Ba Ria-Vung Tau’s economic growth engine has long been identified as tourism and industry rather than agriculture, but the latter has increasingly affirmed its role in the provincial economy.
After almost 13 years of building a new-style countryside, rural areas in the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau have enjoyed major improvements with sustainability-oriented economic development, upgraded infrastructure, and better material and spiritual lives for the citizens who live there.
The Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre of Zone 3 on September 8 announced that its rescuers have delivered medical aid to and carried two foreign seamen who got work accident at sea to Vung Tau city.
A photo exhibition showcasing reunions of former prisoners on Con Dao Island, once known as “Hell on Earth”, opened recently in the southeastern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.
The southern coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau not only has long and beautiful beaches and scenic spots but also unique folk festivals imbued with the culture, customs, and beliefs of the people.
The southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau plans to expand its Cai Mep Ha Logistics Centre to 2,204 hectares, turning itself into a logistics hub of the region, according to an action plan on enhancing the locality’s logistics competitiveness and development until 2025.
Ba Ria-Vung Tau is resolutely implementing key tasks in environmental protection, towards realising the goal of sustainable economic development in 2023 -2025.
Coastal Ba Ria-Vung Tau province in southeastern Vietnam boasts ideal soil and climate conditions for growing longans with a distinct aroma and sweetness. The fruit has become a local specialty and a lucrative source of income for farmers, with longan orchards also becoming popular eco-tourism destinations.
The southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau has focused on developing a synchronous, modern, environmentally friendly infrastructure system for local industrial parks, while carefully choosing investors to ensure its sustainable development.
Circular economy has helped gradually solve existing problems and challenges related to the environment and energy faced by Con Dao island, creating a breakthrough to help the district in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau develop a green and sustainable economy.
The southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau has so far this year imposed fines worth 3.6 billion VND (151,674 USD) for ship owners violating regulations on installing and operating vessel monitoring systems (VMS), a key work in Vietnam’s efforts combating Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has approved a plan to implement the national Seaport System Development Master Plan in the period 2021-2030 with a vision to 2050.
The fifth off-road racing Petrolimex Knock Out the King (KoK) will be held on July 29-30 at the NovaWorld Hồ Tràm's Tropicana Park in southern Ba Ria - Vung Tau province.
Bach Dinh (White Palace) was built from 1898 to 1902 by the French, to serve as a resort palace for the Governor-General of Indochina. It was then used by King Bao Dai and South Vietnamese leaders. Nowadays, Bach Dinh is a popular tourist destination in the sourthern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau.
The southern coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau aims to become a national marine economic hub and a maritime service centre of Southeast Asia by 2050.
Petrovietnam Gas Joint Stock Corporation (PV GAS) is expected to receive the first imported liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipment from supplier Shell on July 10.
Nearly 1,000 yogis in the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau gathered at an event on June 25 to celebrate the International Day of Yoga 2023 (June 21).
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on June 18 issued an order to simultaneously start the construction of three important national transport projects at a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on June 18.
A photo exhibition and a musical show were organised on May 27 in Vung Tau city, the southern province of Ba Ria- Vung Tau, to mark the first anniversary of the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on the establishment of friendly cooperative relations between Vung Tau and Gunsan, Republic of Korea (RoK).