09-02-2012 16:23
The Mekong delta province of An Giang is planning to set aside around VND35 billion for investments in the province for 2012, about VND22-23 billion of which will come from local firms; VND7 billion from the provincial budget; VND3-4 billion from the local budget of its districts and towns; and VND2-3 billion from the state budget.
08-02-2012 15:21
The Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development on February 7 held a conference to discuss measures for the Mekong Delta to earn 1.85-$2 bln from tra fish export in 2012.
02-02-2012 15:15
Despite enjoying great development potential, the Mekong Delta is facing multiple difficulties and challenges.
06-01-2012 08:48
Mekong delta provinces have attracted an additional $126 million in foreign direct investment (FDI), raising the total FDI capital poured into the region to nearly $10 billion.
03-01-2012 12:50
The Mekong Delta provinces earned an estimated $4 billion from seafood export in 2011, up 27 per cent from the previous year.
30-12-2011 13:50
Vietnam Airlines will operate 11 direct flights between the Mekong delta City of Can Tho and Taiwan during the Lunar New Year in January, using Airbus 321 aircraft which can carry 100 to 130 passengers
13-12-2011 10:01
A batch of agreements and transactions worth nearly VND300 billion (roughly $14.4 million) was reached during the International Agricultural Fair that closed in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on December 12.
12-12-2011 11:24
The Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development has given in-principle approval to a technical cooperation programme looking at protection of coastal areas in Mekong Delta provinces.
06-12-2011 19:59
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has decided to establish a Key Economic Zone in the Mekong Delta.
25-11-2011 16:22
The Australian Agency for International Development announced today that it will provide A$500,000 in response to an emergency appeal that the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) made earlier this month to address flood issues in the Mekong Delta region.
25-11-2011 10:58
Sapporo Vietnam Co. Ltd. inaugurated and put into operation a beer factory at the Viet Hoa - Duc Hoa 3 Industrial Park in the Mekong Delta province of Long An on November 24.
24-11-2011 15:53
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a loan of $309.89 million for a new 750 megawatt (MW) power plant in Vietnam that will provide critically needed electricity to the country’s energy-starved south.
11-11-2011 09:24
An international conference was held in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang on Nov. 10 as part of the ongoing 2 nd Vietnam Rice Festival, aiming to seek ways to improve the quality of Vietnam’s rice.
07-11-2011 16:36
WWF-Vietnam and the German embassy today launched the Mekong Delta Business Forum to engage the business sector in initiatives to respond to climate change in the Mekong Delta.