On July 9, Ca Mau Provincial People's Committee coordinated with the Provincial Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Committee to hold a press conference and press briefing for the second quarter. Head of the Provincial Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Committee Ho Trung Viet and Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Ngo Vu Thang co-chaired.
The highlight at the press conference was the announcement of the Culture Heritage Festival and the first Ca Mau hot air balloon festival in 2026 with the theme "Convergence of cultural identity at the southernmost tip of the Fatherland".
According to the plan, the series of events takes place from August 28 to September 1 at Hung Vuong Square (Bac Lieu ward) and some locations in the province. The highlight is the hot air balloon festival with 34 hot air balloons of all kinds, combined with hot air balloon lantern performances at night.
The festival also has a space to introduce typical intangible cultural heritages of Vietnam, promote salt making associated with OCOP products, organize Presstrip programs for press and media agencies and many tourism promotion activities.
Within the framework of the event, Ca Mau will organize the 2026 Investment Promotion Conference and the 5-year summary conference of the Tourism Development Cooperation Linkage Program between Ho Chi Minh City and Mekong Delta provinces and cities in the period 2020 - 2025. The province expects the series of activities to contribute to promoting the local image, attracting investment and gradually building the festival into an annual event.
At the press conference, representatives of the Department of Construction said that the province has completed 152 out of a total of 600 social housing units according to the 2026 plan, reaching more than 25%. Currently, the locality is implementing 5 projects with a scale of 3,299 apartments, and sets a target to develop about 2,500 accommodation units for workers in industrial parks by 2030.
Press agencies also exchanged many contents of public concern such as building a new logo of the province, the results of implementing the two-level local government model, the development orientation of the shrimp industry and the progress of resolving a number of cases in the area.
Speaking in conclusion, Head of the Provincial Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Committee Ho Trung Viet requested press agencies to continue to accompany the province in information and propaganda work, objectively reflecting the socio-economic development situation, contributing to the implementation of the double-digit growth target in 2026.
