The projects are in tourism, environment, agro-forestry and fishery raising and processing, industry, industrial park technical infrastructure, housing and urban development. At the event, delegates from Consulates General of India and Italy in Ho Chi Minh City, and domestic and foreign investors were updated information on the locality’s potential and strengths for economic development, as well as its policies on investment attraction, especially in tourism, agriculture development, industry and mining. Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Pham Vu Hong said the local authority has focused on implementing strategic breakthroughs and promoting economic restructuring in connection with renewing growth model. Many measures have been taken to improve local competitiveness and investment climate, thus making it easy for enterprises’ production and business, he added. Kien Giang’s priority fields for investment include hi-tech agriculture, agro-aquaculture-forestry sector, food and consumer goods production; mechanical and support industry, textiles and footwear; tourism, and waste treatment. Enterprises’ representatives at the event signed commitments with Kien Giang province to invest in projects in agriculture, industry, environment, and energy with a total investment of VND7.95 trillion (US$353.7 million). Chairman Hong affirmed that Kien Giang will create best possible conditions for enterprises to implement the projects, thus ensuring the locality’s sustainable development in the future.
On Phu Quoc Island alone, there are 112 projects with an area of 4,850ha and investment of more than VND135 trillion ($6.42 billion).— Photo baohaiquan KIEN GIANG (VNS) — Southern Kien Giang Province will focus on administrative reforms and improve project management capacity to speed up marine economic projects, said vice chairman of the provincial People's Committee Le Khac Ghi. He said that priority would be given to projects on infrastructure development, including transport, seaport, storm shelters, growing sea products and processing. The province also wants to develop a project to mitigate the impacts of climate change and rising sea…... [read more]
The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang remains tough on delayed tourism projects as it cancelled four more development plans on Phu Quoc Island Thursday, bringing the total number of cancelled projects to 25. The provincial People's Committee revoked the licences of Thai Nam Co., Bien Xanh Co., Bien Sang Seafood Co. and the Ministry of Public Security's General Security Department after these investors failed to settle site clearance compensations with the committee. According to Nguyen Van Sau, deputy head of the management board for the investment and development of Phu Quoc Island, 21 projects to build resorts, amusement parks,…... [read more]
KIEN GIANG (VNS)— The southern Kien Giang Province People's Committee has pulled the plug on 11 projects in Kien Luong District following undue delays by the investors in proceeding with them. It has ordered the Department of Planning and Investment to revoke the licences issued for the projects. Le Khac Chi, the department director, said the projects have a combined investment of VND7.2 trillion (US$345.8 million). One of them, which sought to build infrastructure for the 2,595-hectare Kien Luong Industrial Park and the Khoe La Port (100ha) alone was worth VND7 trillion. All of them had been approved between 2006…... [read more]
Despite many difficulties and challenges, Kien Giang industry promotion operations in 2013 obtained many positive results. The province aided local firms more than VND1 billion to investment in production equipment. Products made by the province’s craft villages were able to be exported to hard to please markets./. HD Theo ven.vn... [read more]
The Hau Giang province is calling investment for 10 agricultural projects, according to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. The 10 projects include Hau Giang citrus fruit preservation and processing plant; Cau Duc pineapple preservation and processing plant; field fish production, consumption and processing investment project; ecotourism project; Lung Ngoc Hoang Nature Reserve; high-tech agricultural research, selection and breeding joint venture; high-tech applied agricultural investment project; electric pump station; and high-quality rice and sugarcane fields. Investment projects may come in joint venture, wholly foreign-owned province or BOT form. Kim Ngoc... [read more]
