The coastal path in Hau Loc District is the most polluted area in Thanh Hoa Province as it has become an illegal dumping site. A coastal path in Hau Loc District heavily polluted Among Nga Son, Quang Xuong and Hau Loc districts, where fishing activities are common, Hau Loc is the most polluted. Plastic bottles, plastic bags and household rubbish cover the nearly 4-km path from Hai Loc to Da Loc commune. The rubbish dump can be easily spotted in dense residential areas such as Diem Pho Market. Even the sea water in these areas also has a black colour. The rubbish at Diem Pho Market is often dumped onto the embankment then swept into the sea. The dumping area is only hundreds of metres away from the residential area. In Thang Loc Village, the foul smell from the rubbish and the smell from the sea make it unbearable for many people in the summer. "We have to pay VND10,000 per person per month for the environmental team to deal the rubbish. However, they can't collect all of it so … [Read more...] about Thanh Hoa coast drowned in rubbish
Vung Tau master scheme adjusted
Illustration photo By 2025, the city will have a population of 500,000-520,000. By 2035, the city’s population will touch 620,000-650,000. The city will have two centers in Go Lang and Long Son; key functional sections including industry-urban area-tourism; A Chau, Bau Sen, Bau Trung, Rach Ba, Cua Lap water surface system; mangrove ecosystem, Big Mountain, Small Mountain, and Nua Mountain. The city will comprise seven sections namely Long Son island, Go Gang area, Bac Phuoc Thang area, industrial and port area, urban area, Northern Vung Tau area, Chi Linh-Cua Lap coastal tourism area. Long Son island is a national petroleum industrial center, specializing in auxiliary industries, petroleum industry, ecological urban area./. By Kim Anh … [Read more...] about Vung Tau master scheme adjusted
Q1’s GDP sees 6.79 percent growth: Government report
At the session (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh presented the Government’s report on the implementation of socio-economic development in the first quarter of 2019 and measures for the remaining months of the year at the opening meeting of the 7th session of the 14th National Assembly on May 20. According to the report, the country’s GDP in the first three months of 2019 expanded by 6.79 percent. The agricultural sector saw an increase of 2.68 percent, with prominent growth in the fishery sector at 5.1 percent – the highest level compared to the same period of the last nine years. Total social investment capital in the first quarter of 2019 increased by 8.8 percent, in which non-state investment increased sharply. In the last four months, newly-registered and added foreign direct investment (FDI) capital reached 7.5 billion USD, up 28.6 percent. The disbursed capital is estimated at 5.7 billion USD, up 7.5 percent. … [Read more...] about Q1’s GDP sees 6.79 percent growth: Government report
Gov’t sets seven socio-economic development tasks
Permanent Deputy PM Truong Hoa Binh The report was presented at the seventh working session of the 14th National Assembly that opened the same day. Consolidating macro-economic foundation Specifically, the Government tasked all sectors and agencies to consolidate the macro-foundation; ensure big balances of the economy; and spur growth. The Government will focus on raising the forecast and analyzing quality; consolidating statistical, information, and report system on domestic and international circumstances in favor of management; conducting the monetary policy in a flexible and active manner; harmonizing fiscal policies with other macro-economic policies; and ensuring credit growth. The Government will continue to tighten financial and State budget disciplines; management of State budget spending and collection; provide tax incentives for SMEs; prevent tax loss and invasion; and promote the use of e-invoices. Transforming growth modal The … [Read more...] about Gov’t sets seven socio-economic development tasks
Public debt-to-GDP ratio drops to record low since 2015
According to a Government’s report which was presented on May 20 to the National Assembly, Viet Nam’s public debt accounted for 58.4% of GDP, the record low since 2015. Government’s direct debt payment made up 15.9% of budget collection. National foreign debt accounted for 46% of GDP. The figures were lower than the scenario which was forecast by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) at the end of 2018. Accordingly, the MoF projected it at 61.4% of GDP. The Government attributed the figures to better macro-economic foundation, and an 11-year record GDP growth rate./. By Kim Anh … [Read more...] about Public debt-to-GDP ratio drops to record low since 2015