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Thai experts assist Mekong Delta province in community-based tourism development

Thai experts assist Mekong Delta province in community-based tourism development

Thai experts have visited the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre to prepare for the implementation of a project on sustainably developing coastal communities based on ecotourism and applying the philosophy of sufficiency economy.
Mekong Delta province shuts down waste treatment plant over pollution

Mekong Delta province shuts down waste treatment plant over pollution

Vietnam's 222 coconut-based dishes set world record

Vietnam's 222 coconut-based dishes set world record

Vietnam records 29,728 new local Covid-19 cases

Vietnam records 29,728 new local Covid-19 cases

The Ministry of Health announced 13,656 local Covid cases Sunday, while Bac Ninh and Ben Tre provinces added over 16,000 cases detected on previous days to the database.
January 30, 2022 | 04:04 am PT
A glimpse into Vietnam's coconut kingdom

A glimpse into Vietnam's coconut kingdom

The Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre is well known as Vietnam’s coconut capital, where local farmers have been subsisting on coconut groves for generations.
July 25, 2021 | 12:30 am PT
Ben Tre specialties beckon epicures

Ben Tre specialties beckon epicures

A coastal province in the Mekong Delta, Ben Tre is known for its delicacies from rivers and fruit orchards.
September 14, 2020 | 09:36 pm PT
Vietnamese German dies in Munich of Covid-19

Vietnamese German dies in Munich of Covid-19

A 58-year-old German man of Vietnamese origin died last Saturday of Covid-19, the Vietnamese Embassy in Germany has confirmed.
April 12, 2020 | 06:27 pm PT
Mekong Delta flower village cultivates Tet spirit

Mekong Delta flower village cultivates Tet spirit

As the Lunar New Year holiday approaches, a Mekong Delta village in Ben Tre Province lures scores of visitors with its colorful flowers blooming amid 100-year-old kilns.
January 14, 2020 | 04:57 am PT
Wonder of nature: snails wash ashore for kilometers in Ben Tre coast

Wonder of nature: snails wash ashore for kilometers in Ben Tre coast

Millions of horn snails drift ashore to Chay Muoi islet in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre for six months every year.
November 10, 2019 | 12:22 am PT
All but one Mekong Delta province infected with African swine fever

All but one Mekong Delta province infected with African swine fever

Long An is the latest African swine fever victim, leaving Ben Tre as the only Mekong Delta locality untouched by the incurable disease.
June 16, 2019 | 11:30 pm PT
Dolphin species thought extinct in Vietnam caught in Mekong Delta

Dolphin species thought extinct in Vietnam caught in Mekong Delta

An Irrawaddy dolphin, not seen in decades in Vietnam, was caught by a fisherman in the southern province of Ben Tre on Wednesday.
May 16, 2019 | 08:07 pm PT
​5 destinations for Lunar New Year holiday in southern Vietnam

​5 destinations for Lunar New Year holiday in southern Vietnam

They boast wonderful landscapes, flowers, wild birds and religious destinations.
January 7, 2019 | 09:03 pm PT
Ben Tre farmers dig up clams for extra cash

Ben Tre farmers dig up clams for extra cash

The short-necked clam cannot be farmed, so limits are placed on how many kilos a person can dig up a day.
December 11, 2018 | 08:47 pm PT
$38.3 mln coastal canal planned in Mekong Delta to check salinization

$38.3 mln coastal canal planned in Mekong Delta to check salinization

Construction of a coastal canal has been approved by the Ben Tre Province lawmakers to combat salinization and facilitate evacuation during disasters.
November 9, 2018 | 07:00 pm PT
Vietnamese women join slingshot vigilantes to fight sand thieves

Vietnamese women join slingshot vigilantes to fight sand thieves

Three women are in the forefront as slingshot wielding teams patrol the Tien River and fight dangerous sand thieves.
August 5, 2018 | 07:30 pm PT
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