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The Cocoa Association of Asia (CAA) will transfer techniques for growing cocoa trees to Vietnamese farmers. A memorandum of understanding to this effect was signed between CAA and the Vietnam Coordination Committee for Cocoa Development, in Ho Chi Minh City on Aug. 18. Under the MoU, a project worth 100,000 USD will be carried out [...]
Quiet yellow-sand beaches and historical sites may lure visitors to Con Dao but it’s the old tropical trees that protect them from the scorching sunshine in the archipelago off the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau. There are a number of cay bang trees which are over 100 years old and hang over Ton Duc [...]
Kim Eng Vietnam Securities has launched a Can Tho branch. The event comes after Kim Eng Vietnam, backed by Singapore’s Kim Eng Holdings Ltd., launched branches in Danang and Vung Tau, raising its total branch number to nine. “We need to build up a strong foundation for Kim Eng’s long-term development in Vietnam,” said Kim [...]
An express ship service linking Ho Chi Minh City to Vung Tau city has been launched. Dong Duong Express Dong Duong Express, with seating capacity of 250 people will depart from Sai Gon Passenger Port at 5 Nguyen Tat Thanh Street in District 4 of HCMC at 8am and at Cau Da Wharf in Vung [...]
Ho Ho hydropower dam in the central province of Quang Binh is being threatened by locals using explosives to catch fish. Jumping into the river to collect the dead fish Catching the first fish For many months, local residents have used explosive charges to catch fish, which may risk the breaching the dam. Standing at [...]
Carbon Black Ltd., India and 3 affiliates of the Vietnam Chemical Group (Vinachem), namely Casumina, Da Nang Rubber and Sao Vang Rubber, have founded a joint venture to build a carbon black (a material produced by the incomplete combustion of heavy petroleum products such as FCC tar, coal tar, ethylene cracking tar, and a small [...]
About 125km Southeast of Ho Chi Minh City, there appears Vung Tau City, which is located in Vung Tau peninsula, the curved point of ‘S’ letter (map of Vietnam). This is the border of the South and the West of Vietland, where we can see the sun on the East Sea (or South China sea), [...]
Modern Vietnam is a nice place to visit.. and I don’t mind staying there for a while. Being an American and growing up during the Vietnam War era, I always wanted to see what the post war Vietnam was like now a days. During the Vietnam war I was to young to be drafted but [...]
Manulife Vietnam launched its Vung Tau City sales office Monday, strengthening the Canadian-invested life insurer’s presence in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Vietnam’s hub for oil and gas exploration. “Vung Tau has become an essential market for Manulife with significant business growth recently,” Manulife Vietnam CEO Carl Gustini said during the office launch. [...]
The Con Dao Islands, which are an archipelago of Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province, in southeastern Vietnam, were known as a political prison in the past. But coming to Con Dao in the present, besides its historical landscapes, tourists will be amazed at the splendid beauty of the island. Con Dao today is peaceful [...]