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The Long An Department of Transport has said the province will invest more than 16.5 trillion VND (714.3 million USD) in building a road linking it with HCM City.

The Mekong Delta province of Long An has recalled licences of 41 projects with a combined investment of 71.2 million USD so far this year.

The Mekong Delta province of Long An plans to increase its rate of high-quality rice cultivation to 70 -75 percent during 2021 – 2025 from the current 50 percent, according to its Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The planned new 55km-long route, or 827E axis road, connecting Ho Chi Minh City and Long An and Tien Giang provinces is expected to promote goods transport and tourism development in the southwestern region.

Enterprises operating in the Mekong Delta province of Long An received updates on the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and international economic integration in general at a conference hosted by the provincial People’s Committee on October 9.

The Dong Tam Group held an inauguration ceremony for the first phase of the Long An International Port in Tan Lap commune, Can Giuoc district, the southern province of Long An on September 26.

The Mekong Delta province of Long An is striving for 65 percent of its rural population to have clean water supply by 2025 to ensure health and increase quality of life.

Ho Chi Minh City and its neighbouring Long An Province plan to widen seven roads that connect each other by 2025 at a cost of 24.4 trillion VND (1.05 billion USD).

Memorial and burial services for martyrs took place in the central province of Quang Tri and the Mekong Delta provinces of Long An and Kien Giang on July 27.

Construction on three new wharves at the Long An International Port project will be completed in 2021, and another wharf will be built in that same year to increase the port's capacity.

Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on July 10 urged the Mekong Delta province of Long An to promote regional connectivity to grow further.

The Mekong Delta province of Long An is speeding up the disbursement of public funds to ensure the construction progress of infrastructure projects.

The Mekong Delta province of Long An has so far found and collected more than 35,500 sets of martyrs’ remains, nearly 17,000 of whom were identified, according to the provincial steering committee on search, repatriation and identification of remains of fallen soldiers.

The Mekong Delta province of Long An, which has been hit by severe drought this year, needs more fresh water, but can only supply about 50 percent of demand from its 35 fresh water treatment plants and stations.