mekong delta showcased for french investors

Mekong Delta showcased for French investors

Experts highlighted the development potential of the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta to Vietnamese and French entrepreneurs yesterday during an investment promotion seminar in Cần Thơ City.
mekong delta waits for floods

Mekong Delta waits for floods

The lives of thousands of farmers in the Mekong River Delta that depend on “rising-water” season are threatened by the possibility that the floods will not come this year.
drought devastates local shrimp industry

Drought devastates local shrimp industry

This year’s prolonged drought and saltwater intrusion in the Mekong Delta has destroyed more than 81,000 hectares of prime shrimp breeding areas in eight provinces, says the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Mard).
vietnamese and french localities promote effective and dynamic co operation

Vietnamese and French localities promote effective and dynamic co-operation

The 10th co-operative conference between Vietnamese and French localities will be held in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho during September 14-16. This mega event seeks to foster comprehensive friendship and co-operative ties between Vietnam and France. Vo Thanh Thong, Chairman of the Can Tho People’s Committee cum head of the conference’s Steering Committee, shines further light on the event.
mekong infrastructure poor deputy pm

Mekong infrastructure poor: Deputy PM

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has instructed ministries and local governments in the Mekong Delta to prioritise investment in transportation projects that would help enhance connectivity.
young man starts business with two cows and passion

Young man starts business with two cows and passion

From a start-up with two cows, and after several serious economic losses, Đặng Ngọc Phong, from a poor farming family in the Mekong delta province of Đồng Tháp, now owns a large cow farming business.
mekong delta many industrial zones built but others left idle

Mekong Delta: Many industrial zones built, but others left idle

Many industrial zones (IZs) have been built in the Mekong Delta and more will be built in accordance with approved plans, but some IZs have been left idle.
xeo quyt an attractive historical and ecological site

Xeo Quyt – an attractive historical and ecological site

As a former wetland in Cao Lanh District, Dong Thap Province in the Mekong Delta, Xeo Quyt was a revolutionary base in 1960-1975 during the Vietnam War (1955-1975). On July 20, the 50-hectare Xeo Quyt, of which cajeput forests account for two-fifths, has become an attractive historical and ecological site with thousands of visitors coming a year.
mekong delta farmers struggling with aftermath of drought salinity

Mekong Delta farmers struggling with aftermath of drought, salinity

Farmers in the Mekong Delta are struggling to resume agricultural production because of the lingering effects of the recent drought and saltwater intrusion and a shortage of funds and seeds.
website launched to promote tra fish exports

Website launched to promote tra fish exports

The Viet Nam Pangasius Association on July 27 launched a trading website and a farming e-map of tra fish in the Mekong Delta region to support tra fish producers and exporters.
experiencing a true southern lifestyle

Experiencing a true southern lifestyle

Phu An is a remote village in Trung Nghia Commune, Vung Liem District, Vinh Long Province in the Mekong Delta.
city delta plan tighter links

City, Delta plan tighter links

Mekong Delta’s Long An province and its neighbour, HCM City,  need to have better transportation and communications connections in order to improve their economic development.
mekong deltas wasted potential

Mekong Delta’s wasted potential

The Mekong Delta has vast tourism potential but it has not been exploited well, partly due to poor communications among relevant players, a seminar on tourism development in the delta heard.
mekong delta seeks solutions to saltwater intrusion

Mekong Delta seeks solutions to saltwater intrusion

Measures to control saltwater intrusion and store freshwater in the Mekong Delta region were shared at a workshop held in Hau Giang province on July 13 as part of the ongoing Mekong Delta Economic Cooperation Forum 2016 (MDEC).
hau giang offers promising investment opportunities

Hau Giang offers promising investment opportunities

Being a newly-estanblished province, Hau Giang in the Mekong Delta seeks to become an ideal venue for domestic and foreign investors.