Sharp rise in land tax sinks titanic tourism projects

A sharp increase in land leasing taxation, ranging from five to ten times the initially stated amount, has put the skids on the colossal Dragon Sea and Saigon Atlantis projects in the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau.
vietnam to export 70 million oil rig part to india

Vietnam to export $70 million oil rig part to India

PTSC Mechanical and Construction Services Co Ltd (PTSC M&C) under the PetroVietnam Technical Services Corporation (PTSC), on Saturday launched an important part of an oil rig it built under a contract with the Oil and Natural Gas Corp Ltd of India (ONGC) in the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau.
vietnam rok localities sign cooperation deal

Vietnam, RoK localities sign cooperation deal

Leaders of the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau and Pohang city of the Republic of Korea on November 1 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on bilateral cooperation.
sea cable system breaks again

Sea cable system breaks again

The Asia-America Gateway (AAG) undersea cable system was once again cut off in the waters off the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau at 6.23am on August 31, resulting in slow internet connections.