The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) held a ceremony to mark its 35th founding anniversary (November 7) in the Lang Cat Pagoda, Rach Gia city, the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang on October 8.
A technical assistance project for establishing Vietnam’s green city master plan, funded by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), kicked off in Hanoi on July 7.
Rach Gia City in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has opened a tourism information centre on Nguyen Cong Tru Street in Vinh Thanh Ward to serve local and foreign tourists.
The Southern Power Corporation of the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN SPC) plans to inject more than 7.66 trillion VND (344.7 million USD) into transmission projects across Kien Giang province.
The Prime Minister has approved a technical support project using the Republic of Korea’s (RoK) non-refundable aid package for green urban planning in Vietnam.
The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang needs more than 2.3 trillion VND (103 million USD) by 2020 to build irrigation facilities to prevent saline intrusion.
The marine economy in Mekong Delta’s Kien Giang province has developed rapidly over the past five years after local government investment of 111 trillion VND (5 billion USD) in the 2011 – 15 period.
Authorities in the Mekong Delta provinces have helped locals cope with the prolonged drought and salinity in rivers, minimising the losses caused by the twin disasters.
Essential commodities have landed on Tho Chau island commune in Phu Quoc district, in the southern province of Kien Giang, to serve local people, officers and soldiers.
Religious dignitaries, artists and overseas Vietnamese met in Mekong Delta localities on February 2 to celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.
Rapid development of transport system in the last five years in the Mekong Delta has improved passenger and cargo transportation and contributed to regional growth.
Top-notch sea-view villas, five-star hotels, seaside resorts and a yacht port will sprout up on an artificial island in the southwest province of Kien Giang.
Hon Nghe island commune in Kien Luong district, the southwestern province of Kien Giang will link to the national grid in 2016 as a power supply project started in Rach Gia city on October 10.
Authorities of Kien Giang province and the Consulate General of the US in Ho Chi Minh City held a ceremony to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the normalisation of Vietnam-US diplomatic ties.
PM Nguyen Tan Dung launched a project to supply power to Lai Son island commune in Kien Hai district, southern Kien Giang province on Sept. 4, which is expected to benefit 1,956 local households.
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