mekong delta needs us 53b in public investment by 2025

Mekong Delta needs US$5.3b in public investment by 2025

The Mekong Delta region needs an investment of VND120 trillion (US$5.3 billion) for the green growth from 2016 to 2025, the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) said.
can tho becomes popular among japanese tourists

Can Tho becomes popular among Japanese tourists

  The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho has become one of the most popular tourism destinations among Japanese visitors, according to the Japan National Tourism Organisation (JNTO).
mekong delta region faces storm risk

Mekong Delta region faces storm risk

The Mekong Delta region is facing two tropical low pressures with one at high risk of turning into a storm, according to the Central Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Control.
co operative gets 19k to label mangoes

Co-operative gets $19k to label mangoes

The Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap’s Government last Sunday granted VND432 million (US$18,939) to help My Xuong Cooperative in Cao Lanh District label and issue codes for mangoes.
long an holds potential for japanese businesses

Long An holds potential for Japanese businesses

The third Vietnam-Japan Cultural and Trade Exchange Programme will take place in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho during November 3-5. On this occasion, Nguyen Van Duoc, Deputy Chairman of the Long An People’s Committee, talked with VIR’s Truc Giang about the potential, advantages, and the fields Long An province wants to attract investment from Japanese investors.
can tho builds bonds with firms from japan

Can Tho builds bonds with firms from Japan

With financial strength, state-of-the-art technology, and management expertise, Japan is one of the important business partners capturing special attention from the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho for investment co-operation. Huu Phuc reports.
ha tinh province boosts tourism cooperation

Ha Tinh province boosts tourism cooperation

The north-central province of Ha Tinh on October 24 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with HCM City and Can Tho city and Tien Giang province in the Mekong Delta region to promote tourism cooperation.
peruvian wins miss grand international 2017

Peruvian wins Miss Grand International 2017

Maria Jose Lara, 27 years old from Peru, was crowned Miss Grand International 2017 in a ceremony held on Phu Quoc Island, the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang on October 25.
delta needs tourism infrastructure

Delta needs tourism infrastructure

Provinces in the Mekong Delta would like to promote tourism as a key sector of their economy but needs more investment in tourism infrastructure, a conference heard on Wednesday in the delta city of in Can Tho.
basf helps renovate hau giangs schools in need

BASF helps renovate Hau Giang’s schools in need

On September 29, BASF inaugurated its school renovation project for a kindergarten and a primary school in a remote area of the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang.
administrative reforms help firms in hau giang

Administrative reforms help firms in Hau Giang

Alongside the application of a multitude of regulated investment incentives, Hau Giang province in the Mekong Delta is pushing administrative reforms to support businesses.
hau giang holds the raw material of a renaissance

Hau Giang holds the raw material of a renaissance

The Hau Giang Investment Promotion Conference is slated to take place in Vi Thanh city in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang on September 28. On this occasion, Lu Van Hung, Central Party Committee Member and Chairman of the Hau Giang People’s Committee, shares the province’s advantages and potential as well as its latest efforts to support investors.
mekong delta prepares for large scale transformation to ensure future

Mekong Delta prepares for large-scale transformation to ensure future

The Mekong Delta, home to more than 17 million people and Việt Nam’s most important agricultural region, is facing existential threats due to climate change. Việt Nam News spoke to Hermen Borst, deputy Delta commissioner of the Netherlands’ Delta Programme, on the sidelines of an international conference held in Cần Thơ on Sept 26-27 on sustainable and climate-resilient development of the Mekong Delta. Bồ Xuân Hiệp reports.
world focus on the mekong

World focus on the Mekong

More than 1,000 local and international delegates met in Cần Thơ today (September 26) to discuss measures to ensure sustainable and climate-resilient development of the Mekong Delta.
landslides plague seaside areas in kien giang province

Landslides plague seaside areas in Kien Giang province

The daily lives of some 500 households have been disrupted and 600ha of protective forest lost due to landslides on the nearly 70km seashore of the Mekong Delta’s Kien Giang Province in recent years, with climate change blamed for the landslides.