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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long to be more drastic and decisive to fully tap its potential and effectively perform socio-economic development tasks.

An Giang province is soliciting investment to foster its socio-economic development.

Shrimp breeding has been identified as a spearhead economic sector for the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu, which has significantly contributed to maintaining economic growth in the province.

Vietnamese Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan met with Cambodian Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Dith Tina in Phnom Penh on November 21 on the occasion of National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue’s trip to Cambodia.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on November 17 broke the ground for the western belt road of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho, which connects National Highways 91 and 61C.

The Mekong Connect 2022 Forum to find solutions to economic development, and linkages and integration of resources for sustainable development in the Mekong Delta region, will take place in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on November 23 and 24.

Nearly 1.6 million people, especially in remote areas, have benefited in the past decade from a healthcare programme that offers access to affordable products and services.

Laos is keen on establishing a Laos-Vietnam Trade, Culture and Tourism Centre in Can Tho, said Lao Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Phimpha Keomixay during a meeting with leading officials of the Mekong Delta city on November 10.

A celebration of the traditional Ok Om Bok Festival of the Khmer ethnic group was held in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh in the evening of November 8, attracting thousands of local people and tourists alike.

The Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap is looking at ways to preserve 16 traditional craft villages that face the threat of obsolescence.

The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang is seeking to improve the incomes and lives of its ethnic people.

The 6th meeting of tourism ministers of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV) in Cambodia on November 3 adopted a three-year action programme on tourism cooperation which further focuses on promoting the realization of 'Four Countries, One Destination”. ​

The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang is working to accelerate the granting of planting area codes to more than 80,000 hectares of fruit trees which yield over 1.5 million tonnes of fruits each year.

The key values of socialism were highlighted at an international seminar in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long on November 3.

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho will build an embankment to prevent erosion along the Tra Noc River in Binh Thuy district in 2023-25 at a cost of 270 billion VND (10.9 million USD).

The Directorate of Water Resources has asked Mekong Delta localities to take preventative measures to mitigate the impact of high tides coming at the end of this month.

The Can Tho University in the Mekong Delta city of the same name on October 30 hosted an International Forum on Sustainable Development of the Mekong Delta titled “Science and Technology: Driving forces for innovation and sustainable development”.

The Can Tho University (CTU) in the Mekong Delta city of the same name on October 30 inaugurated a laboratory complex and a high-tech building, the most modern of their kinds in the region, using the official development assistance (ODA) from Japan.

Coastal areas in Tien Giang province have effectively implemented aquaculture production to adapt to climate change and improve farmers’ income.

Prime Minister of Thailand Prayut Chan-o-Cha on October 28 visited Laos to attend a foundation-laying ceremony of the fifth friendship bridge over Mekong River.