Society
Tra Vinh to continue work on major embankment projects
The third phase of two embankment projects in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh will begin soon, the local Department of Agriculture and Rural Development announced.
Society
Society
Environment
Ben Tre fights salt intrusion
Authorities in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre are mobilising resources to address drought and saline intrusion, which have severely affected the local economy and living standards.
Business
Saline intrusion a threat to crops in Mekong Delta
Farmers in the Mekong Delta are facing a loss of crops as severe saline intrusion has occurred earlier than normal this year.
Environment
Thousands of hectares of rice face saline intrusion
Water shortages are affecting more than 57,000ha of rice farmland in the Mekong delta province of Kien Giang, with entire crops at risk of being wiped out completely due to the prolonged drought.
Environment
Mekong delta faces water shortage, saline intrusion
The Mekong Delta plans to plant more than 1.5 million ha of rice for the 2015-16 winter-spring rice crop, but it faces saline intrusion and a water shortage because of the Mekong River's low water.
Society
Big aid package approved to counter drought, saline intrusion
The Prime Minister has approved 284.5 billion VND (12.7 million USD) in aid to help 19 provinces across the country address the consequences of droughts and saline intrusion since early this year.
Environment
Mekong Delta suffers severe saline intrusion
Farmers and households have been left without fresh water in many areas
in the Mekong Delta this year because of severe saline intrusion.
