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According to Tra Vinh Department of Planning and Investment, in the year to date, the province has lured in four investment projects from local investors in wind power, education, petroleum, and green hydrogen production fields worth $511 million in total registered capital. Tra Vinh province bolsters investment Cumulatively, as of now, Tra Vinh is home to 379 valid projects, including 37 foreign and 342 domestic ones valued at $3.06 billion and $5.86 billion in total investment value, respectively. The province has been expediting a wide range of investment attraction activities into sizable projects in industrial production and seafood areas, along with executing flexible incentive policies to support the investors. Investment attraction has been carried out in an innovative manner to enhance efficiency. Tra Vinh has also formed a specific task force to attend all the meetings and online symposia on investment promotion which are hosted by diverse … [Read more...] about Tra Vinh province bolsters investment

A Khmer pagoda in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Tra Vinh. — VNA/VNS Photo The value of retail trade and services in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Tra Vinh topped VND30.6 trillion (US$ 1.34 billion) in the first eight months, a nearly 30 per cent increase year-on-year, according to its Department of Industry and Trade. Pham Van Tam, director of the department, said the development of community-based tourism products in Tra Vinh has attracted tourists and improved local people’s incomes. Ho and Chim, riverine islands in Cang Long and Chau Thanh districts have, for instance, attracted a large number of tourists. With the assistance of local authorities and the HCM City Institute for Tourism and Economic Development Research, Ho is offering tourism activities such as night tours without using electricity. Visitors can try their hand working as a farmer during the day and have dinner with local people under the light of oil lamps at night and sightsee by … [Read more...] about Tra Vinh Province sees 30 per cent rise in retail trade and services

The Hiep My Tay industrial cluster in Tra Vinh Province’s Cau Ngang District. — VNA/VNS Photo The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh has decided to build the An Phu Tan industrial cluster in Cau Ke District at a cost of more than VND185 billion (US$7.8 million). The Thien Phu Construction Investment and Electromechanical Joint Stock Company and Thai Son Traffic Construction Joint Stock Company will develop the 20ha cluster, according to the province People’s Committee. It is expected to be finished in the third quarter of 2024. Once operational, it will prioritise tenants in the automobile, mechanical, high-tech, packaging, footwear, textile-garment, food processing, and electronics supporting industries. Vice chairman of the province People's Committee, Nguyen Quynh Thien, said to spur industrial growth and economic restructuring to foster industrialisation and modernisation, the People's Committee has approved plans to develop 14 industrial clusters with a total area of … [Read more...] about Tra Vinh Province approves $7.8m industrial cluster

At the meeting, Senior Lieutenant General Do Can handed over the Defense Ministry’s gifts to delegates and inquired after their health. The Deputy Chief of the General Department of Political Affairs briefed them on the military’s activities over the past time, especially the implementation of policies for troops and their families and gratitude work. Over the past time, the military has cooperated with ministries, agencies, Party committees, and local authorities to deal with policies for troops, who participated in the revolution and carried out international service, and conducted a project on searching and collecting remains of fallen soldiers. Defense agencies and military units have worked with the Ministry of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs to actualize Project 150 on identifying martyrs’ remains. On the 75th anniversary of the Wounded and Fallen Soldiers’ Day (July 27), the whole military launched an emulation movement to pay gratitude to national contributors, gave … [Read more...] about Defense Ministry meets with national contributors from Tra Vinh

The construction of Rach Mieu 2 Bridge. (Photo: SGGP) Many traffic connection projects The Ministry of Transport has recently sent a document to the Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Ministry of Finance to propose the implementation of a project to upgrade and renovate three national highways, namely National Highway 53, National Highway 62, and National Highway 91B in the Mekong Delta region, with a total investment of more than VND7 trillion, funded by the loan from the World Bank. In addition, the Ministry of Transport has recently approved 12 component projects of the North-South Expressway project in the 2021-2025 period, with a total length of 723.7km on the main route with a preliminary investment of more than VND146.98 trillion. Of which, the Can Tho - Ca Mau section is 110.9 kilometers. Mr. Lam Minh Thanh, Chairman of the People's Committee of Kien Giang Province, said that he has recently signed and promulgated a master plan for socio-economic … [Read more...] about Projects proposed to increase traffic connectivity for Mekong Delta

