02/07/2009 15:08:07

Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet has just conferred the title “Heroic Vietnamese Mother” on 110 mothers in Quang Ngai’s districts of BInh Son (36), Son Tinh (28) Mo Duc (18) Duc Pho (14), Nghia Hanh (10), Tu Nghia (02) Tra Bong, and Quang Ngai City, a source from Department of Labor, Invalid and Social Affairs said.

02/07/2009 15:11:51

Quang Ngai Chairman Nguyen Xuan Hue has just approved project of supporting 12,744 houses for the poor in rural areas throughout the province during 2009-10. The support is in line with Decision No. 167/2008/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister dated December 12, 2008 on housing assistance for the poor. As planned, 10,376 households shall be assisted in...

22/06/2009 16:16:32

Mai Linh Joint Stock Company (Mai Linh) has just reached approval from Quang Ngai Government to develop nine bus routes in Quang Ngai...

02/07/2009 17:45:24

Key-Unit of Vietnam’s first Refinery, Residue Fluidized Catalytic Cracker (RFCC) has successfully turned out Mogas 92/95 on July 1, a source from Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Company Limited (BSR) said. Since put in operation on June 24, RFCC, currently running at 70% of designed capacity, has generated LPG, Mogas 90/92/95, LCO,...

01/07/2009 01:59:37

Assisted by the Youth Entrepreneurs’ Association (YEA), 16 hi-quality cars to transport free of charge around 600 poor students in Quang Ngai to some universities and colleges for their entrance exams. So far, a fund of over 150 billion dong ($ 84,265) have been mobilized from local enterprises for their meals and drinks, YEA said.

29/06/2009 15:05:47

85% of rural population in Quang Ngai will be supplied clean water by 2010, a source from PPC office said. Rate of households have hygienic latrines, and number of animal farms have treatment systems are scheduled to increase up to 75%, 70% respectively, the source said. The agriculture–based economy central province also focuses on...

29/06/2009 15:35:11

The Viet Nam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) yesterday kicked off projects to build a self-elevating drilling (Jack-up) rig and two anchor handling tugs. The 60-metre self-elevating high-tech oil rig will be the first to be built in Viet Nam. PetroVietnam will invest US$180 million in the new rig, for which design and consultancy services will be provided by US-based Le Tourneau Technologies...

29/06/2009 15:52:07

The World Bank on Friday approved the eighth Poverty Reduction Support Credit (PRSC 8) for Vietnam worth US$350 million. Part of a series of annual operations, the PRSC 8 provides direct budget support to promote the Government’s implementation of the Social Economic Development Plan (SEDP) 2006-2010.

29/06/2009 22:13:19

Ly Son Island in the central province of Quang Ngai has a plentiful sea eco-system. The island is also home to “rock paintings”, a unique natural artwork. Around 15 nautical miles from the mainland, Ly Son Island is nearly 10sq.km in area. This small island is...