01-10-2016 10:11
A delegation of the European Union has sought closer cooperation with the Steering Committee of the Southwest Region in order to increase socio-economic partnership between the EU and the Mekong Delta region.
23-09-2016 10:13
Cao Văn Ba, who has lived on the Sơn Islet in the middle of the Hậu (Rear) River for nearly 50 years, fears that he will have no choice to move to the mainland as erosion is destroying his farmland.
16-07-2016 09:50
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).
27-06-2016 11:14
The Mekong Delta suffered losses worth more than VNĐ4.7 trillion (US$215 million) due to the severe and prolonged drought and saltwater intrusion last dry season, the Southwest Region Steering Committee has reported.
11-03-2016 09:06
Authorities and citizens of Vietnam’s Mekong Delta have been applying all possible measures and mobilizing available resources to minimize the damage caused by salinity.
11-11-2015 09:36
With advantages in rice, fruits, and aquatic products, the Mekong River Delta is a key agricultural center of Vietnam and the region. In addition to these strong points, the delta’s agricultural production is challenging competition regulations when Vietnam joins the TPP.
21-09-2015 16:42
BASF and Nippon collaborated to revamp schools in needy areas of Vietnam.
26-02-2015 09:13
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung yesterday told Mekong Delta authorities to purchase and stockpile one million tonnes of the winter-spring rice crop.
20-10-2014 09:48
Leaders of three Mekong Delta localities of An Giang, Kien Giang and Can Tho have recently gathered in Rach Gia city to discuss ways to beef up their tourism linkages.
02-10-2014 09:29
HCM CITY - Can Tho City and seven provinces in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta have been speeding up construction of flood-proof residential clusters and moving people from flood-prone areas into them.
22-05-2014 08:23
Thirty years of industrialisation and modernisation and some remarkable achievements notwithstanding, the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta has failed to fulfil its agricultural potential, experts have said.
13-11-2013 15:20
Vietnam has laid out plans to develop a high-speed railway between Ho Chi Minh City and Can Tho, the hub of the Mekong Delta, with an investment of $3.6 billion.
17-05-2013 09:00
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.
22-11-2012 16:19
An investment calling list of 134 projects will be presented to foreign and domestic investors at the Investment-Trade-Tourism Promotion conference to be held in Mekong Delta’s Tien Giang province on December 6, 2012, according to Mekong Delta Economic Cooperation (MDEC) 2012 steering committee.
19-11-2012 08:52
In context of the current economic woes in the world, the tourism sector is still striving to attract more people to visit the Mekong Delta area in Vietnam, which is offering unique, stress free and exotic tours.