Back to English Comments Travel - October 19, 2018 | 09:37 pm GMT+7 This charming place offers great seafood, beautiful beaches and a myriad of other attractions. If you have had enough of bustling Saigon, Vung Tau is for you. If you return to your stuffy apartment with a sudden longing for the sea, Vung Tau is for you.If you have a few spare days, and just need a suburban trip to recharge your energy, leave for Vung Tau.Just a three-hour drive from HCMC, Vung Tau in the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau is one of the important port cities in Vietnam’s southeast.The city is reachable even by motorbike taxi and people opting for a quick 12-hour break from their daily routine. At the crack of dawn: Xom Luoi fish marketXom Luoi is a seafood market established by local fishermen in Vung Tau. It is located near Bai Truoc Park at the intersection of Phan Boi Chau and Nguyen Cong Tru streets. Visit the market early in the morning to enjoy the best … [Read more...] about Bewitched by the sun and sea in Vung Tau – VnExpress International
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Organic cacao powder factory inaugurated in Ba Ria Vung Tau
Amazon Foods Co., Ltd. put into operation a factory to produce cacao powder and chocolate candies of the brand Bapula in Tan Hai commune, Phu My town, Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, on August 5. Cacao powder and chocolate candies of the brand Bapula - Photo: VNA According to Ho Si Bao, Director of the company, the factory covers an area of 700 meters square, using a production line of Belgian technology with a capacity of roughly 1 tonnes per month. The main source of cacao for chocolate production is purchased by farmers in Chau Duc district with an area of about 800 hectares, as well as from the Bapula Ba Ria cocoa cooperative, in Chau Duc district, with an area more than 100 hectares. Cacao cultivation and care practices in the cooperative comply with the organic production standard. The factory offers products such as cacao beans, cacao powder, chocolate candies such as chocolate with 68 pct cacao, chocolate with 72 pct cacao, chocolate candy with sticky cacao and peanut; … [Read more...] about Organic cacao powder factory inaugurated in Ba Ria Vung Tau
Investments in industrial, economic zones declines slightly in six months
Goods unloaded at Hai Phong International Container Terminal (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The total value of foreign and domestic investments in industrial and economic zones nationwide fell slightly in the first half of 2018. According to a report by the Department for Economic Zones Management under the Ministry of Planning and Investment, Vietnamese industrial and economic zones attracted foreign direct capital in 445 projects worth nearly 7 billion USD and domestic direct investment in 259 projects worth 46 trillion VND (2.024 billion USD). The fall in investment capital is due to fewer big-scale projects than the same period last year. In the first half of 2017, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc approved several big projects, including Hoa Phat group’s 60-trillion-VND (2.64 billion USD) steel production plant in the Dung Quat economic zone (Quang Ngai) and Samsung Display Vietnam’s expansion of its plant in the Yen Phong industrial park (Bac Ninh), which cost … [Read more...] about Investments in industrial, economic zones declines slightly in six months
Industrial, economic zones draw 445 FDI projects in first half
Industrial, economic zones draw 445 FDI projects in first half The Saigon Times Daily HCMC – Foreign direct investment (FDI) enterprises registered to inject nearly US$7 billion in 445 projects in industrial parks and economic zones in the first half of the year, according to a report of the Economic Zone Management Department under the Ministry of Planning and Investment. Domestic firms invested an additional VND46 trillion in 259 projects during this period, Phap Luat newspaper reported. However, the capital invested in both FDI and domestic investment projects in the first half went down year-on-year. Notable projects with large investments in industrial parks and economic zones included the US$1.2-billion polypropylene manufacturing plant in Cai Mep Industrial Zone in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, the Laguna project with an additional fund of US$1.12 billion in Chan May-Lang Co Economic Zone in Thua Thien Hue Province, the US$80-million Ramatex Nam Dinh Textile and Garment … [Read more...] about Industrial, economic zones draw 445 FDI projects in first half
Hundreds of thousands of visitors arrive at President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
Because there was a rise of visitors to the mausoleum compared to normal days, the management board had coordinated with forces in the Ba Dinh Historical-Cultural Relic Complex, and relevant agencies in Hanoi to provide good services to domestic and foreign visitors. In May Day, the management board served drinking water and bread gratis to all visitors. Director of historical monuments Kim Lien in the central province of Nghe An Nguyen Bao Tuan yesterday said thousands of people arrived in the monument in the national holidays. On April 28, the monument welcomed 800 – 1,000 visitors averagely. According to an estimation, over 50,000 people paid visits to Uncle Ho’s fatherland in Sen (Lotus ) village, and the tomb of Uncle Ho’s mother, Hoang Thi Loan, in Dong Tranh mountain. Statistically, in the first quarter of 2018, the monument welcomed 6,734 delegations comprising of 176,657 visitors; of whom, 124 delegations came from 27 nations in the world. Additionally, … [Read more...] about Hundreds of thousands of visitors arrive at President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum