Construction of a solar power plant worth over 3.55 trillion VND (152.7 million USD) began in Duyen Hai township in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh on January 19.
Leaders of four Mekong Delta provinces, namely Tien Giang, Ben Tre, Tra Vinh and Vinh Long, jointly held a conference in Ben Tre on January 10 to announce a vision for sustainable development of the eastern coastal sub-region of the Mekong Delta.
The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh will adopt a range of measures to improve its provincial competitiveness index in 2019 in an effort to attract more investors.
The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh strives to achieve the gross regional domestic product (GRDP) growth of 11-12 percent in 2019.
The Electricity of Vietnam’s Southern Power Corporation (EVNSPC) has reported that it increased investment in key southern provinces of Binh Duong, Dong Nai, Long An, Tay Ninh and Ba Ria-Vung Tau for industrial development in 2018.
The Prime Minister has signed a decision to designate 22 valuable items as “national treasures”, the seventh batch earning recognition this year.
Farmers in Tra Vinh province’s coastal areas expanded the breeding of shrimp and other aquatic species to an additional 1,700ha of mangrove forests this year, according to the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
After seven years of implementation, the project to upgrade urban areas in the Mekong Delta region, part of a larger project at national level for the 2009-2020 period, has benefited nearly 1.2 million people.
A conference to review and share effective models on livelihood and climate change response for the poor and ethnic minority groups in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh was held in the province on December 18.
More than 1.1 million people have benefited from a World Bank (WB)-funded project on upgrading urban areas in the Mekong Delta region after six years of implementation.
A conference in Soc Trang province on December 12 underlined the need for transport infrastructure connectivity in the Mekong Delta to fuel local development.
In Ho Chi Minh City and the south-western region, individuals set up 75 percent of all start-ups and organisations established the rest, according to the Ministry of Science and Technology Office in the southern region.
Provinces in the Mekong Delta that grow coconut are setting up cooperative teams and finding buyers to help farmers recover from low prices over the last 12 months.
Three ethnic Khmer handicraft villages in Tra Vinh province’s Tra Cu district have expanded over the last four years due to high demand and support from local authorities.
Tra fish breeds producers in the Mekong Delta have been urged to closely work with research institutes, universities and scientists to apply advanced farming techniques to produce high quality breeds.
Ok Om Bok (moon worship) Festival of the Khmer ethnic people, part of national intangible cultural heritage, was held in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh on November 22.
A Ngo boat race (similar to the sport of dragon boating) took place on Long Binh river of the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh on November 21, part of the traditional Ooc Om Bok Festival of the Khmer
A Ngo boat race (similar to the sport of dragon boating) took place on Long Binh river of the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh on November 21, part of the traditional Ooc Om Bok Festival of the Khmer people.
