Ha Noi, Da Nang host documentary film festival (06/06/2012)

Vietnam’s fourth International Documentary Film Festival will be held in Hanoi from June 8-17 and the central city of Da Nang from June 15-24

Vung Tau city tries to become the 1st type city by 2015 (04/06/2012)

Mr. Tran Minh Sanh – Chairman of provincial People’s Committee chaired a meeting to listen draft report of program that executes Resolution No 8 of BR-VT Party Committee regarding social – economic development from now to 2015 and aim at 2020.

VN to establish 3,000 enterprises operating in science and technology (28/05/2012)

Vietnam sets the target to establish some 3,000 enterprises operating in science and technology by 2015. The majority of them would be developed from research institutes and universities, according to the Government’s new program.

Provincial leaders welcomed Okazaki’s enterprises delegation (26/05/2012)

On May 17th, Mr.Ho Van Nien, Provincial Deputy Chairman and representatives of the departments, braches had a meeting with the delegation of Okazaki enterprises (Japan) led by Mr.Ichro Obayashi, Chairman of Okazaki Credit Bank.

Three Victims of An-30 Crash Discharged from Czech Hospital (25/05/2012)

Three out of six people injured in a fire on board of a Russian military aircraft that crash landed on Wednesday at an airport in the east of Prague were discharged from a hospital, Czech news agency CTK reported on Friday.

To hold scientist seminar “Con Dao island – 150 years of fighting, building and developing” (24/05/2012)

Recently, Mr. Tran Minh Sanh – Chairman of provincial People’s Committee has just worked with leaders of University of Social Science and Human Culture of HCM city regarding ideas for holding scientist seminar “Con Dao – 150 years of fighting, building and developing”.

Alstom - Phu My Energy Services Joint Venture established (23/05/2012)

With a purpose of operating a modern gas turbine repair center at Phu My Power Center (Tan Thanh district), the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) and Alstom Group (France) signed an agreement on the establishment of Alstom - Phu My Energy Services Joint Venture in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province in the field of gas turbine equipment recovery. This is the first gas turbine repair center in Vietnam and also the first workshop of Alstom in Asia in this field.

Bio-fuel use to be compulsory by 2015 (21/05/2012)

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai on Tuesday ordered the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) to make the schedule to use bio-fuel compulsorily by next year. Car and motorbike drivers in big cities should start buying petrol mixed with bio-fuel E5 by the end of next year, said the MoIT. The cities included in the pilot programme will be Ha Noi, HCM City, Hai Phong, Da Nang, Can Tho, Quang Ngai and Ba Ria-Vung Tau. The use of the bio-fuel will become compulsory for every city and province by June 2015.

Vietnam’s second satellite launched into the orbit (18/05/2012)

An Ariane 5 missile brought Vietnam’s Vinasat-2 and Japan’s JCSAT-13 satellites into the orbit, from Kourou launching ground in Guyana. Watching the launch at the headquarters of the Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) in Hanoi, PM Nguyen Tan Dung confirmed that the successful launching of Vinasat-2 is a significant event that marked a great move of Vietnam’s telecom industry.

Ba Ria- Vung Tau to host the first international seaport festival (18/05/2012)

On May 15, Mr.Ho Van Nien, Vice Chairman of Provincial People’s Committee had a meeting with Long Mai Global Trade JS company (LOMA) about preparation for the first international seaport festival 2012.