The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho will receive support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to improve agriculture infrastructure and develop high-tech agriculture.
Leading officials of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho met on January 16 with a delegation from the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Vietnam to discuss a campaign to raise awareness of the impact of air pollution on the climate and public health.
Representatives of Mekong Delta localities, central departments, and agencies, as well as scientists gathered at a conference in the city of Can Tho on January 15 to discuss the potential impacts of the Pak Lay hydropower project in Laos, especially to Vietnam’s Mekong Delta region.
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho plans to provide training in agriculture for at least 1,400 people in rural areas this year, focusing mostly on crop cultivation and animal husbandry.
The first phase of the construction of the Khmer Theravada Buddhist Academy was inaugurated in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on January 9.
More favourable policies and support are expected to help promote the use of Can Tho International Airport – a port of entry of Can Tho city and the whole Mekong Delta region.
Vietnamese and Japanese experts gathered at a seminar held in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on December 20, discussing measures to develop the food processing industry in Vietnam.
Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho Truong Quang Hoai Nam suggested enhancing meetings with foreign investors and importers in the locality during a conference on December 20 to discuss trade and investment promotion 2019.
More than 1.1 million people have benefited from a World Bank (WB)-funded project on upgrading urban areas in the Mekong Delta region after six years of implementation.
The budget carrier, Jetstar Pacific, will increase flights linking Hanoi and the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on Airbus A320s during the upcoming Lunar New Year festival 2019.
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho’s agro-forestry-fishery output for this year is 13.5 trillion VND (578.5 million USD), 4.1 percent higher than the target, according to the municipal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
A waste-to-energy factory was inaugurated in Thoi Lai district of Can Tho on December 8, expected to help address the solid waste pollution facing the Mekong Delta city recently.
The People’s Committee of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho held a working session with Argentine Ambassador to Vietnam Juan Carlos Valle Raleigh on December 6 to discuss cooperation prospects between the city and Argentine partners.
Voters’ opinions today will become NA deputies’ opinions at discussions relating to important issues that directly impact the life of people, National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan said.
Several residents in Can Tho city demonstrated their interest in agricultural production connectivity while meeting with National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and other deputies representing the Mekong Delta locality on November 26.
Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has affirmed the strict stance of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the State on corruption during a meeting with voters in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on November 26.
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho plans to provide vocational training to at least 30,000 people by 2020, 10 percent of them poor, ethnic minority and rural people whose lives are affected by industrial and other projects.
The People’s Committee of Can Tho City and the Vietnam Association of Mechanical Industry (VAMI) met recently to address the urgent need to produce agricultural machinery.
