Day: March 11, 2023

The High Command of Naval Region 4 said on March 11 that the Truong Sa Dong island infirmary in Truong Sa island district, the central province of Khanh Hoa received and performed emergency surgery on a fisherman suffering from accute appendicitis late March 10.

Fisherman Ngo Van Tuu, 28, is native to Long Hai commune, Phu Quy district, the south central province of Binh Thuan.

While fishing at sea at 9am on March 10, Tuu showed signs of fatigue, indigestion, and dull abdominal pain. Later, due to the severe pain in lower abdomen, he was taken to Truong Sa Dong island for treatment by fishermen on the fishing vessel BT 96448 TS.

After examination, the military medical staff diagnosed that the patient was suffering from acute appendicitis and recommended immediate surgery. The surgery was successful after one hour.

Currently, his health is in stable condition and he still stays there for treatment./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

The Customs Department of the central province of Quang Tri said on March 11 that they had coordinated with the provincial police and border guard to break up a drug trafficking ring from Laos to Vietnam.

Earlier on March 7 and 8, Customs Office at the La Lay border gate in Quang Tri province detected drugs in luggage in some vehicles in the process of completing procedures to enter Vietnam.

On March 9, through investigation, competent forces arrested a person, 37 years old and residing in central Da Nang city, in connection with drugs transported by a car from Laos to Vietnam in Phu Loc district of neighbouring Thua Thien Hue province.

At the same time, they seized about 2.1kg of methamphetamine, 3kg of ketamine and 1.4kg of other synthetic drugs in vehicles.

Further investigations into the case are underway./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

The self-elevating offshore drilling rig PV DRILLING III, owned by PetroVietnam Drilling and Well Services Corporation (PV Drilling) has recently set a new record for the longest one in Malaysia at 6,963m for its customer Hibiscus Oil & Gas Malaysia Limited (HML).

PV DRILLING III began drilling for HML in the end of 2021 and will continue until the end of the third quarter this year under the signed contract. This is one of the PV Drilling’s long-term contracts signed amid the dull drilling market caused by COVID-19 pandemic.

Earlier, the self-elevating offshore drilling rigs PV DRILLING I and PV DRILLING VI also set records for drilling wells with respective depths of 7,300m and 6,768m for customers Cuu Long JOC and Thang Long JOC in Vietnam.

PV Drilling entered the Malaysian drilling market in 2017 with two drilling campaigns for customers PETRONAS CARIGALI SDN BHD and IPC Malaysia B.V (LUNDIN), which were carried out by the PV DRILLING III and PV DRILLING VI rigs, respectively. In 2018, PV Drilling continued to offer services in Malaysia by signing a contract to provide PV DRILLING III for customer Repsol Malaysia.

In the fourth quarter of 2019, all four of PV Drilling’s self-elevating offshore drilling rigs provided services in Malaysia, contributing to elevating PV Drilling to the second position in the list of drilling contractors operating in this market.

With the new set records, PV Drilling is seeking contracts to provide drilling rig services and well drilling technical services for domestic and foreign customers./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

Can Tho’s authorities, public agencies and businesses held a working session with the Philippine group Vista Land in the Mekong Delta city on March 11.

Standing Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Duong Tan Hien said Can Tho, with its strength in high-tech farming, can meet the needs of clean agricultural and aquatic products that Vista Land cares about.

The city hopes that through the company’s surveys and meetings with businesses, sides involved can promote trade connections and investment cooperation in the future, he noted.

A representative of the Philippine group said Vista Land is looking for business opportunities in Southeast Asia, including Vietnam, with a desire to improve the quality of its food products.

In its current field trip to Can Tho, the group said it has so far found a number of potential products to introduce to the Philippines such as rice, fruits, shrimp, processed fish, snacks, and dried fruits. There are many other local goods of great potential, it said, adding a wish to learn more about them and rice products in Can Tho and the delta as well as the city’s opportunities for investment.

Can Tho authorities stated that the city always opens its door for investors seeking investment and cooperation chances.

In 2022, Can Tho exported 101.98 million USD worth of products to the Philippine market, mainly rice, seafood, apparel, and medicine. It spent 1.02 million USD to buy goods, mostly medicinal ingredients, from the nation./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency