Vinh Long

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man on September 4 paid tribute to late Chairman of the Council of Ministers Pham Hung and late Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet on the occasion of his working visit to the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long.

The Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long hopes to further cooperate with Japan’s Niigata prefecture in various areas, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Lu Quang Ngoi said on August 5 when hosting a delegation of the prefecture led by its Governor Hanazumi Hideyo.

An international conference themed “For a more sustainable Mekong Delta” took place in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long on July 17.

State President To Lam held a working session with Engineering Brigade 25 under Military Region 9 in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long on July 5.

The University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH) officially inaugurated a centre for innovation and entrepreneurship in its branch in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long on May 30.

The Department for Roads of Vietnam has proposed a project worth nearly 9.3 trillion VND (385 million USD) to upgrade and innovate parts of three national highways – No 53, No 62 ,and No 91B – in the Mekong Delta.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh paid tribute to late Chairman of the Council of Ministers Pham Hung and late Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long on March 23, ahead of the 49th anniversary of the liberation of the south and national reunification (April 30) and the 70th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long to fully tap its potential and advantages to become a modern and ecological province, with a development level higher than the national average.

The People's Committee of the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long, in coordination with the Indian Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City, held a conference on promoting cooperation between the province and Indian businesses on March 5.

A delegation from Cambodia’s Kampong Speu province, led by its Governor Vei Samnang, on January 29 visited and extended greetings to the Party Organisation, administration and people of the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival.

A delegation from Banteay Meanchey province of Cambodia led by the province's Governor Oum Reatrey paid a visit to the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long on January 23 on the occasion of the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) - the biggest traditional festival in a year in Vietnam.

President Vo Van Thuong on January 19 visited and presented gifts to social policy beneficiaries and workers in Tra On district in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long, ahead of the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival.

A delegation from the Development Department under the Cambodian Ministry of National Defence led by Lieut. Gen. Ouk Hoeunpisey visited and extended Lunar New Year wishes to the authorities of Vinh Long province in the Mekong Delta region on January 11.

A variety of solutions were proposed to remove difficulties facing businesses operating in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long at a dialogue held by the provincial People’s Committee on January 8.

The making and performance of 100 dishes and drinks made from Binh Tan sweet potatoes have set a Vietnamese record at a cooking competition held within the framework of the 3rd Tourism Festival in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long on December 23 - 25.

The last sections of My Thuan 2 Bridge, connecting the Mekong Delta provinces of Tien Giang and Vinh Long, were joined in the presence of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 14.

The Rector of Cuu Long University in the southern province of Vinh Long, Luong Minh Cu, on July 25 received the Labour Order - Third Class from Laos for his contributions to human resource training for the neighbouring country.

Not only a way of living, the craft of making tofu skin, which has existed for nearly a century in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long, has also become a unique cultural value of the local people.

President Vo Van Thuong had a meeting with a delegation of 70 revolution contributors from the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long in Hanoi on May 30.

The pottery village along Co Chien river is known as the kingdom of red ceramics with more than 1,000 mushroom-shaped pottery kilns, some of them are up to 12 metres high.