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Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng delivers speech at a meeting with provincial officials of  southernmost province of Cà Mau yesterday. — VNA/VNS Photo Trí Dũng CÀ MAU — The southernmost province of Cà Mau should develop agriculture, forestry and fisheries with a focus on shrimp farming and processing, and sea- and forest-based economic activities, Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng said yesterday at a meeting with provincial officials. Two decades since the province’s re-establishment, Cà Mau has made encouraging strides in renovating its urban and rural areas and the road system, building schools and clinics, achieving a sharp drop in the poverty rate and increasing budget collection. However, the province is still facing an array of challenges as a result of poor transport infrastructure, heavy climate change impact, freshwater shortage, serious coastal erosion, and limited capital sources. The Party leader asked Cà Mau officials to capitalise on … [Read more...] about Party leader urges Ca Mau to develop sea, forest-based economy

Ca Mau waste treatment plant detects over 300 dead fetuses The Saigon Times Daily A view of the garbage site of Ca Mau waste treatment plant. The plant has found over 300 dead fetuses in garbage dumps over the past seven years - PHOTO: TNO HCMC – The Ca Mau waste treatment facility has found more than 300 dead fetuses in garbage dumps since it was put into service in 2012, the local media reported. The office of the Ca Mau government on April 24 said that the provincial chairman had asked the relevant agencies to investigate the claim. Cong Ly Construction-Trading-Tourism Co., the plant’s main investor, had earlier presented some of the difficulties it had encountered, especially the many dead fetuses being gathered at the plant, during its operation. On finding the fetuses, workers at the facility had washed them, bought burial shrouds and coffins and buried them on the grounds of the plant. To Hoai Dan, general director of Cong Ly Co., said that the firm has … [Read more...] about Ca Mau waste treatment plant detects over 300 dead fetuses

Dead fetuses in Ca Mau-based waste treatment plant confirmed The Saigon Times Daily A terracotta jar containing dead fetuses is seen in this file photo. The competent agencies have determined that the bones found buried at a waste treatment plant in Ca Mau Province belonged to human fetuses - PHOTO: NLDO HCMC – The competent agencies have determined that the bones found buried at a waste treatment plant in Ca Mau Province belonged to human fetuses, Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper reported. The Ca Mau Police Department for Investigation on July 4 wrote to Ca Mau Province’s Commission for Information and Education noting that the rumors of workers at the plant finding dead fetuses in garbage bags were true. However, the number of bodies and the time of death remain unknown, according to the note. At a meeting with the competent agencies, Cong Ly Construction-Trading-Tourism Co., which is the main investor in the waste treatment plant in the province, showed 83 bills for … [Read more...] about Dead fetuses in Ca Mau-based waste treatment plant confirmed

Ca Mau waste treatment plant executive arrested The Saigon Times Daily To Cong Ly – PHOTO: TNO CMC - To Cong Ly, vice general director of Cong Ly Construction, Trading and Tourism Company, has been arrested for allegedly committing fraud to appropriate assets, worth tens of billions of dong, at its waste treatment plant project in Ca Mau Province. The Investigation Police Department, under the Ministry of Public Security, yesterday, August 18, arrested Ly, 35, the local media reported. The police raided his workplace and residence from the night of August 17 until 3 a.m. on August 18, seizing evidence to serve investigations. According to the police, Ly took advantage of the State’s financial support policy of providing 50% of the capital needed for the plant project, appropriating money assigned for the construction of the plant. The plant project required funding of hundreds of billions of dong, with 50% provided by the State and Ca Mau Province’s budget, … [Read more...] about Ca Mau waste treatment plant executive arrested

Transport firm presents three plans to build Can Tho-Ca Mau Expy The Saigon Times Vehicles travel on the Hanoi-Haiphong Expressway. Tedi South has presented three investment plans to develop the Can Tho-Ca Mau Expressway project – PHOTO: VNA HCMC – Transport consulting firm Transport Engineering and Design Inc. South, or Tedi South, presented three investment plans to develop the Can Tho-Ca Mau Expressway project at a meeting held on September 21 in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho. In the first plan, the consultant will make use of the entire road section from Quan Lo to Phung Hiep with a total length of 141 kilometers to build the expressway. The upside of the first plan is that the total funding at VND46.2 trillion remains the lowest among the three plans, as only 750 hectares of land needs to be cleared. Under the second plan, the expressway will run parallel to the Quan Lo-Phung Hiep route, with a total length of 138 kilometers. It requires VND61 trillion in … [Read more...] about Transport firm presents three plans to build Can Tho-Ca Mau Expy

