Tien giang province

Soai Rap Industrial Park in Tien Giang province (Photo: baodauthau.vn) Tien Giang (VNA) – The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang lured 5.4 trillion VND (233.7 million USD) in two projects in its industrial parks during January-February, or 19.65 times higher than the same time last year, according to deputy head of the provincial management board for industrial zones Nguyen Thanh Liem. By February, the locality had attracted 101 investment projects in its industrial parks with total registered capital of 47.81 trillion VND (2 billion USD), he said, adding that total land lease now reaches 529 hectares, accounting for 69.15 percent of total area offered at local industrial parks. The province is home to four operating industrial parks in the province, namely My Tho, Long Giang, Soai Rap and Tan Huong. Of which, My Tho and Tan Huong are now fully occupied. As the province expects to attract ten more projects in the remaining industrial parks in 2019, local authorities are … [Read more...] about Tien Giang province secures additional 5.4 trln VND in investment

Dragon fruit is a staple of Tien Giang province.(Photo: VNA) Tien Giang (VNA) – The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang exported 2.7 billion USD worth of products in 2018, surpassing its target by 1.9 percent and up 8.3 percent from the previous year. According to Doan Van Phuong, Director of the provincial Department of Industry and Trade, 70 percent of the earnings were made by foreign-invested businesses. Garments, footwear, copper pipes and handbags were the biggest foreign currency earners, accounting for 70 percent of the total export value with 1.9 billion USD. Other big contributors were electric appliances, fibre, stainless steel and artificial grass. Meanwhile, agro-aquatic products brought home 538.3 million USD, with tra fish making up 92 percent of the value, while fruits and vegetables contributed 17.2 million USD to the total export revenue. Main importers of local goods included the US, China, the European Union (EU), Japan and the Republic of Korea. Phuong … [Read more...] about Tien Giang province’s export turnover hits 2.7 billion USD

A farmer harvests dragon fruits in Tien Giang Province’s Cho Gao District. (Source: VNA) Tien Giang (VNS/VNA) - Farmers in Tien Giang province, the country’s largest fruit producer, have planted 1,000ha of new fruit plants so far this year, according to the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. The Mekong Delta province has harvested a total of more than 1.3 million tonnes of fruits in the first nine months of the year, meeting 85 percent of the province’s target for this year. In recent years, the province has encouraged farmers to turn rice or other crop farming areas affected by drought and saltwater intrusion to grow specialty fruits. The province has established concentrated areas for growing specialty fruits with high commercial value, according to Cao Van Hoa, Director of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. They include 15,000ha of pineapple in Tan Phuoc district, 9,000ha of durian in flood-prone districts … [Read more...] about Tien Giang province develops fruit growing areas