Monthly Archives: April 2011

4 DAYS OF PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN VUNG TAU

30th of April and 1st of May – are public holidays in Vietnam. As this year the both dates fall on Saturday and Sunday week-end will be prolonged on two days more until Wednesday. The first one is Vietnam’s Liberation (Reunification) Day. April 30 1975 army of South Vietnam officially surrendered and it denoted theContinue Reading

IF JAPANESE TSUNAMI IS A MENACE TO VUNG TAU?

Everybody knows about terrible catastrophe in Japan and asks himself if this tsunami menaces to Vietnam? Now we can be quite. The Vietnam Earthquake and Tsunami Warning Centre in Vietnam Institute of Geophysics conducted a lot of exploration surveys and analysis of geophysical data of Japanese tsunami. Results of these research show: tsunami stroke atContinue Reading

KITE FESTIVAL – VUNG TAU 2011

On annual tradition this year Vung Tau carries on to hold Third International Kite Festival. Festival begins 8th of April and run on until 10th of April at Intourco Resort and Paradise Beach. More then 150 participants coming from 30 countries are involved in this spectacular feast. These days around 300 kites soared in theContinue Reading

ECONOMIC REWIEW OF MAIN EVENTS IN BA RIA – VUNG TAU PROVINCE

Except oil and gas in January, February and March of 2011 Industrial Production Value of Ba Ria – Vung Tau reached VND 11,000 billion, up 13.86% over the same period last year. Among that, State Economy reached nearly VND 5,000 billion, rises over 11%. Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) reached nearly VND 3,800 billion, increases nearlyContinue Reading