Massive volumes of ocean waste have buried parts of Back Beach in Vung Tau, prompting an urgent cleanup effort by local workers.

Thousands join the century-old whale worship festival, praying for safe voyages and abundant harvests.

According to details given, the project is estimated to have a total investment capital of about US$300 million and will be deployed in the Phu My 3 Industrial Park in the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau.

The Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre of Zone 3 on September 8 announced that its rescuers have delivered medical aid to and carried two foreign seamen who got work accident at sea to Vung Tau city.

Vung Tau City People’s Committee has recently presented a plan to renovate its coastal Thuy Van Road into a public space area, with a total capital of VND1.2 trillion (US$50 million) from public investment budget.

Since Thursday afternoon, a large amount of ocean waste, primarily seaweed, has been carried ashore by the tides onto several beaches in the area.

The Lam Son Greyhound Racetrack in the southern province of Ba Ria- Vung Tau will close on March 10 when its license expires, according to the track's operator, Sports and Entertainment Services JSC.

On December 12, the VND25 billion Sao Mai Center was officially put into operation in Phu My town in the southern province of Ba Ria Vung Tau.

Police have arrested the director of a company in the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau for being involved in a massive fake gasoline ring in the province.