A delegation from the Steering Committee for the Southwestern Region visited a number of Khmer pagodas in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang on Sept 28 on the occasion of Sene Dolta festival.
The People’s Committee of southern Soc Trang province has decided to establish a primary-secondary boarding school in My Xuyen district to enable more Khmer ethnic pupils to attend classes.
As many as 45,322 Khmer households in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang have been connected to the national power grid thanks to a project launched in 2011.
Action Aid International Vietnam has provided Long Phu district, in the southern province of Soc Trang with 18 billion VND in funding over the past decade under a development support programme.
A host of events have been arranged in the southern provinces of Soc Trang, Tra Vinh and An Giang to celebrate the traditional Chol Chnam Thmay New Year festival of the Khmer people.
The Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang is delivering support to local farmers affected by saltwater intrusion-caused damage of up to 569.2 billion VND (25.5 million USD).
Fishermen in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang have launched the first four offshore wood-hulled fishing boats built under the Government’s Decree 67.
The prompt reserving of fresh water in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang is of utmost importance in the coming months given the ongoing severe drought and saltwater intrusion.
A Canadian fund for small- and medium-sized enterprises has fertilised ground for several creative business ideas after its two-year implementation in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang.
More than 11,000 hectares of winter-spring rice crops in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang have been seriously damaged by intruding saltwater, prompting a natural disaster emergency declaration.
The poverty rate among households in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang was reduced to 8.88 percent by the end of last year from 24.31 percent in 2010 thanks to the Government’s Programme 135.