total floor area of 43,625m2 including 3 basements, 24 storeys and 350 flats with total investment capital of USD 120 million.

Located in the favorable position in Ton Duc Thang, Le Meridien hotel is managed by the Starwood Group. When conpleting, this project will be the embellish point in the heart of city and deliver the high ranking accommodation. Particularly, this is the five-star hotel project performed by domestic contractor in the first time, it is the great honor of Vietnam contractors in general and Hoa Binh in particular. Hoa Binh is in charge of superstructure and finishing with the value of contract is about VND 500 billion.

(Photo: Commencement ceremony of Le Meridien Five-star Hotel)




Vietnam, Singapore underline economic ties

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Vietnam, Singapore underline economic ties

22/09/2017 • Sự kiện

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On 12 January 2010, Vietnam and Singapore manifested their strong economic ties by signing several cooperation agreements at the witness of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong, who arrived in Hanoi on the same day for an official visit.

In a ceremony organized at the Government Office in Hanoi on Tuesday graced by the two Government leaders, the two countries signed four agreements, the Vietnam News Agency reported.

These included a joint venture contract between Keppel Land and Tien Phuoc Co. Ltd. to develop an environmentally-friendly residential area in HCMC, another joint venture contract to develop a new residential complex in Hanoi between CapitaLand Commercial and Vietnam’s Hoang Thanh Investment and Infrastructure Decelopment Company, and a contract to supply crude oil storage facilities between EOC Limited and Vietnam’s PetroVietnam Transportation Corp.

In addition, Singapore’s United Overseas Bank also inked a deal with Hanoi National University to provide interest-free loans to the school’s students. The two prime ministers also witnessed the award of a license to Singapore’s bank DBS to start up its operation in Vietnam.

Before the signing ceremony, the two Government leaders held talks, and both sides pledged to bolster multi-faceted cooperation.

PM Dung suggested Singapore join forces with Vietnam in attracting foreign investment from third countries into the two countries to better utilize comparative advantages in Vietnam and Singapore, according to the news agency.

The two prime ministers also appreciated the success of Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Parks (VSIP), considering these parks as a token of successful economic cooperation between the two countries. Both leaders will today join a ceremony for the launch of VSIP Hai Phong in the northern port city.

PM Lee Hsien Loong extended congratulations to Vietnam for taking over the chair of ASEAN in 2010, and pledged to render support to Vietnam to accomplish the role of ASEAN presidency.

While in Hanoi on Tuesday, the Singapore leader also had a meeting with Vietnam’s Party chief Nong Duc Manh.




Starwood signs First Le Meridien Hotel in Vietnam with Tien Phuoc & 990 Company Limited.

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Starwood signs First Le Meridien Hotel in Vietnam with Tien Phuoc & 990 Company Limited.

22/09/2017 • Sự kiện

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On 31 August 2009, Le Meridien has signed its first hotel in Vietnam, Le Meridien Saigon. Owned by Tien Phuoc & 990 Company Limited, the hotel is scheduled to open in July 2012.

HCMC 31st Aug 2009, Le Meridien has signed its first hotel in Vietnam, Le Meridien Saigon. Owned by Tien Phuoc & 990 Company Limited, the hotel is scheduled to open in July 2012.

Le Meridien Saigon is part of a mixed-used 22-storey tower comprising of the hotel and office space. The hotel will feature 350 guest rooms, 4 restaurants and bars, a health club, an outdoor swimming pool, spa and close to 800 square meters of meeting space.

Located on Ton Duc Thang Street, in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City and along the Saigon River, Le Meridien Saigon will be within walking distance to the commercial and entertainment districts of the city and about a 45-minute car ride from Tan Son Nhat International Airport.

Miguel Ko, Chairman and President of Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Asia Pacific, said, “Vietnam is amongst the fastest growing nations in Southeast Asia and in the world and has been experiencing strong leisure and business travel within and into the country. The growing demand presents us with tremendous opportunities to better serve the needs of travelers.”

(The Le Meridien Saigon Hotel Management Contract Signing Ceremony)

(Matthew Richard Fry (R), senior vice president of Starwood Asia Pacific, and Nguyen Thanh Lap, chairman and general director of Tien Phuoc-990, at the hotel management contract signing ceremony.)