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Beyond Saigon’s urban sprawl, a green spread

Beyond Saigon’s urban sprawl, a green spread

A helicopter tour that takes off from HCMC offers surprisingly verdant sights not normally associated with the nation’s biggest city and commercial hub.
Photo of Mekong Delta grass harvest wins first prize at SkyPixel contest

Photo of Mekong Delta grass harvest wins first prize at SkyPixel contest

An overhead shot of a person collecting bang grass in the Mekong Delta province of Long An has won the first prize in this year's SkyPixel photo contest.
April 5, 2022 | 04:00 am PT
Vietnam province allows Covid patients to work if they wish

Vietnam province allows Covid patients to work if they wish

Long An, neighboring Ho Chi Minh City, has decided to send Covid-19 patients and close contacts back to the office if they are willing.
March 10, 2022 | 02:28 am PT
Camila Cabello posts photo of Vietnam's water lily harvest on Instagram

Camila Cabello posts photo of Vietnam's water lily harvest on Instagram

American singer Camila Cabello on Thursday shared a photo of Vietnamese women harvesting water lilies in Mekong Delta province Long An on her Instagram Story.
March 4, 2022 | 10:00 pm PT
HCMC outlines travel plan between neighboring localities for workers

HCMC outlines travel plan between neighboring localities for workers

A travel plan prepared by the HCMC transport department would allow workers to travel between HCMC, Long An, Tay Ninh and Binh Duong on personal vehicles.
October 11, 2021 | 05:00 pm PT
Dragon fruit suffers pandemic troubles

Dragon fruit suffers pandemic troubles

The Covid-19 pandemic has made it difficult for Vietnamese dragon fruits, in season now, to be exported.
September 1, 2021 | 11:36 pm PT
Workers adapt as Long An factory becomes their home

Workers adapt as Long An factory becomes their home

Employees of a Long An cashew processing factory are adjusting to their workplace becoming home until they get vaccinated for Covid-19.
July 18, 2021 | 03:00 am PT
HCMC neighbor Long An suspends operation of all businesses

HCMC neighbor Long An suspends operation of all businesses

All businesses in Long An Province, an emerging industrial hub neighboring HCMC, have to temporarily suspend operations starting Monday and prepare for workers to live on the premises.
July 11, 2021 | 06:52 am PT
A riot of seasonal colors descend on Long An

A riot of seasonal colors descend on Long An

The rustic lifestyle of Mekong Delta province Long An emerge colorfully via the lens of Le Hoang Thai.
June 19, 2021 | 08:00 pm PT
Long An Province licenses $3-bln LNG power plant

Long An Province licenses $3-bln LNG power plant

The southern province of Long An has licensed a 3,000-MW liquefied natural gas power plant to be built by South Korea’s GS Energy and fund management company VinaCapital.
March 21, 2021 | 11:30 pm PT
Mekong Delta province to widen roads leading to HCMC at $1.3 billion

Mekong Delta province to widen roads leading to HCMC at $1.3 billion

Long An Province has announced plans to widen 11 roads linking it with neighboring HCMC in five years at a cost of VND30 trillion ($1.3 billion).
January 19, 2021 | 03:00 am PT
Dog keeps three-year vigil atop owner's grave

Dog keeps three-year vigil atop owner's grave

A dog in Long An Province has spent the past three years keeping watch over its former owner's grave.
November 29, 2020 | 09:02 pm PT
Three bridges connecting Mekong Delta with HCMC set to be built

Three bridges connecting Mekong Delta with HCMC set to be built

Long An Province authorities approved a VND2.3 trillion ($98.87 million) plan to build three bridges that will improve connectivity between the Mekong Delta and HCMC.
November 18, 2020 | 07:44 pm PT
Customs boat crash kills cigarette smuggler in southern Vietnam

Customs boat crash kills cigarette smuggler in southern Vietnam

The incident took place when customs officers were chasing after smugglers on a river in the Mekong Delta.
April 20, 2018 | 12:31 am PT
Mekong Delta residents earn a living off noxious water weed

Mekong Delta residents earn a living off noxious water weed

When nature gives you too much water hyacinth, what do you do? Turn them into baskets and sell.
December 18, 2018 | 07:49 pm PT
Kite festival in southern Vietnam

Kite festival in southern Vietnam

More than 100 kites in a range of shapes, sizes and patterns soared through the sky in Long An Province last Sunday.
February 12, 2019 | 07:13 pm PT
Kite show brings colors to Vietnam’s southern sky

Kite show brings colors to Vietnam’s southern sky

Hundreds of people came to enjoy a kite show in the southern Long An Province last Sunday.
February 13, 2019 | 12:15 am PT
Two killed, 2 injured in shooting at Long An border guard station

Two killed, 2 injured in shooting at Long An border guard station

A senior border guard officer in Long An Province shot two colleagues and a resident before killing himself Saturday.
June 15, 2019 | 05:38 am PT
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