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The 12th Tinh Bien – An Giang international trade fair opened in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang on June 1.

Known nationwide for its delicate sweetness and classy flavor, An Giang province’s palm sugar is regarded as the quintessence of this southwestern land.

The rice export of the Mekong Delta province of An Giang rose both in volume and value in the first four months this year, said Director of the provincial Department of Industry and Trade Vo Nguyen Nam.

More than 140 photos and objects of the ancient Oc Eo culture are being displayed at Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature-National University) in Hanoi.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has commended An Giang for defining clear orientation for development, noting that the Mekong Delta province has good potential of growth and the local contingent of officials have high determination.

Three Bang lang nuoc (water crape myrtle) trees in Bang Lang temple, the Mekong Delta province of An Giang have been recognised as heritage trees by the Vietnam Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment (VACNE). ​

The Mekong Delta province of An Giang shipped abroad 83,920 tonnes of rice in the first three months of 2018 for 41.1 million USD, up 18,3 percent in volume and 28.8 percent in value over the same period last year.

Export turnover of the Mekong Delta province of An Giang in February was estimated at 55.25 million USD, up 2.12 percent year-on-year.

An Giang province has seen impressive hikes in exports of agricultural products and clothing in January, according to Vo Nguyen Nam, Director of the provincial Department of Industry and Trade.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan presented gifts to children with cancer under treatment at the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion in Hanoi on February 5 as Tet (traditional Vietnamese New Year) holiday is approaching.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) launched a project on January 26 on flood-based livelihoods in support of the water storage strategy in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta.

The An Giang provincial People’s Court on January 23 sent four men to jail for “conducting propaganda against the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam” under Clause 2 of Article 88 of the 2009 Penal Code.

The 98th birth anniversary of Hoa Hao Buddhism founder, Prophet Huynh Phu So, was celebrated in the southern province of An Giang, on January 11 (the 25th day of the 11th lunar month).

Leaders of An Giang province on Jan. 8 visited and congratulated the Central Executive Committee of Hoa Hao Buddhism on the occasion of the 98th birthday of the sect’s founder, Prophet Huynh Phu So.