Dong Nai to name Bien Hoa city bypass after legendary General Giap

02:06, 12/06/2014

(ĐN)- Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Ngoc Dong has recently approved the proposal from Dong Nai provincial People's Committee to name Bien Hoa city bypass after the late General Vo Nguyen Giap.

(ĐN)- Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Ngoc Dong has recently approved the proposal from Dong Nai provincial People’s Committee to name Bien Hoa city bypass after the late General Vo Nguyen Giap.

Earlier, on June 9, the provincial People’s Committee submitted a proposal to Ministry of Transport to name the bypass after the legendary General in order to acknowledge the great contributions made by General Vo Nguyen Giap to the Party, State and the Vietnamese people in the causes of national liberation, construction and defence.

The bypass of Bien Hoa City has the total length of 12.2 kilometers, starting at Binh Minh commune in Trang Bom district and ending at National Highway 51 in Bien Hoa City’s Long Binh ward.

General Vo Nguyen Giap, former commander-in-chief of the Vietnam People’s Army, who masterminded the defeats of France and the United States, passed away in Hanoi on October 4 at the age of 103.

Reported by N.H