Hanoi - Industrial parks and clusters in the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang attracted more than 834 billion VND (35.4 million USD) in the first eight months of this year, according to the province People’s Committee. An industrial park in Tien Giang (Photo: VNA) This represents a four-fold increase year-on-year. Industrial parks house 81 foreign and 29 domestic projects worth 2.25 billion USD and 2.37 trillion VND, which offer more than 93,000 jobs. Nearly 92% of their total area has been leased. Industrial clusters have attracted seven foreign and 73 domestic projects worth 153 million USD and 2.41 trillion VND, and offer more than 17,000 jobs. Tien Giang has three industrial parks, My Tho, Tan Huong and Long Giang, and five industrial clusters, Trung An, Tan My Chanh, Song Thuan, An Thanh No.1, and Gia Thuan No.1. It plans to build three more, Tan Phuoc No 1 and 2 and Binh Dong, besides 15 industrial clusters to meet demand. Nguyen Van Vinh, Chairman … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta province’s industrial parks prove irresistible to investors

The two districts of Tinh Bien and Tri Ton in An Giang Province, located in Vietnam's Mekong Delta region, organized two ox races on Sunday to select racers for the Bay Nui race at the end of this month. Bay Nui (Seven Mountains) is a range of small mountains spreading over An Giang’s four districts of Chau Doc, Tinh Bien, Tri Ton, and Thoai Son, near the border with Cambodia. The oxen on Sunday competed in pairs and each pair was ridden by a jockey who stood on a harrow. The race at the Ta Pa - Soai Chek Sports and Tourism Area in Tri Ton gathered 25 pairs of oxen from eight local communes and towns. It also attracted thousands of spectators. Jockeys get an ox back after it ran off the track during a race in Tinh Bien District, An Giang Province, Vietnam, September 18, 2022. Photo: Minh Khang / Tuoi Tre Authorities reward the winners at an ox race in Tinh Bien District, An Giang Province, Vietnam, September 18, 2022. Photo: Minh Khang / Tuoi Tre … [Read more...] about Ox racing comes back to Vietnam’s Mekong Delta after two years of COVID-19

Cambodia Culture Week in Vietnam 2022 will take place from September 27 to October 2 in Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh. (Photo: VNA) The event is co-organized by the Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Ministry of Culture and Arts of Cambodia on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two nations and the Vietnam-Cambodia, Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship Year 2022. According to the HCMC People’s Committee, the week will officially open on September 28 at the municipal Theater with an art performance by the Cambodian national art troupe. An exhibition entitled “Cambodia – Kingdom of Culture” will be held to introduce tangible and intangible cultural heritages, natural beauty and people of Cambodia. In addition to activities in HCMC, the Cambodian national art troupe will perform in Tra Vinh on September 30 night. Within the framework of the Cambodia Culture Week in Vietnam … [Read more...] about Cambodia Culture Week in Vietnam to open next week

A student in Dak Lak receives examination at a local healthcare facility. Vietnam strives for all students to benefit from health insurance policies In the first eight months of 2022, nearly 2.2 million students nationwide who received medical examination and treatment have been paid by the health insurance agency with a total amount of nearly VND1,770 billion (US$71,717,069). Moreover, the health insurance agency has paid huge amounts of examination and treatment costs for many students. Specifically, 537 students have undergone 2,535 types of medical examination and treatment which costs roughly VND100 million-VND200 million each. Plus, other 190 students received 1,435 medical examinations and treatments worth VND200 million -VND500 million each, and the agency covered over VND500 million for 20 insured students undergoing 152 types of medical services. Even, many cases whose examination and treatment cost up to about VND1 billion each were covered by the insurance agency. … [Read more...] about Vietnam strives for all students to benefit from health insurance policies

Illustrative image. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Although the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the fisheries sector have strived to adjust their management over the fishing activities by fishermen in a bid to remove the "yellow card" warning imposed by the European Commission (EC) over illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, more efforts are still needed, according to insiders. Nguyen Quang Hung, deputy director general of the Vietnam Directorate of Fisheries (VDF) under MARD, said an EC delegation will visit Vietnam again this October to review the country’s measures against IUU fishing. The inspection will focus on four matters, namely regulatory framework, management of fishing boats, traceability of seafood products from point-of-catch to point-of-sale, and penalties for violations, he said, adding that the checks will be conducted directly at fishing ports. Earlier, the EC conducted two inspection s on the issue in May 2018 and November … [Read more...] about More efforts needed to remove EC fisheries warning