Illustrative image. (Photo: VNA) Tra Vinh (VNA) – The Mekong Delta province ofTra Vinh is calling for 969 billion VND (over 42.63 million USD) in investmentin ten priority agricultural and rural development projects.The projects include construction of a freshwaterreservoir for agricultural production in Don Chau, Duyen Hai district; farmproduce quality and safety management programme; programmes to encourageagriculture, fisheries and rural development and support agriculturalrestructuring.The province will prioritise projects developing cattle,pig, goat and poultry farming in areas zoned off for animal husbandry andbuilding meat processing and feed factories.It has adopted a set of measures in terms of policy,infrastructure and personnel training to attract investment in the areas.Tra Vinh aims at comprehensive agricultural developmenttowards effectiveness, sustainability and large-scale commodity production withhigh added value in an effort to improve farmers’ living standards, saidDirector of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development TranTrung Hien.The province targets an agricultural production growth of4 percent, he added.-VNA
Le Tan Luc, Director of the Tra Vinh Department of Industry, said industrial production value of Tra Vinh province increased from VND 307 billion when it was re-established to VND 2,000 billion. Its growth rate for the 2001-2005 period was more than 23 per cent. Tra Vinh industry is not large-scaled but has great potential, particularly in processing with on-the-spot materials. Frozen seafood processingisone of the advantages of Tra Vinh province, which has four plants, including the May 19 plant of the Cuu Long Seafood Company, the Tadaco Company of the Duyen Hai Company, the Long Toan plant and a…... [read more]
Wind turbines at a wind power project. The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh has a potential for wind power in coastal areas. (Source: VNA)Pham Tiet Khoa, Deputy Head of the province’s Economic Zones Management Board, said the province is offering many incentives to enterprises who invest in wind power projects. Under the plan, the province targets a wind power capacity of 270 MW and an output of 634 million kWh by 2020. Source: VNA Theo ven.vn... [read more]
A Vietnam-Singapore industrial park built in Binh Duong province (Photo: thesaigontimes)At an investment promotion seminar held in Singapore on Wednesday, Chairman of the Tra Vinh provincial People’s Committee Dong Van Lam expressed his hope for partnering with Singapore’s Sembcorp to build the first Vietnam – Singapore industrial park in Tra Vinh province, also the first in the Mekong Delta. Lam affirmed that Tra Vinh provincial leaders will continue working closely with the embassy, the Singapore Manufacturing Federation, and the Singapore Investment and Trade Facilitation Authority to meet business demands. Tra Vinh plans to launch a website to lure Singaporean capital…... [read more]
There are seven foreign invested projects with a total registered capital of over US$256 million and 11 domestic projects worth over VND404 billion (US$18 million). So far, the province has lured US$2.96 million in 32 foreign invested projects. Besides, VND93.7 billion was poured in 125 projects by domestic investors. In the first nine months of this year, Tra Vinh has welcomed four domestic and 12 foreign business missions from different countries such as Japan, Singapore, the Republic of Korea, Australia and Saudi Arabia to seek investment opportunities, said Tran Thi Hai Yen, Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Planning…... [read more]
{mosimage}Tra Vinh province�s authorities in co-ordination with Eastern Sea Company from Ho Chi Minh City will invest a total of VND 16 billion to develop infrastructure in Ba Dong sea area in Truong Long Hoa commune, Duyen Hai district. The project is aimed at developing Shark Jaw Resort into a new eco-tourism resort on 14 hectares, located in the Ba Dong tourism complex. This resort is due to operate by the end of this year. The Shark Jaw Resort will include restaurants, an animal and plant display area, flower gardens and recreation areas. Nearly VND 1 billion will be spent…... [read more]