Multilateral connectivity and cooperation in the formation of a high-quality tourist route was highlighted at the sixth Meeting of GMS Southern Tourism Corridor that took place in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on August 14.
As many as 1,609 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects, worth 22.3 billion USD, landed the Mekong Delta in the first half of 2019, reported the Vietnam Government Portal (VGP).
Japan’s Takesho Food & Ingredients Inc plans to build a plant in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho by early 2020 to process shrimp heads and shells into materials for aquaculture and food processing after successful pilot cooperation with the Can Tho University (CTU), according to the company’s leader.
Rector of Can Tho University (CTU) Ha Thanh Toan and Chief Secretary of the Education Ministry of Taiwan (China) Chu Nan Shyan reached several commitments to boosting education connectivity during a working session in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on July 8.
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) wants to help more Japanese investors to cooperate with the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho in agriculture, heard a working session between the local People’s Committee and JICA’s working team on June 24.
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho always welcomes and creates favourable conditions for Japanese corporations to land their investment in the locality, Vice Chairman of the city People’s Committee Duong Tan Hien said on June 19.
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan dealt with the issues of education, BOT, infrastructure investment, and electricity price, during a meeting with constituents in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on June 17.
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho will earmark 27ha of land for Vietnam Airlines to build an aviation logistics centre, Deputy Chairman of People’s Committee Truong Quang Hoai Nam has said.
The British billionaire owner of English Premier League team Tottenham Hotspur, Joe Lewis, returned to Can Tho on his luxury Bombardier Global 6000 private jet on June 3, following his first visit to the Mekong Delta city in May in his superyacht Aviva.
A delegation led by Minister and Secretary General of the presidency of Ivory Coast Patrick Achim with Can Tho authorities in the Mekong Delta city on May 28 to discuss agriculture cooperation.
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho plans to build concrete embankments in some of the city’s eroded areas, according to Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Vo Thanh Thong.
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho wishes to receive Canadian investments in high-tech agriculture so that local staples can meet stringent requirements in some foreign markets.
Leaders of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho and a Finnish delegation led by Ambassador Kari Kahiluoto on May 10 discussed issues regarding global climate change, thus pushing ahead with bilateral cooperation plans in waste management and energy solutions.
Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and head of its Mass Mobilisation Commission Truong Thi Mai on May 5 visited and extended greetings to Buddhist dignitaries in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on the occasion of the Buddha’s 2563rd birth anniversary.
The Association of Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho spent over 3 billion VND (129,000 USD) in the first quarter of this year to support the victims and their families.
Vietnam’s newest carrier Bamboo Airways will open commercial air routes from the northern port city of Hai Phong to the central coastal city of Quy Nhon, the southern economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City, and the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho from May 10 with one round-trip flight per day for each route.
A business delegation from the Republic of Korea (RoK) had a working session on April 23 with officials of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on cooperation possibilities in port and logistics services.
The 8th Southern Traditional Cake Festival in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho has attracted more than 600,000 visitors during five days, the organising board announced at the festival’s closing ceremony on April 16.
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