HCMC – The southern province of Binh Duong had had 111 gas stations closed as of April 25 due to non-commercial reasons.
According to the Binh Duong Department of Industry and Trade, the province has 412 petrol stations, but 111 of them, or over a quarter, have suspended their operations.
Their closures result from the stations failing to satisfy fire protection and prevention regulations or the requirements to convert agricultural land into commercial land.
The department has asked the provincial government to facilitate the issuance of fuel trading permits for local retailers by guiding them through fire protection and prevention conditions and procedures for land conversion.
