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Fire burns wood workshop in Vung Tau City

A fire broke out at a wood workshop in southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province’s Vung Tau City early Monday morning, destroying 300 square metres of the workshop.

 

Vung Tau: one step closer towards building US$1 billion airport

Ba Ria-Vung Tau has just approved the site for the $1 billion relocation project of the existing Vung Tau airport.

National Geographic features mesmerizing bird’s-eye view photos of Vietnam

A number of epic photos taken from above which highlight the diverse range of landscapes that Vietnam has to offer are being featured in the US magazine National Geographic.

Binh Duong province proposes new railway route

Binh Duong is studying a project to build a railway route that would extend from the province to HCM City and Dong Nai and Ba Ria-Vung Tau provinces to transport goods in the southern key economic region.

Ba Ria-Vung Tau suspends land reclamation project

The authorities of Ba Ria-Vung Tau have suspended an aquarium project that has already reclaimed thousands of square meters of land in the sea, as experts and the public have voiced their objections, fearing coastal subsidence.

Experts condemn aquarium project in Vung Tau for fear of subsidence

The large-scale encroachment of the sea to develop an aquarium project in Ba Ria-Vung Tau will have a long-term effect on the local environment and cause subsidence in coastal areas.

Over 1,000 cinema workers to join VN Film Fest 2019

The 21st Vietnam Film Festival will be held between November 23 and 27 this year in Vung Tau City, southern province of Ba Ria–Vung Tau.

Unique fishing in Vung Tau

Walking on beaches in the southern coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, visitors will see local fishermen stay in stilt houses to catch fish using an original method which has existed for decades.

21st Vietnam Film Festival to take place in late November

The 21st Vietnam Film Festival will be held from November 23 -27 in Vung Tau city, the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau, announced the organizers.

Two dead, four missing as squid-catching ship sinks

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two crew members died and four others are still missing after a Binh Dinh-based squid-catching ship sank in Vung Tau sea on Monday night.

People rush to invest in real estate, ignoring risks

VietNamNet Bridge - In the first months of 2017, the number of real estate transactions at the Notary Public Office No 1 in HCMC increased by 17-27 percent compared with the same period last year.

One missing, 11 injured in fishing ship explosion

The Regional Maritime Search and Rescue Co-ordination Centre No 3 in Vung Tau City on Friday assigned a ship and some doctors to rush to the scene and provide first aid to 11 seamen who had met with an accident at sea.

Local authorities put on market Vung Tau Paradise Resort

The Ba Ria-Vung Tau People’s Committee has released the criteria to choose new investors for Vung Tau Paradaise Resort developed by Vung Tau Paradise Company.

Vung Tau's arms museum draws interest

 VietNamNet Bridge – Besides the lighthouse, the night market and the endless golden sandy beaches, a museum that houses a unique collection of arms from around the world has become an increasingly favourite destination

In pictures: Top eight destinations to travel during Tet holiday

Nha Trang, Da Lat and Phu Quoc are favourite destinations in Vietnam for tourists to go sightseeing, discover culture and taste food during the long Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

Visiting mountain in coastal Vung Tau

 VietNamNet Bridge – Located around 120 kilometers from HCMC, Vung Tau City is normally known by tourists as a city of sea and seafood. But this city has much more than that to lure visitors.

A captain and his crew master the sea

 VietNamNet Bridge – Unfazed by seasickness, Captain Ta Quang Hung navigates the waves with confidence to rescue ships in trouble. Nguyen Duy Hien reports.

Vietnam’s Ho Coc honored as cheap paradise on earth

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thrillist website has listed Ho Coc Beach in Ba Ria - Vung Tau province, southern Vietnam, among the top 12 most unbelievably cheap paradises on earth.

Racing greyhounds make Vung Tau something more special

 VietNamNet Bridge – It is 7 p.m., on a Saturday in Vung Tau City, and it’s raining cats and dogs. The streets are soaked in water, and rains are slapping on our faces.

Hydrofoil operators seek to resume HCMC-Vung Tau services

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hydrofoil operators in HCMC and Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province have written to relevant authorities asking for permission to resume operations.