The fire cause a huge traffic jam on the Phan Ngoc Hieàn route. — VNA/VNS Photo Manh Linh CA MAU (VNS) — A huge fire broke out today at a private company in Ca Mau City in the southernmost Ca Mau Province. The fire broke out at about 11am on the second floor of a building, owned by the Thanh Ngan Informatics Trading and Service Ltd Company, and located at 77, Phan Ngoc Hieàn Street in District 5, Three fire engines were sent to the site, and they quickly brought the fire under control. However the fire cause a huge traffic jam on the Phan Ngoc Hieàn route, the largest in the city, for one hour. "The fire broke out on the second floor of the building where our employees work. Luckily, no one was present at the time. The fire was probably caused by a burning ventilator that fell onto the mattress below," Nguyen Thi Bich Ngan, the company's chief, said. Municipal officials have begun investigating the cause of the fire and the damage it has caused. — VNS … [Read more...] about Huge Ca Mau City fire causes traffic jam

Thanks to the province’s support, fishermen like Huỳnh Quốc Tuản no longer worry about their house being ruined by natural disasters. — Photo nhandan.com.vn Viet Nam News CÀ MAU — Huỳnh Quốc Toản, a resident from Phú Tân Commune in Cà Mau Province’s Phú Tân District, said he no longer worried about his house being ruined by natural disasters. Toàn was among 23 households that received State support to build new houses in the region before Tết (Lunar New Year). “Since relocating in December last year, my family now feels secure,” he said cheerfully. Huỳnh Văn Tôi, another resident, said like other locals whose lives are based around the sea, he often dreamed of having a house that was resilient against strong storms. “We have never been afraid of dangers posed by the sea, but always worry that our houses would collapse after being hit with strong waves and wind,” Tôi told Nhân Dân (People) newspaper, adding that he could stay offshore for months after his new house … [Read more...] about Cà Mau Province copes with climate change

The southernmost province of Cà Mau has returned two Lexus cars presented by a local private company, the chief of the provincial People’s Committee office. — Photo tuoitre.vn CÀ MAU — The southernmost province of Cà Mau has returned two Lexus cars presented by a local private company, the chief of the provincial People’s Committee office, Nguyễn Đức Thánh, said yesterday. Thánh said that the move followed a regular meeting on Wednesday where Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc asked localities not to receive cars presented by enterprises. The province also informed the PM about the return of the cars, Thanh said. Local media had earlier reported on the two luxury Lexus GX 460 cars that the Công Lý Construction, Trade and Tourism Company presented to the Cà Mau People’s Committee ostensibly to be of service in preventing and controlling disasters like floods and forest fires in the province. — VNS … [Read more...] about Cà Mau returns two Lexus gift cars

Cà Mau Cape tourism area strives to become the largest key economic area of the province by 2025. – Photo baochinhphu.vn Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The country’s southernmost province is hoping its famous Cà Mau Cape tourism area will become the largest key economic area in the province by 2025, baochinhphu.vn online newspaper reported. It is expected to be one of the largest eco-tourism centres in the country, allowing visitors to experiencing lush mangrove forests. Local officials hope it can become a popular destination on Mekong Delta tours. By 2030, Cà Mau Cape tourism is expected to meet national tourism criteria and be recognised as a National Tourism Site, according to the Prime Minister-approved master plan for the development of Cà Mau Cape National Tourism Site towards 2030. Cà Mau Cape national tourism site is mainly located at Mũi Village in Đất Mũi Commune of Ngọc Hiển District, about 120km from Cà Mau City. It also extends over a small part of … [Read more...] about Cà Mau Cape tourism site to become key economic area in the province in 2025

Mass fish deaths have been reported along rivers in Cà Mau Province’s Đầm Dơi District. — VNA/VNS Photo Viet Nam News CÀ MAU — Mass fish deaths along rivers in the southernmost province of Cà Mau have recurred in Đầm Dơi District, the local People’s Committee reported yesterday. The dead fish were found along the Gành Hào, Bảy Háp and Mương Điều rivers in Trung Cang, Thành Vọng and Tân Phú hamlets, respectively, in Tân Trung Commune on Sunday. Surveys of the local authority and the provincial Natural Resources and Environment Department (NRED) said polluted water was the cause. “We can only confirm that the water in the area is contaminated. But we have not yet determined the main cause of pollution. It can be discharge of waste water into the rivers generating every day in households, industrial zones or both,” said NRED director Trịnh Văn Lên. It was the People’s Committee’s sixth report on fish deaths since the end of 2016. According to the committee, mass fish … [Read more...] about Mass fish deaths recur in Cà Mau