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The VND685 billion (US$ 29,5 million) infirmary is designed to provide the consultation of treatment and healthcare for mothers and children as per the provincial People’s Committee decision No. 1174. … [Read more...] about TWG breaks ground for Maternity, Children Hospital in Mekong Delta Province

Prolonged heavy rains combined with high tide has flooded 20,980 hectares of rice, 3,800 hectares of aquatic products, and nearly 300 hectares of vegetables and other crops. Many roads were inundated and damaged, affecting the traveling of people. At the lowland areas in Tran Van Thoi District, flooding has lasted for a long time, and the rice fell, so the combine harvester could not harvest rice. Meanwhile, the labor for cutting rice was scarce, so many rice fields were overripe without harvesters. During recent days, police, soldiers, and border guards have helped farmers to harvest about 2,870 hectares of ripe summer-autumn rice submerged in water. Currently, these forces continue to help farmers to harvest rice. In Bac Lieu Province, more than 20,000 hectares of rice were affected in varying degrees. Of which, more than 7,000 hectares of autumn-winter rice seedlings were lost. Currently, many areas of late summer-autumn rice are flooded, and rice has sprouted but still cannot be … [Read more...] about Harvesting progress of waterlogged rice sluggish due to shortage of labor

Speaking at the ceremony, Chairman of the Bac Lieu People’s Committee Duong Thanh Trung said since the launch of the first wind power plant in the province ten years ago, the province to date has housed 62 wind turbines with a combined capacity of 99.2 MW, generating nearly 1.1 billion kWh of electricity. … [Read more...] about Construction of wind power plant’s second phase begins in Bac Lieu

The traditional Ok Om Bok festival of the Khmer ethnic group opened in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh on October 25. Director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Duong Hoang Sum said apart from helping with the preservation and promotion of Khmer people’s culture, the event, scheduled to last through October 31, is also an occasion to introduce local people and tourism potential to visitors, enhance the province’s tourism links with other localities, and attract investment in tourism. … [Read more...] about Khmer people’s Ok Om Bok festival opens in Tra Vinh

Meanwhile, HCM City’s Management Board Construction Investment Projects said that it would send a report to the municipal People’s Committee and then submit it to the city's People's Council for a decision on investment in building a road connecting Trần Quốc Hoàn and Cộng Hòa streets in HCM City's Tân Bình District. … [Read more...] about Major transport projects given priority