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A FAO-funded project has identified the causes of shrimp breeding failure in Soc Trang and Bac Lieu province, it was reported at a seminar held in southern Bac Lieu province on July 21.

Households in Bac Lieu facing risks of losing their houses to the river e have been relocated to safer ground.

Fishermen in the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu have gained big profits in recent weeks thanks to favourable weather. ​

Authorities of the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu had separate meetings with two foreign firms, UPC Ranewables and Kimin Power, on feasibility study reports on wind power projects to be developed by the firms.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued a decision on the establishment and operational regulations of a high technology agriculture area specialised in shrimp development in the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu.

The Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu has focused resources on poverty reduction and socio-economic development for ethnic minority groups.

Rising sea levels have exacerbated saline intrusion and coastal erosion in Vietnam, but farmers can make the best out of a bad situation by shifting from agriculture to aquaculture, raising brackish water shrimp.

Two people died when a boat carrying some 80 attendants of the Nghing Ong Festival capsized in Bac Lieu province on April 6 morning.

The salt price in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Bac Lieu has increased two to three times compared to last year, according to local farmers.

Lao National Assembly Chairwoman Pany Yathotou has called on the southern province of Bac Lieu and Lao localities to increase experience exchanges to address socio-economic issues.

The southern province of Bac Lieu on March 3 declared a state of emergency at the Ganh Hao dyke and Nha Mat dyke, which are at high risks of breaking due to serious erosion.

The Chairman of Bac Lieu People’s Committee Duong Thanh Trung discussed protecting sea dykes from erosion with relevant authorities on March 2.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has asked the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu to focus on developing hi-tech agriculture and sea-based economy.

The southern coastal province of Bac Lieu needs around 250 billion VND (11 million USD) to upgrade the local sea dikes which were damaged recently.