The administration of Chau Doc city, the Mekong Delta province of An Giang, is asking for the Government’s opinion on the compilation of a dossier seeking UNESCO’s recognition of the Ba Chua Xu Temple Festival on Sam Mountain as part of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity.
The annual Bay Nui (Seven Mountains) Ox Racing Festival kicked off on October 8 in Tinh Bien district, the Mekong Delta province of An Giang, attracting thousands of people.
The Mekong Delta province of An Giang’s export revenue in the first nine months of 2018 topped 600 million USD, up 3.29 percent year on year, helping the locality fulfill 71.4 percent of its yearly target.
Farmers in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang have bred giant river prawns on 74ha so far this year, up 40.6 percent against the same period last year, according to the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
The Mekong Delta province of An Giang will organise an investment promotion conference on September 29 which is expected to draw the participation of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, heard a press briefing on September 20.
The Mekong Delta province of An Giang and the neighbouring Cambodian province of Kandal held a meeting on September 11 to review bilateral cooperation, noting positive outcomes in their relations in multiple spheres.
The Mekong Delta province of An Giang has enjoyed good growth in the overseas shipments of its key export items – tra fish and rice – in the first eight months of 2018, according to the provincial Department of Industry and Trade.
The Mekong Delta province of An Giang and Cambodia’s Takeo province agreed on August 29 to reinforce their cooperation in protecting security, and social order and safety along the shared border during the second half of this year.
Over 7.6 tonnes of fish fry of various kinds and 180,500 breeding fish of indigenous species were released into Vam Nao river, part of Hau river, in Cho Moi district, the Mekong Delta province of An Giang on August 24.
The 130th birthday anniversary of President Ton Duc Thang was marked at a grand ceremony held on August 20 in the late President’s home village in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang.
A scientific workshop on President Ton Duc Thang held in the late leader’s home province of An Giang on August 19 drew the participation of many senior officials and researchers, including President Tran Dai Quang.
President Tran Dai Quang has urged authorities of the Mekong Delta province of An Giang to focus on improving the quality of infrastructure planning for socio-economic and urban development, and effectively mobilising and using resources to promote its rapid and sustainable economic development.
The Mekong Delta province of An Giang is devising measures to prevent coastal erosion, which has become more serious due to climate change and socio-economic activities.
Export turnover of the Mekong Delta province of An Giang hit 455.9 million USD in the first seven months of 2018, a rise of 6.59 percent year-on-year and meeting 54.2 percent of the year’s plan.
Ceremonies to commemorate and rebury remains of Vietnamese soldiers during wartime took place in the Mekong Delta provinces of Dong Thap and An Giang on July 20.
The Mekong Delta province of An Giang earned over 388.3 million USD from its exports in the first half of this year, up 10.5 percent year on year, said Director of the municipal Department of Industry and Trade Vo Nguyen Nam.
During the 2017-2018 dry season, the search team K93 of the An Giang Military High Command found the remains of 116 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers who laid down their lives during wartime.
Authorities of the southern province of An Giang have visited and congratulated the Central Executive Committee of Hoa Hao Buddhism Sangha on the occasion of the sect’s 79th founding anniversary.
