Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc discussed with leaders of the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang about measures to tackle saltwater intrusion in the region during a teleconference on March 25.

Construction began on a wind power plant in Vinh Chau town in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang on March 5.

BPP Vinh Chau Wind Power Co., Ltd (BPPVC) – a subsidiary of Banpu Public Company Limited (Banpu Power) of Thailand, started the construction of a wind power plant with a total capacity of 65MW in Vinh Chau town, the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang.

President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Tran Thanh Man offered the best wishes to state welfare beneficiaries and poor families in An Lac Thon town, Ke Sach district, the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang on January 20 during a visit a head of the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

The incomes of people living in coastal areas in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang have improved under the coastal resources for sustainable development project implemented since 2012, local authorities said.

Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Van Rinh, President of the Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange (VAVA), presented gifts to AO/dioxin victims in Soc Trang province on January 5, during his working trip to the southern region.

A Truc Lam Zen Monastery was inaugurated in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang on January 5 after two years of construction.

A string of cultural and sport events will be held during the Ooc Om Bok festival in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang from November 5-11.

The “Vi em hieu hoc” (Because you are studious) programme has presented 125,000 scholarships worth 125 billion VND (5.37 million USD) to studious pupils in disadvantaged communes nationwide since it was launched in 2014.

Many communes in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang, which are home to a large number of Khmer ethnic people, are enjoying a warmer, merrier Sene Dolta festival this year as they have met new-style rural area status with povery rate declining, according a local official for ethnic minority affairs.

The Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang has risen to an attractive destination for investors in renewable energy, especially wind power.

Thirty-three out of the 80 communes in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang have been recognised as new-style rural areas so far.

The Phuong Chau medical group began the construction of a hospital worth 20 million USD in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang on July 6.

Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Soc Trang province Le Van Hieu had a working session on May 28 with representatives of the division of international trade under the trade promotion department of Japan’s Hiroshima prefecture to discuss bilateral cooperation and exchange activities in 2019.