vietnam first at world shuttlecock championship

Vietnam first at world shuttlecock championship

Vietnam secured four gold and three silver medals to come first at the 7th World Shuttlecock Championships, which took place in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap from September 2-5.
block b gas to power project partners provide scholarships to vietnamese children

Block B gas-to-power project partners provide scholarships to Vietnamese children

Chevron Vietnam Ltd., PetroVietnam Exploration Production Corporation (PVEP), Mitsui Oil Exploration Co., Ltd. (MOECO) and PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP) today awarded scholarship certificates to 100 schoolchildren from the Mekong Delta, in a ceremony celebrating a programme developed with the National Fund for Vietnamese Children (NFVC).
alstoms green communities project aids mekong delta

Alstom’s Green Communities project aids Mekong Delta

The Alstom Foundation - an arm of Alstom, a global leader of clean power generation, power transmission and sustainable rail solution - has successfully finished its Green Communities for Children in Mekong Delta project.
bun sung is vung tau treat

Bun sung is Vung Tau treat

Many people usually mistakebun sung (noodles cooked with water lily) of the coastal city of Vung Tau with noodle dishes found in the Mekong Delta provinces of Tra Vinh, Soc Trang and Ca Mau.
ba hon dam has southern charm

Ba Hon Dam has southern charm

Ba Lua A Archipelago off the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang Province is gaining popularity with tourists due to its primitive charm.
ngo builds 25 houses in flood prone mekong province

NGO builds 25 houses in flood-prone Mekong province

Non-governmental organisation Habitat for Humanity (HFH) Vietnam has kicked off a project to build 25 houses for disadvantaged families in flood-prone areas in the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang.
can tho to prove its a true jewel of mekong

Can Tho to prove it’s a true jewel of Mekong

Can Tho city is ready to champion its position as the Mekong Delta region’s economic hub by attracting investments in industrial parks and export processing zones.
can tho to set up its tourism brand

Can Tho to set up its tourism brand

Being the tourist hub in the Mekong Delta River Region, the potential of the tourism sector of Can Tho City has not developed as it should be.
indian firm invests 18 billion in long phu thermal power plant

Indian firm invests $1.8 billion in Long Phu thermal power plant

India’s Tata Power Co. Ltd has won a US$1.8 billion contract to develop the thermal power plant Long Phu 2 in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang.
bac lieu wind mill generates power for national grid

Bac Lieu wind mill generates power for national grid

The first ten turbines with a capacity of 16MW of a wind mill in the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu started generating electricity for the national grid on May 29.
mekong delta pins hope on bumper rice crop

Mekong Delta pins hope on bumper rice crop

The Mekong Delta’s total rice output is expected to reach 9.3 million tonnes in the 2013 summer-autumn crop, said the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) at a conference in Can Tho city on May 23.
mekong delta launches tourism promotion campaign

Mekong Delta launches tourism promotion campaign

Hanoi hosted the May 16 launch of a promotional campaign from Mekong Delta tourism in the hope of attracting more domestic and international visitors to the region.
400 million to build fishery centre in can tho

$400 million to build Fishery Centre in Can Tho

The Can Tho People’s Committee has just approved the project to build the Mekong Delta Fishery Centre with total investment of some $ 400 million, according to the city.
mekong expo 2013 concludes in can tho

Mekong Expo 2013 concludes in Can Tho

The Mekong Expo Vietnam 2013 wrapped up on May 2 in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho with over 10,600 contracts inked.
new bridge in national road 50 inaugurated

New bridge in National Road 50 inaugurated

Cho Gao bridge, located in National Road 50 in the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang, was inaugurated on May 1 in the presence of Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang.