28-02-2017 10:53
The Co Chien River in Tra Vinh province, at certain moments in the day, is the source of freshwater, an overseas Vietnamese man has discovered.
07-11-2016 07:00
Belgium’s leading port, industrial zone, and green energy group, Rent A Port, is partnering with the Vietnamese government in an effort to expand its green energy investments in Vietnam.
06-10-2016 09:25
Experts from ministries and the World Bank discussed the contents of a project on building a databse serving climate change adaptation in the Mekong Delta region at a workshop in Hanoi on October 5.
12-07-2016 10:11
Nearly a half of the Mekong Delta region would be badly hit by saltwater intrusion within the next 14 years.
02-07-2016 09:36
HCM City and Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta provinces should diversify the way they solicit investment from each other and promote trade and tourism, and draft specific plans to improve co-operation, according to the Southwest Steering Committee.
24-06-2016 10:28
The long- lasting drought and saltwater influx hitting provinces of the Mekong Delta has seriously affected local residents' production and life, reported the Steering Committee of the West-southern Region on Tuesday.
13-06-2016 09:19
The World Bank approved a US$310 million credit on June 11 to help Vietnam build climate resilience and ensure sustainable livelihoods of 1.2 million people living in nine Mekong Delta provinces affected by climate change, salinity intrusion, coastal erosion, and flooding.
30-04-2016 10:13
Residents in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta could potentially be forced to abandon their homes due to the severe impacts of current drought, salinization, and possible environmental degradation.
28-03-2016 08:53
Excessive sand mining along the banks of the Hau (Back) Bassac River in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta region has caused massive soil erosion in the area, enraging riverside residents.
08-03-2016 09:58
Millions of Vietnamese farmers are facing major crop losses due to severe drought and an alarming intrusion of salt water into vast areas of agricultural land in the Mekong Delta.
11-07-2015 09:17
Dong Thap Province, around 170 kilometers from HCMC, lies by the Tien River in the Mekong Delta and has various attractive destinations for tourists such as Tram Chim National Park, Gao Giong Eco-Tourism Park, Xeo Quyt Eco-tourism site, Sa Dec flower village, and the ancient house of Huynh Thuy Le, and Kien An Cung Pagoda.
10-02-2015 11:44
Vietnamese police have cracked down on the largest drug trafficking ring in the Mekong Delta region, arresting three people.
16-11-2014 11:49
The first phase of the US$1billion Trung Luong-Can Tho Expressway project in the Mekong Delta will break ground on December 20 and is expected to be complete in 2018, the Vietnamese Ministry of Transport said on Friday.
28-03-2013 09:31
Mekong Delta region attracted more than 19.4 million visitors in 2012 and earned about VND4.3 trillion from tourism-related activities, an increase of 23.2 per cent compared with the previous year, according to newly-released statistics.
04-02-2013 09:20
Provinces in Vietnam ’s Mekong Delta plan to export 650,000 tonnes of tra fish this year, earning the region an expected 1.7–$2 billion.