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Hundreds of hectares of tea plantation in the central province of Nghe An have been destroyed due to prolonged drought, according to the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The central province of Nghe An granted the investment licence of VSIP Nghe An Industrial-Urban-Service Park to the Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park Joint Venture Company on June 30.

A community outreach programme was held in the Cua Lo township of central Nghe An province on June 26 to raise awareness of unsanctioned water migration and deter them from risking their lives to sail for Australia – a popular destination for local illegal immigrants.

Over 77 percent of fishing boats in the central province of Nghe An are insured with total fees of more than 14 billion VND (667,000 USD) collected in the first six months of 2015.

A project to connect ethnic households in central Nghe An province to the national grid commenced on June 21 in Ky Son district.

The central province of Nghe An’s People’s Committee has for the first time announced a state of emergency across the province due to prolonged severe drought occurring in the locality during the summer-autumn crop 2015.

Steel maker Hoa Sen group began the construction of a 5 trillion VND (230 million USD) steel sheet factory at the Dong Hoi industrial zone in Hoang Mai town in the central province of Nghe An on June 19.

A meeting was held at Quynh Phuong beach in the central province of Nghe An on June 3 in response to Vietnam’s Sea And Islands Week 2015 (June 1-8), World Environment Day (June 5), and World Ocean Day (June 8).

Film screenings marking the 125 th birth anniversary of late President Ho Chi Minh have been organised in the central province of Nghe An, beginning on May 12 and heralding the beginning of the Sen Village Festival 2015.

Whirlwinds occurred in several mountainous districts of central Nghe An province from April 27 to May 5, causing a total economic loss of approximately 28 billion VND (1.28 million USD).

Central Nghe An province has granted licences to 49 new foreign-invested projects with a total investment of over 6.8 trillion VND (315.7 million USD) during the first four months of 2015, said the provincial Department of Planning and Investment.