Viet Nam’s shrimp industry will become a key economic sector with sustainable development that is environmentally friendly and can withstand the challenges of climate change, if the national action plan for the development of the shrimp industry by 2025 that was approved by the Prime Minister meets its targets. The plan hopes to improve the quality, efficiency of production and competitiveness of Vietnamese shrimp products, in a bid to benefit farmers, businesses and the country’s economy. According to the action plan, the domestic shrimp industry is expected to gain US$5.5 billion in export value and record an annual average growth of 10.79 per cent in 2017-20, including $4.5 billion from brackish water shrimp exports. The total area rearing brackish water shrimp is estimated to reach 710,000ha, with total output of 850,000 tonnes of shrimp during 2017-20, and expand to 750,000ha and 1.1 million tonnes of output in the period from 2020-25. Meanwhile during the period of 2017-20, the industry will have a total area of 30,000ha rearing giant freshwater prawn with total output of 30,000 tonnes and one million cubic metres of cage rearing lobster with total output of 2,500 tonnes. In 2021-25, a hi-tech shrimp industry and large-scale eco-shrimp farming area will be developed. Infrastructure and technical services will be invested in a synchronous, efficient and sustainable manner. The shrimp industry expects to reach $10 billion in export value and an average growth of 12-14 per cent per year. Direction According to the plan, the agriculture must take full… [Read full story]
The Government will accompany businesses during the path to the target of developing auto industry into the key economic sector and making it remarkably contributing to country's economic growth, said Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung on November 10.Local manufacturing will be able to meet citizens’ demand and head towards exports, said the deputy PM at a meeting he chaired with large auto manufactures in Vietnam.According to Ministry of Industry and Trade’s reports, auto industry has over 400 businesses with most at small and medium sizes.Total assembly capacity is designed to approximate 460,000 automobiles a year. Of these, foreign direct…... [read more]
On December 11th, Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai met with local authorities from the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak to work with them in studying their 2008 socio-economic development achievements and to help them seek ways to tackle difficulties for the province's development orientations for 2009. According to Chairman of the Dak Lak Provincial People's Committee Lu Ngoc Cu, in 2008, complex economic changes have greatly affected the province's implementation of socio-economic development. "GDP, industrial, construction and service growth figures have not met the requirements; however, remarkable results have been made in a few sectors," he said. "Agricultural…... [read more]
- This is one of the important goals for tourism development in the Master plan for "Tay Ninh tourism development until 2020 and vision to 2030" approved by Tay Ninh provincial People's Council in Resolution No.29/2013/NQ-HDND dated August 29, 2013. The Plan aims to develop Tay Ninh tourism into the province's key economic sector, contributing to improving provincial economic structure, raising the quality of tourism products and the province's competitiveness; and also aims to protect resources and environment and preserve cultural indentity… Tay Ninh tourism industry sets the target to welcome 1.6 million over-night tourist arrivals and 3.2 million same-day…... [read more]
Tourism growth of Khanh Hoa province averaged 15-20 per cent annually. Its tourism is playing a very important role in overall tourism development of the Southern Coast and the Central Highlands in particular and of Vietnam as a whole. Vietnam Business Forum has an interview with Mr Tran Viet Trung, Director of the Department of Tourism of Khanh Hoa province, on this issue. Thu Huyen reports. Mr Tran Viet Trung said tourism resources of Khanh Hoa are rich and diverse, with scenic landscapes and beaches stretching along a 385-km coastline, evenly situated in three bays of Nha Trang, Van Phong…... [read more]
Cao Bang has long been well-known for its beautiful landscape with famous destinations such as Ban Gioc Waterfall in the Vietnam-China border (licensed by the Ministry of Culture and Information as a National Beauty Spot), Nguom Ngao Grotto, Thang Hen Lake and Khuoi Lai Lake. Cao Bang is also the land of historic and cultural heritages such as the Mac Dynasty Citadel, Na Lu Citadel, Ky Sam Temple, Tran Hung Dao Forest, and Lam Son Vestige, as well as hosting places attached to the revolutionary cause of Uncle Ho and the Vietnam Communist Party such as Pac Bo Cave and…... [read more]
