The majority of localities in the Mekong Delta region saw a sharp decrease in the numbers of traffic accidents, fatalities and injured in the first nine months of this year, heard a Traffic Safety Day eventheld in Long Xuyen city, An Giang province on October 10.
The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh lured 50 investment projects in the first nine months of this year, including 47 domestically-invested projects worth over 6.2 trillion VND and three foreign-invested ones with a combined capital of more than 100.4 million USD.
The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh is calling for investment in six eco-tourism and culture tourism projects with a total capital of 2.78 trillion VND (nearly 119.5 million USD).
Many provinces in the Mekong Delta have developed dairy and beef farming since it provides farmers with an additional income and benefits from local agricultural by-products.
More tourists have come to the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh, a wonderland of diverse destinations that deliver big on excellent architecture, history and beauty.
A thrill of excitement has overwhelmed the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh these days as the Khmer people are celebrating their traditional Sene Dolta festival, which falls on September 27-29 this year.
A shortage of fresh water and severe saline intrusion have seriously affected the lives of tens of thousands of people in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh.
PhD Nguyen Thanh My, who was once Chairman of the Overseas Vietnamese Business Association, and his spouse Bui Thi Nhan were honoured for their contributions to promoting the “Vietnamese prioritise Vietnamese goods” campaign overseas.
The National Assembly Standing Committee on September 16 agreed with the addition of the Irish government’s non-refundable aid worth 77.49 billion VND (3.36 million USD) into the State budget estimate for this year.
The Mekong Delta’s 12 provinces and Can Tho city have achieved good results in the national target programme on new-style rural area building, with rural incomes and living conditions improving considerably.
Environmental experts gathered at a conference held in Hanoi on September 11, discussing the important roles of stakeholders in outlining hydropower master plan and protecting water resources in the Mekong River basin.
The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh opened the Con Chim community-based tourism site in Chau Thanh district on September 9.
The Mekong Delta region is sinking between 2 and 5cm per year, Lao Dong newspaper reported, citing source from the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ).
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has instructed competent agencies to promptly create regional coordination institutions and a sustainable development mechanism in the Mekong Delta.
Sustainable tourism linkages between Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta are needed to tap the huge tourism potential of the two areas, top leaders have said.
A forum was held in Ho Chi Minh City on September 4 to promote sustainable tourism connectivity between the southern economic hub and the 13 city and provinces in the Mekong Delta.
Redefining children as those under the age of 18 is key to helping younger people access child protection services before they are legally classed as an adult.
A string of measures have been carried out in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh to realise the National Target Programme on Sustainable Poverty Reduction.
The project for adaptation to climate change in the Mekong Delta (AMD project) funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has helped create sustainable livelihood models in Tra Vinh province.
Specialists and scientists have gathered at a conference in the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu to promote the use of renewable energy in shrimp farming for the industry’s sustainable development.
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