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Fast track project to fight Mekong Delta saline intrusion

Fast track project to fight Mekong Delta saline intrusion

The VND3.3 trillion ($140 million) Cai Lon - Cai Be irrigation project is expected to help the Mekong Delta fight saltwater intrusion, which is now at alarming levels.
2,000 Russians on Vietnam’s ‘pearl’ island to fly home

2,000 Russians on Vietnam’s ‘pearl’ island to fly home

Russia will organize six flights to Vietnam’s largest island Phu Quoc to repatriate over 2,000 of its citizens as coronavirus fears abound.
March 26, 2020 | 10:09 am GMT+7
Phu Quoc forbids foreigners after Latvian tests Covid-19 positive

Phu Quoc forbids foreigners after Latvian tests Covid-19 positive

Vietnam's largest island Phu Quoc temporarily suspended receiving foreigners, closing all bars and restaurants after a Latvian tested positive for Covid-19 Sunday.
March 16, 2020 | 04:43 pm GMT+7
Vietnam ‘pearl’ island enters top global destination list

Vietnam ‘pearl’ island enters top global destination list

Phu Quoc, Vietnam's largest island in southern Kien Giang Province, ranked seventh on TripAdvisor’s list of 25 emerging travel destinations.
February 27, 2020 | 08:02 pm GMT+7
Two Russians die, five injured in Phu Quoc homestay fire

Two Russians die, five injured in Phu Quoc homestay fire

Two Russian tourists died and five others including two foreigners were severely burned in a homestay fire Saturday on Phu Quoc, Vietnam's largest island.
December 28, 2019 | 08:26 pm GMT+7
Taking stock: 7 heart-warming stories from Vietnam

Taking stock: 7 heart-warming stories from Vietnam

Amidst the disasters and tragedies Vietnam suffered, 2019 also had stories that redeemed faith and rekindled hopes in humanity.
December 22, 2019 | 11:22 am GMT+7
Vietnamese fishermen suffocate to death in fish cabin

Vietnamese fishermen suffocate to death in fish cabin

Four Vietnamese fishermen have died of asphyxiation after entering a fish storage cabin in a vessel off the southern province of Kien Giang.
November 20, 2019 | 02:59 pm GMT+7
Vietnam begins work on $142 mln irrigation system

Vietnam begins work on $142 mln irrigation system

Construction has begun on a VND3.3 trillion ($142.17 million) irrigation system, integrated into climate crisis management, in Kien Giang Province.
November 11, 2019 | 08:48 am GMT+7
Storm Podul to make landfall in central Vietnam Friday

Storm Podul to make landfall in central Vietnam Friday

Storm Podul is expected to hit provinces from Nghe An to Quang Binh with strong winds and heavy rains on Friday morning.
August 29, 2019 | 04:49 pm GMT+7
Province wants Phu Quoc named economic zone

Province wants Phu Quoc named economic zone

Kien Giang authorities want the government to make Phu Quoc Island an economic zone pending the passage of the law on special economic zones.
August 04, 2019 | 02:07 pm GMT+7
Vietnam culls 1.7 million pigs as more provinces detect African swine fever

Vietnam culls 1.7 million pigs as more provinces detect African swine fever

Soc Trang and Kien Giang in the Mekong Delta are the two latest localities where African swine fever has been detected in Vietnam.
May 27, 2019 | 03:36 pm GMT+7
Kien Giang’s pristine Hon Mau fishing island

Kien Giang’s pristine Hon Mau fishing island

Visitors to the village have a good time hanging out with the genial fishermen and enjoying fresh seafood.
February 18, 2019 | 08:14 am GMT+7
One missing, six injured as Pabuk sweeps past southern Vietnam

One missing, six injured as Pabuk sweeps past southern Vietnam

Torrential rains and strong winds triggered by storm Pabuk in several southern provinces have left at least one person missing and six others injured.
January 04, 2019 | 07:27 pm GMT+7
Phu Quoc casino gets nod, Vietnamese can gamble there

Phu Quoc casino gets nod, Vietnamese can gamble there

A Vingroup-invested firm has been allowed to include a casino in a hotel-amusement complex on Vietnam's largest island Phu Quoc.
November 22, 2018 | 06:16 pm GMT+7
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