A commemoration was held on December 4 by authorities and people in Moncada Village - Luong Hoa commune, Giong Trom district, the southern province of Ben Tre to pay tribute to Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro Ruz, who passed away on November 25.
A water supply station, which can turn saltwater with salinity of 16‰ into fresh water, was inaugurated in An Hiep commune, Ba Tri district, the southern province of Ben Tre, on November 26.
The Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre’s export turnover in the last quarter of 2016 is estimated to reach 190 million USD, according to the provincial Department of Industry and Trade.
The number of domestic violence cases reported in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre dropped from 642 in 2012 to 187 in 2015, according to the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Unisoll Vina company under Hansoll Textile Ltd. of the Republic of Korea began operating in Giao Long industrial park, Chau Thanh district, the southern province of Ben Tre, on September 20.
The Thuan Phong Agricultural Product Processing Co., Ltd inaugurated parts of a factory processing frozen fruit and vegetable for export in Chau Thanh district, the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre on
Cooperation between farmers and businesses has brought profit and stable output for coconut growers in the southern province of Ben Tre, which produces the most coconuts in Vietnam.
Up to 872 cases of dengue fever, including one death, have been reported in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre in the last six months, tripling those in the same period last year.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hailed the idea of building a startup ecosystem in the southern province of Ben Tre during a working session with local authorities on June 18 in Hanoi.
The Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre called on local residents to store rainwater and fresh water for their daily use and production amid the impacts of climate change at a conference on June 14.
United Nations (UN) Deputy Secretary General Jan Eliasson made a fact-finding trip to the southern province of Ben Tre on May 5 to find out about the impacts of ongoing drought and saline intrusion.
Ben Tre has called off all fruit exhibitions and festivals scheduled for this year, with authorities saying drought and saline intrusion have decimated its orchards and there is nothing more to show.
Residents in An Duc commune, Ba Tri district, in Ben Tre, on April 24, flocked to the communal People’s Committee Office to get drinking water under a desalination programme.
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