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Bad weather again affects ferry services to/from Kien Giang’s islands

All ferry services between the islands and the mainland of Kien Giang Province were halted again starting this morning, July 20, until further notice, due to bad weather, said a local maritime official.

How do foreign students survive fresh COVID-19 outbreak in Vietnam?

Many Laotian and Cambodian students in Kien Giang Province feel at ease when receiving care from both their teachers and Vietnamese friends to help them survive the COVID-19 challenge in Vietnam.

Vietnam sets up more maritime militias

The militia squadrons are tasked with reconnaissance and maritime exploitation

Border guards work hard to prevent Covid-19 outbreak

The border guards at Ha Tien international border gate in the southern province of Kien Giang are on duty day and night to patrol and control the southwestern border line to prevent another Covid-19 outbreak.

Phu Quoc Island granted ‘island city’ status

The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has officially announced that Phu Quoc Island will become the country’s first island city.

Mekong Delta district lacks clean water for household use

About 5,600 households in Kien Giang Province’s An Bien District lack access to clean water and have to harvest rainwater or buy clean water from other areas, according to the district’s People’s Committee.

25 survive cruise ship fire off Kien Giang coast

A cruise ship with 21 passengers and four crew members on board went up in flames on the morning of August 7, with no injuries sustained.

Master plan for Phu Quoc Economic Zone submitted to the Government

The Kien Giang Province's People's Committee has submitted a master plan on sustainable development for Phu Quoc until 2040 to the Prime Minister for approval.

Phu Quoc tightens land laws again

The People’s Committee of Kien Giang Province has issued a document to temporarily halt the splitting of land plots and transferal of land use purposes in the island district of Phu Quoc.

Kind-hearted monk contributes to Khmer community

Monk Ha Van Phung, the abbot of Khmer Xa Xiem Cu Pagoda in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang, always wanted to do something to help people in his hometown.

Phu Quoc Island likely to welcome foreign tourists back

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has said it has been working on a pilot plan to bring international tourists to select islands, with Phu Quoc among those considered.

Cash in hand isn't always what it seems

Nguyen Thanh Phong, 20, of Ngoc Hoa Commune, in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang, was recently arrested due to circulating counterfeit money.

Inspection in Kien Giang reveals environmental regulation violations

The Government Inspectorate has discovered various violations of environmental protection regulations in Kien Giang Province.

The uneven road to school for students in rural Kien Giang

Every day, Tran Thi Van from Can Gao Village in the southern province of Kien Giang’s An Minh District gets up early to prepare food and then take her son to school by boat.

Kien Giang households allotted forests for conservation, exploitation protect them well

Households allocated forest lands to exploit but also protect in Kien Giang Province have improved their income from harvesting trees and aquatic creatures and growing crops.  

Kien Giang residents face consequences of drought

Local people living in the buffer zone next to U Minh Thuong National Park in Kien Giang Province have been suffering from severe drought in recent times.

Kien Giang, Long An provinces want rice export ban lifted

The Mekong Delta provinces of Kien Giang and Long An have asked the Government to reconsider its temporary ban on rice exports, saying it would discourage farmers from growing the autumn-winter crop this year.

 

VN farmers earn high incomes from pineapple, shrimp and rice cultivation on same field

Farmers are seeing higher incomes from using the same field to grow pineapple and rice and breed shrimp in Kien Giang Province’s Go Quao District.

Investigation into homestay fire killing two foreigners in Kien Giang

Police in the southern province of Kien Giang are investigating into a case in which two foreigners were killed in a local homestay fire.

Thuy An puts in confident display at swimsuit segment of Miss Intercontinental

Thuy An, Vietnam’s representative at Miss Intercontinental 2019, has taken part in the swimsuit segment of the ongoing global beauty pageant in Egypt.