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National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and her entourage were kept busy during a working trip to the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang on November 26.

National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on November 25 emphasised the urgent need to prevent and control riverbank and coastal erosion with the joint involvement of ministries, sectors, local authorities, organisations, businesses and people.

The State-owned Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) has made it into the top three largest firms in Vietnam this year, the tenth year in a row, according to the latest ranking co-released by Vietnam Report (VNR) and e-newspaper VietNamNet.

Construction on the Can Tho - Bac Lieu expressway, which is included in the Can Tho- Ca Mau expressway project, will start next year, according to project officials.

Drought, rains, inundation and landslides have cost the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau an estimated over 1 trillion VND (43 million USD) from the outset of the year, according to the provincial steering committee on natural disaster prevention, search and rescue.

Seafood exports by Mekong Delta provinces are picking up after a lull caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The explained planned measures to create breakthroughs in developing transport infrastructure in the Mekong Delta when answering questions of National Assembly deputies during a Question-&-Answer session on November 10.

Numerous wind power projects are being implemented in provinces in the Mekong Delta region.

More people in the Mekong Delta are planting trees and building embankments made of natural materials to prevent erosion along rivers and canals.

The damage caused by landslides in the Mekong Delta provinces has been increasing yearly.

The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) will design a plan to invest in upgrading and developing Ca Mau Airport after the 2021-2025 period, according to a report that the firm has just submitted to the Ministry of Transport.

HSBC Vietnam has teamed up with World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) Vietnam in rolling out a project worth 10 billion VND (431,800 USD) to recover submerged forests at the Ca Mau Cape National Park in the southernmost province of Ca Mau.

Vietnam Airlines is set to add more flights on its domestic routes to meet increasing travel demand, said a representative of the national flag carrier.

The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) will generate many opportunities for firms in Ca Mau, especially those operating in the areas of the Mekong Delta province’s strength like agro-forestry-fishery, heard a conference held in the locality on October 8.

The Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) has reported an oil output of 8.64 million tonnes in the first nine months of this year, 9.4 percent higher than the set target.

Rooftop solar power developed in the southern region accounts for 60 percent of the total capacity of power from the resource of the Vietnam Electricity (EVN), the firm has reported.

Following many years of research, Vietnam’s ST 25 rice has been honoured for the first time as the world’s best. Many areas in Vietnam, including the Mekong Delta’s Bac Lieu province, have been actively promoting the production of this particular rice variety.

The traditional craft of making salted and fermented ba khia (three-striped crab) has reflected part of an effort conquering the nature of generations of people in the southern land.

Provinces in the Mekong Delta have stepped up preventive measures to reduce the risk of outbreaks after an increase in the number of dengue fever cases in various parts of the region.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc ordered the start of the construction of the Mai Son - National Highway 45 expressway in the north-central province of Thanh Hoa’s Ha Trung district, at a ceremony on the morning of September 30.