Ba Ria-Vung Tau province kicked off construction on January 6 of a 100 ha concentrated waste treatment complex with a total investment of 78.5 billion VND (4.6 million USD).
According to Provincial Industrial Zone Management Board, in 2008, the Board granted investment certificates for 40 projects with total registed capital of USD 4.6 billion, in area of 666.42ha
Mr. Huynh Van Bao- Director of Hoa Binh Rubber Joint Stock Company – said that in 2008 the company exploited 7000 tons of rubber latex, turnover reached VND330 billion, submitted VND7 billion to the state budget, gained VND87 billion of profits, completed the proposed plan.
In 2008, Vungtau Urban Project Company achieved revenue of more than VND55.7 billion, reached 123.9% of the plan, the average income of its staff from VND3,2-4 million / person / month.
In 2009, demands of power use of Ba Ria – Vung Tau province will increase as forecasted due to needs of production development of a key industrial province
On January 3, the Youth Union of Vung Tau city received 10 thousand of old clothes, which to be given the ethnic in Don Duong district (Lam Dong province) and K’Rông Pắc (Dac Lac province)
Ba Ria-Vung Tau has unveiled a plan of establishing two more industrial parks (IP) to meet an increasing demand from investors, both domestic and international.
Morning December 28, in the framework of Saigon Motor Show exhibition (from 28 December 2008 to 2 January 2009 in Ho Chi Minh City), the Organization Board of Exhibition organized a motor parade under the guide of a helicopter from Ho Chi Minh City to Vung Tau City.
Up to now, there are 8 ports put into operation in the industrial zones with the volume of carriage of goods through in 2008 was 7,679,771 tons, reached 112,36% compared with in 2007 (6.835 million tons)
Provincial Association for the support of Vietnamese Handicapped and Orphans (ASVHO) Department handed-over 2 charity houses, each worths VND 1 million to 2 households in Xuyen Moc district.
