Domestic Press Highlights (14-09-2009) Overseas Vietnamese invest in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province is home to 71 projects by overseas Vietnamese who have invested more than US$10.3 billion in them. Families in the province have nearly 16,800 members living abroad. Nhan Dan (The People) Province builds centre to preserve S'tieng culture The Binh Phuoc Province People's Committee has approved the construction of a centre to preserve the S'tieng ethnic minority's culture in Bu Dang District. The 27ha centre will cost VND42 billion (US$2.3 billion) and showcase the traits of the province's largest ethnic minority made up of more than 98,000 residents. Tuoi Tre (Youth) Labour confederation admits more members The Viet Nam General Confederation of Labour has admitted nearly 340,000 new members and established about 4,000 new labour unions attached to enterprises so far this year. It has asked provincial labour unions to promote collection of fees at non-State companies. Nguoi Lao … [Read more...] about Overseas Vietnamese invest in Ba Ria-Vung Tau
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Massive foreign tourism project breaks ground in Ba Ria-Vung Tau
A Canadian property company broke ground in Ba Ria-Vung Tau last weekend for one of Vietnam's largest tourism projects that will include the country's first Las Vegas-style casino, a golf course and a complex of hotels. Local residents watch a groundbreaking ceremony for the Canadian-invested US$4.2 billion Ho Tram Strip project in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province last Saturday … [Read more...] about Massive foreign tourism project breaks ground in Ba Ria-Vung Tau
Australian shipbuilder inaugurates shipyard in Ba Ria-Vung Tau
Australia-based shipbuilder Strategic Marine Tuesday officially opened its 136,000 square meter shipyard at the Dong Xuyen Industrial Zone in the southern coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau. In less than 18 months and with US$25 million, the company has turned a large tract of land into a fully functioning shipyard with the capability to build large vessels. The shipyard currently has nearly 20,000 square meters of machinery and workshop space, comprising five large fabrication workshops, five specialist workshops, a 5,000 square meter store area and a 1,500 square meter painting workshop. … [Read more...] about Australian shipbuilder inaugurates shipyard in Ba Ria-Vung Tau
Ba Ria-Vung Tau to host chess
National Focus (25-01-2007) Ba Ria-Vung Tau to host chess The southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau is expected to host 2,000 competitors, coaches and referees at the World Youth Chess Championship next September. Setup for the tournament comes with a bill of about US$800,000, half of which will be split between the Viet Nam Committee of Sports and Physical Culture and the Viet Nam Chess Federation, while the World Chess Federation (FIDE) stated it would locate donors to make up the rest. FIDE will also assist organisers by providing the necessary equipment and technical experts. Server Hieu booted from squad The national sepak takraw men's team was summoned early this month to begin training, but without server Nguyen Trung Hieu. Hieu, who used to be considered a top player, has lost his touch recently, and had a disappointing performance at the Asian Games in Doha last December. Some of his coaches cite his priority with academia as the reason for his sub-par play. Hieu's teammate … [Read more...] about Ba Ria-Vung Tau to host chess
Ba Ria-Vung Tau lacks electricity because of too many steel projects
VietNamNet Bridge - Ho Van Nien, Deputy Chair of the Ba Ria-Vung Tau provincial People's Committee has stated that the local authorities will not grant investment licenses to any more steel projects. The problem is that the operational steel mills in the province are consuming a huge volume of water and electricity. Steel Association protests: proliferating projects pinch profits $16 billion steel super-project investor clamors for preferences Thanh Hoa Chairman: $30bil steel project dazes me! Talking to Thoi bao Kinh te Saigon Online late last week, Nien said that the high demand for electricity and water from the local steel mills has put a heavy burden on the locality. … [Read more...] about Ba Ria-Vung Tau lacks electricity because of too many steel projects