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Deputy Director General of the General Department of Geology and Minerals Lai Hong Thanh The design consultation team has proposed to use material mines for this task. Many of them are able to meet this demand, yet certain mines in some areas fail because of a long transport distance, leading to high cost and slow distribution rate. In addition, the exploitation permits of some mines are expired while others are waiting to be approved, which may take much time in accordance with the current law. Before the launch of this important project, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) issued Circular No.01/2016/TT-BTNMT about technical regulations for the exploration task of river sand and gravel, soil and rock to serve as leveling materials. This circular aims at reducing the needed time for permit approval. Lately, to address the urgent demand of those materials, MoNRE has issued another Document No.1488/BTNMT-ĐCKS about permit approval for the task of exploring … [Read more...] about Trouble arising when trying complete North-South Expressway project

Lotteria, a fast-food franchise brand, will open 28 fast food stores in Vietnam this year. Lotteria, a subsidiary of South Korea’s Lotte Group, will expand its investment in Vietnam through opening more 28 fast-food stores and building a new food material factory in Long Hau Industrial Park in the southern province of Long An. Source: Statista, April 2020. Chart: Phi Nhat A representative from Lotteria Vietnam confirmed this information with Hanoitimes and denied a recent report that it will close its fast-food chain in the country. He also said the report of the Koreatimes resulted from a misunderstanding. According to the South Korean newspaper, the hamburger chains overseas are being shut down due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Lotteria Indonesia, which operates more than 20 stores, is in the process of closing down due to its losses, mainly from impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. Lotteria franchises in Vietnam have all stopped operations, the … [Read more...] about South Korean fast-food chain expands investment in Vietnam

North Korean propagandists have launched a scathing attack on pop music in what is believed to be a fresh campaign against foreign influence. The regime set its sights on neighbouring South Korea's K-pop industry, likening it to "slavery" as tensions between the two countries rise. The attack comes just a day after leader Kim Jong-un's sister Kim Yo-jong issued an ominous warning tell US President Joe Biden against "causing a stink" if he wants peace. Top selling South Korean bands including BTS and Blackpink have won millions of fans around the world, but officials in the North are far from impressed, CNN reports. Kim Jong-un is said to be increasingly worried about people consuming foreign films, music, books and TV, with strict censorship rules meaning those found with banned material facing strict censorship. In an effort to put people off K-pop, one of the regime's propaganda site described artists as "bound to unbelievably unfair contracts from an early age, … [Read more...] about North Korea likens pop music to ‘slavery’ in ominous ‘entertainment crackdown’

North Korea's coronavirus restrictions left a group of Russian diplomats and their families using a hand-pushed trolley to leave the hermit state. Pyongyang's strict anti-coronavirus measures include blocking most forms of passenger transport across the border and severely restricted movement inside the country. The group of eight, which included a three-year-old child, were forced to travel 32 hours by train and two hours by bus from Pyongyang to reach the Russian border. Photos and video released by Russian's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, show the group then crossing the border on foot after loading their luggage onto a trolley on the train tracks. Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a post on social media: "Since the borders have been closed for more than a year and passenger traffic has been stopped, it took a long and difficult journey to get home." Embassy third secretary Vladislav Sorokin was the trolley's "engine", the ministry said, by pushing it for … [Read more...] about North Korea Covid rules force Russian diplomats to leave by hand-pushed trolley

North Korea has been preparing to make nuclear missiles throughout the winter as Kim Jong-un continues to taunt the West, it has been claimed. It is believed uranium is continuing to be prepped at the Hermit Kingdom's main enrichment plant, with satellite images showing increased activity, according to US monitors. It comes just weeks after the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) identified Kim's focus on nuclear weapons as the biggest threat to the world. Referring to the new imagery, American monitoring website 38North said: "In contrast to the reactor area of the complex, the UEP exhibited continual signs of operation throughout the winter months. "Most notable is the arrival and departure of three uniquely-configured, specialized railcars. "These railcars follow a pattern: arriving two to three times a year at the rail transfer station...where they stay for approximately four weeks as they transfer their content, probably chemical reagents, and then depart." … [Read more...] about North Korea has spent winter ‘continuing to prep nuclear weapons’ says US monitor