Vietnamplus

The retail price of gas in southern localities will reduce by 1,667 VND (0.07 USD) per kg or 20,000 VND (0.88 USD) per 12kg cylinder from February 1, in comparison with that of January.

President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Tran Thanh Man visited and extended Christmas greetings to Catholic and Protestant dignitaries and followers in southern localities on December 22.

The seventh Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival of Khmer ethnic people in the 12 southern localities wrapped up in the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu on November 19.

The increasing number of newly-established firms in the southern region in recent years has demonstrated their stronger confidence in Party and State policies designed to support the development of the private economy.

The Central Highlands province of Kon Tum and southern provinces of Laos have enjoyed fruitful partnerships in recent years through Party, State and people-to-people cooperation.

The market management departments of 19 provinces and cities in the south in the first half of the year discovered more than 11,420 violations of smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeiting.

Ho Chi Minh City’s districts and Mekong Delta provinces are facing risks of soil submersion, studies have shown.

The broadcasting of analogue terrestrial television will be ceased in several northern and southern localities before July 1.

PV Gas South JSC and PVGazprom Natural Gas For Vehicles Limited Liability Company (PVGazprom NGV) will join hands with each other in natural gas developme in service of the transport sector.

Southern localities should diversify both export markets and products, while enhancing goods’ quality and models to increase competitiveness.

Building an investment and trade database for 21 southern provinces and cities was discussed at a meeting on May 17.

The Japanese government will provide over 530,000 USD in non-refundable aid to help with transport, education and health care development in southern localities.

It is important to tighten the connectivity between overseas trade offices and southern localities – a growth engine of Vietnam – so as to facilitate export and import activities, an official said.

A workshop was held in Ho Chi Minh City on December 28 to raise awareness of free trade agreements (FTA) among businesses in southern localities.

The Japanese government will provide over 320,000 USD in official development assistance for five projects in transport and health care in southern localities.

Although the dry season has started, many areas in south-eastern region have faced with prolong drought which would affect the lives of local farmers.

Officials from 19 southern provinces gathered to review outcomes of their forest protection programmes since the beginning of the year in Kien Giang on November 5.

The community should join hand in preventing dengue fever from becoming an epidemic, as forecast earlier this year, according to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health.