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A ceremony was held in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on December 13 to launch Tam Dao 05 offshore oilrig, the largest ever locally-manufactured jack-up rig.

Vietsovpetro, a joint Vietnamese-Russian enterprise for oil and gas exploration, has set to exploit 5 million tonnes of crude oil and put into operation several oil fields in 2016.

A national seminar to disseminate Buddhism, which drew the participation of more than 1,200 Buddhist dignitaries and 20,000 followers, concluded in Ba Ria- Vung Tau on December 8.

Vietsovpetro, a joint Vietnamese-Russian enterprise for oil and gas exploration, put into operation on December 7 the ThTC-02 oil rig in the Tho Trang (White Rabbit) oil field.

The Prime Minister recently approved adjustments to a master plan on the preservation and restoration of the Con Dao special national relic in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

The Ho Tram Open event slated for December 3-6 in the southern province of Ba Ria- Vung Tau, will offer 1.5 million USD worth of prizes, making it Vietnam’s richest golf showpiece.

A trade fair was kicked off in Vung Tau city, Ba Ria-Vung Tau province on November 5 to demonstrate latest technologies and connect technological supply and demand in southern Vietnam.

The Hung Thai Marine Offshore Service Company on September 28 opened the Hung Thai logistic service - the largest and most modern fishing port in the southern province of Ba Ria Vung Tau.

The “Nghinh Ong” , or whale worshiping festival, was launched on September 28 (August 16 in the Lunar Calendar) in Vung Tau city, the southern coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

The sixth industrial promotion conference for southern localities convened in southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau province on September 25 focused on hastening promotion activities towards the impending AEC

Vietnam’s and India’s Coast Guards held a search and rescue drill off the coast of Ba Ria – Vung Tau on August 30 during the Indian SaRang 44 Samar -class offshore patrol vessel’s visit to Vietnam.

Measures to fully tap the potential of the Cai Mep – Thi Vai Passage in the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau were sought during a workshop in the province on August 25.

An exhibition on historical and legal evidence proving Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos was launched in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province.

Poor people in Tan Thanh district, southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau province now live in spacious houses thanks to a project sponsored by Posco Vietnam Co. Ltd, a wholly invested company by the RoK.