Rasmei Kampuchea, a newspaper with the largest readership in Cambodia, ran an article on June 2 highlighting Vietnam’s investment priority policy for ethnic groups in the country in general and the Mekong Delta in particular, including the Khmer ethnic people.
Tourists used to visit Bac Lieu province mainly because of tales about affluent landlords with children whose lavish lifestyles gave rise to many anecdotes about “princes”. Visitors to the southern land now have other reasons, like experiencing breathtaking wind turbines rising up from the East Sea.
In efforts to persuade the European Commission to lift the “yellow card” warning, localities in the Mekong Delta have been taking strong and concerted measures to eradicate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and help the fisheries sector develop sustainably.
The implementation of policies on investment for ethnic minority areas, especially training, fostering and developing ethnic minority human resources in the Mekong Delta region has proven effective, contributing to narrowing the development gap among ethnic groups, regions, and urban and rural areas.
A workshop to kick off a project on developing a sustainable value chain of products from lotus silk in Vietnam to support the flood storage strategy for the Mekong Delta region was held by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in An Giang province on May 26.
Four provinces in the southern part of the Red River Delta, namely Ninh Binh, Ha Nam, Nam Dinh, and Thai Binh, have been taking steps to tap into their natural advantages to develop agricultural and rural tourism.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with leaders of Can Tho on May 14, requesting the Mekong Delta city be flexible, innovative, and creative to remove difficulties facing people and enterprises.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has demanded the northern port city of Hai Phong make breakthroughs to deserve the State’s investment and its position and role in the Red River Delta and Vietnam as a whole.
The Mekong Delta region, located on the maritime route in the centre of the ASEAN region, has great potential to draw strong investment waves from countries, especially neighbouring nations.
Covering nearly 3,000 hectares, the Lung Ngoc Hoang Nature Reserve in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang is home to over 500 species of flora and fauna, including many that are listed in the Vietnam Red Book as being endangered. The area also holds significant potential for eco-tourism development.
An endangered turtle weighing about 80 kg with a length of 1.2 m and a width of 0.8 m was caught in the net of fishermen and released back to the sea in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang on May 5.
Industry experts have said there is still much-untapped potential for developing One Commune-One Product (OCOP) items associated with tourism activities in the Mekong Delta region.
A workshop spotlighting Can Tho city as an investment destination in the Mekong Delta took place at the headquarters of the Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) in Seoul on April 24.
Saltwater intrusion on the Mekong River is forecast to gradually abate from April 24-30, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
Vice Chairman of the Can Tho municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thuc Hien held a working session with Swedish Ambassador to Vietnam Ann Måwe in the Mekong Delta city on April 24 to discuss enhancing bilateral cooperation in trade, investment and education-training.
President Vo Van Thuong attended an event to launch the 2023 National Humanitarian Month and mark the 160th anniversary of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on April 23.
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