13-04-2020 09:00
INSEE Vietnam last week offered a further VND500 million ($21,740) to support coronavirus prevention and help people suffering from severe drought and saline intrusion in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang.
12-04-2020 19:38
Despite being affected by drought and saltwater intrusion, the Mekong Delta harvested a record output of about 7.3 million tons of rice in the Winter-Spring crop 2019-2020.
12-04-2020 19:19
The Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre has approved the establishment of the Cho Lach Cultural and Tourism Village in 2020-2021 as a driving force to develop the tourism industry.
03-04-2020 16:12
Phu Quoc Island off the coast of Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has been named among the 17 best places in Asia by Cable News Network (CNN).
31-03-2020 20:24
The People's Committee of Sa Dec city, the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap has been assigned to invest in a project to develop the Sa Dec flower village into a tourism culture village.
25-03-2020 11:17
Hau Giang province is set to take many concerted measures to establish itself as a typical destination of waterway and agricultural tourism in the Mekong Delta.
24-03-2020 14:00
Vietnam’s efforts to combat water shortages and saline intrusion in the Mekong Delta and climate change impacts in other regions have been fuelled by the United Nations Development Programme.
24-03-2020 11:58
While Vietnamese officials are still battling the spread of COVID-19, a state of emergency has been declared in the Mekong Delta, where the most serious prolonged drought in decades, coupled with an extensive buildup of salinity, has driven provinces in the country’s rice bowl into a possible food security collapse.
23-03-2020 17:57
International organisations and donors are supporting local people in the Mekong Delta strongly impacted by heavy droughts and saltwater intrusion.
23-03-2020 12:29
La Vie and Nestlé Vietnam recently joined hands with the Ben Tre Fatherland Front Committee and many organisations in Long An province and several other partners to donate mineral water bottles and daily essentials to people in areas heavily affected by drought and saltwater intrusion in the Mekong Delta region.
20-03-2020 16:11
The Mekong Delta region has been badly hit by saltwater intrusion. Experts have warned that the region will have to suffer prolonged drought and saline intrusion during the rest of this year’s dry season.
20-03-2020 12:29
Tien Giang is one of the five Mekong Delta provinces including Ben Tre, Kien Giang, Ca Mau and Vinh Long to declare emergency due to severe drought and saltwater intrusion.
19-03-2020 10:43
The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRC) Central Committee on March 18 launched a campaign to support people seriously affected by droughts and saltwater intrusion in the Mekong Delta – the “rice bowl” of Vietnam.
18-03-2020 15:00
Vietnam is taking steps to ensure the country’s food security amidst heavy drought and saline intrusion in the Mekong Delta region.
18-03-2020 12:02
INSEE Vietnam sponsored VND500 million ($21,740) to buy water purifiers and water tanks and donated 500 tonnes of INSEE Extra Durable sulfate-resistant cement to build anti-saline construction projects and renovate saline-affected houses in Ben Tre, Tien Giang, Ca Mau, Long An and Kien Giang provinces, contributing to mitigating the impact of drought and salinity.