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Exploring life on the water: A guide to Vietnam's Mekong Delta

Exploring life on the water: A guide to Vietnam's Mekong Delta

The Mekong Delta, often referred to as the "rice basket of Vietnam," is a region where rivers weave through rice paddies, fruit orchards, and floating markets. Life here is connected to the waterways, shaping the culture, economy, and daily rhythms of its people.
Mekong Delta rice fields glow in harvest season

Mekong Delta rice fields glow in harvest season

South Korean woman falls in love with daughter-in-law’s native Vietnam

South Korean woman falls in love with daughter-in-law’s native Vietnam

Da Nang, Mekong Delta among must-visit destinations for 2025: Time Out

Da Nang, Mekong Delta among must-visit destinations for 2025: Time Out

As 2024 draws to a close, British magazine Time Out has recommended Vietnam's Da Nang City and the Mekong Delta among the most ideal destinations to visit in 2025.
December 25, 2024 | 03:08 pm PT
Vietnam's Mekong Delta among world's 5 most vulnerable: WWF

Vietnam's Mekong Delta among world's 5 most vulnerable: WWF

The Mekong Delta is among the world's five most vulnerable deltas due to challenges such as climate change, sediment loss from upstream hydropower dams, freshwater scarcity, land subsidence, and saltwater intrusion, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).
December 18, 2024 | 03:09 pm PT
The beauty of Mekong Delta exposed in morning mist

The beauty of Mekong Delta exposed in morning mist

In early December, weather in Vietnam's Mekong Delta often turns cool and foggy in the early mornings, creating a "rare" hazy scene.
December 9, 2024 | 03:19 pm PT
Failure to pay compensation to 8 households delays key HCMC road

Failure to pay compensation to 8 households delays key HCMC road

A new road parallel to National Highway 50 connecting HCMC and the Mekong Delta planned to be completed this year may be delayed due to unresolved land compensation.
November 30, 2024 | 10:31 pm PT
Century-old trees give Mekong Delta city a green lung

Century-old trees give Mekong Delta city a green lung

Tra Vinh City in the Mekong Delta has over 14,000 trees, 800 of them more than a century old, which act as the city's lungs.
November 30, 2024 | 05:00 am PT
How rural life in Vietnam's southern cape is attracting global tourists

How rural life in Vietnam's southern cape is attracting global tourists

In Vietnam's southernmost province Ca Mau, 31-year-old Tran Van Bi has attracted foreign tourists by offering rural experiences, from crab fishing to harvesting plants, all while preserving the region's charm.
October 20, 2024 | 04:00 am PT
Hanoi Red River mudflat cut off by flooding, access only by boat

Hanoi Red River mudflat cut off by flooding, access only by boat

For a month now Hanoians have relied on a small boat to reach Red River mudflat as paths leading to it are inundated.
August 25, 2024 | 05:00 am PT
World Bank approves $107M to enhance inland waterway safety in Vietnam

World Bank approves $107M to enhance inland waterway safety in Vietnam

The World Bank has approved a US$107 million credit to enhance the capacity, efficiency, and safety of inland waterways in the southern region of Vietnam, while also aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector.
June 23, 2024 | 12:00 am PT
Fertilizer plant waste exceeds standards 2,000 times over in southern Vietnam

Fertilizer plant waste exceeds standards 2,000 times over in southern Vietnam

A fertilizer production plant in the Long An Province neighboring HCMC has been fined over VND300 million (US$11,800) for discharging waste into the river, preventing hundreds of households from irrigating.
June 12, 2024 | 03:22 pm PT
AEON Vietnam starts work on its 1st shopping mall in Mekong Delta

AEON Vietnam starts work on its 1st shopping mall in Mekong Delta

AEON Vietnam has begun construction of a mall at a cost of VND1 trillion (US$39.3 million) in Long An Province’s Tan An City, its first in the Mekong Delta.
May 21, 2024 | 11:48 pm PT
With sea entering its rivers Mekong Delta struggles for freshwater

With sea entering its rivers Mekong Delta struggles for freshwater

One evening in March Le Thu was packing luggage for her two grandchildren: They were leaving for their paternal grandparents’ to stay for a while.
April 25, 2024 | 04:11 pm PT
Tourist boat involved in Mekong river collision torn open

Tourist boat involved in Mekong river collision torn open

The hull of Hang Chau Tourist Express Boat, which was broadsided by a ferry recently, has a 10 m gash on one side and its windows and seats are shattered.
April 22, 2024 | 08:38 pm PT
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