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The Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang declared a level-1 state of emergency for seawater intrusion in Long My district and Vi Thanh city on April 21.

The Mekong Delta Economic Cooperation (MDEC) Forum 2016 will take place in Hau Giang province from July 11-15 with discussions focusing on integration and sustainable development in the region.

Three more schools have been opened in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang as part of Project 3E, an educational community initiative funded by ANZ Bank and Saigon Children's Charity (SCC).

The Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang will provide housing loans worth 108 billion VND (4.7 million USD) for nearly 3,600 disadvantaged households in the locality between now and 2020.

The Mekong Delta provinces of Hau Giang and Tien Giang are exerting every effort to save locals from drought and saltwater intrusion.

Hau Giang province has undertaken efforts to develop thousands of hectares of forests in areas prone to salinity intrusion such as Long My and Vi Thuy districts, Nga Bay town, and Vi Thanh city.

The Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang expects to complete construction on 17 medical facilities in mid-2016.

Over 1,000ha of winter-spring rice in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang has been damaged by saltwater intrusion, according to the provincial agriculture sector.

The Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang has decided to spend over 18 trillion VND (81 million USD) on building irrigation facilities to serve agricultural production and salinity intrusion prevention

Religious dignitaries, artists and overseas Vietnamese met in Mekong Delta localities on February 2 to celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

Leaders of the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang on January 30-31 visited and presented gifts to local religious communities ahead of the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet).

The Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang has granted approval to the construction of a 36MW solar power plant, said provincial People’s Committee Vice Chairman Le Canh Tuyen on January 29.

A wide range of events were held across the country to present gifts to disadvantaged people, ethnic minority people, needy workers and people with disabilities to help ensure they have a warm Tet.

The Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang needs over 150 billion VND (6.75 million USD) to cope with drought and salt intrusion in 2016.