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Coastal erosion in Kien Giang province (Source: VNA) Kien Giang (VNA) – The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang needs more than 1.6 trillion VND (68.8 million USD) to fight coastal erosion, according to Nguyen Van Tam, Director of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. The official said 80 out of the total 200 km of the local coastline are being eroded. There are 25km of eroded sea dyke in Tho Son commune, Hon Dat district, requiring about 625 billion VND to repair. To date, the Ministry of Planning and Investment has allocated 100 billion VND for the work. The Kien Giang People’s Committee has decided to list three sections spanning 15.7 km in An Bien and An Minh districts as facing an emergency because of erosion. They need an investment of 333 billion VND. Meanwhile, Kien Giang has other areas stretching 62.6 km in the districts of An Bien, An Minh and Kien Luong facing severe erosion that are in need of 659 billion VND. In 2018, local … [Read more...] about Kien Giang needs over 68.8 million USD to tackle coastal erosion

The southern province of Kien Giang proposed the setup of Phu Quoc City and Tho Chau Island District at a recent meeting with Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. After the meeting, the prime minister asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to instruct Kien Giang Province to build a report on the proposal for the submission to the Politburo in the third quarter of this year. Phu Quoc Island District Once approved, Phu Quoc will be Vietnam’s first island city. In terms of Phu Quoc International Airport’s terminal expansion, the government leader urged the province to draft an investment report for consideration. Meanwhile, the provincial people’s committee has been assigned to make a list of households which are living within Phu Quoc National Park as well as those using land within the area. In case of violations detected, authorities will work with the ministries of Natural Resources and Environment and Agriculture and Rural Development for resettlement. At present, Phu … [Read more...] about Kien Giang Province authorities propose Phu Quoc City establishment

A resort in Phu Quoc Island (Photo: VNA) Kien Giang (VNA) – The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang is appealing for investment in key tourism regions including Ha Tien-Kien Luong, Rach Gia-Kien Hai and U Minh Thuong, which link Phu Quoc Island and the Mekong Delta. The locality is also focusing on building and developing a system of unique and high-quality tourism products and services encompassing eco-tourism, sea and island tourism, and cultural tourism. Local authorities have called on businesses to cooperate in training human resources to realise the goal of having 20,000-25,000 tourism workers by 2020. The province is studying the development of international tours by coordinating with airlines to promote the launch of direct and charter flights for tourists. It also continues to operate a sea route between Phu Quoc and Cambodia, Thailand and Malaysia as well as a cross-border land route connecting the southernmost province of Ca Mau with Cambodia and southern Thailand. … [Read more...] about Kien Giang invites investment in key tourism regions

Roads in villages in Kien Giang province’s Chau Thanh district have been cemented. (Photo: VNA) Kien Giang (VNS/VNA) - The lives of ethnic people in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang have improved in recent years with the province implementing several measures for their socio-economic upliftment. In 2016 -18 the province spent more than 194 billion VND (8.3 million USD) to build infrastructure like bridges, roads and water supply facilities in ethnic minority areas and give housing and farming land to ethnic people, according to the province’s Ethnic Minority Affairs Board. The province also undertook many programmes and campaigns to help poor ethnic people, mobilising more than 800 billion VND (34.4 million USD) from individual and organisational donors for the purpose. The Kenh 2 Hamlet Khmer Women’s Union in Vinh Thuan district’s Tan Thuan commune has for instance helped its members abandon backward customs and taught them effective farming models … [Read more...] about Kien Giang province improves life for ethnic minorities

A large-scale rice field of the Kenh 4A co-operative in Kien Giang province (Photo: VNA) Kien Giang (VNA) - The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang, the country’s largest rice producer, is expected to produce 4.3 million tonnes of paddy  this year, up more than 35,200 tonnes against last year, according to its Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. For the ongoing summer – autumn crop, the province has planted more than 290,000 ha of rice, up about 9,000 ha compared to the province’s target. The rate of certified rice seeds accounts for more than 77 percent of the crop’s total area.  The ongoing harvest is expected to end in late September, with an additional 1.5 million tonnes of paddy. Do Minh Nhut, deputy director of the department, said the yield had met the province’s target, but inclement weather conditions and disease had affected output. Heavy rains and whirlwinds flattened more than … [Read more...] about Kien Giang province increases rice output