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Expressways in the making to shorten HCMC – Mekong Delta commute

Expressways in the making to shorten HCMC – Mekong Delta commute

Dong Thap Province will collaborate with the Transport Ministry to build two expressways to shave two hours of the commute from Ho Chi Minh City.
Invasive caterpillar threatens Mekong Delta coconut ‘kingdom’

Invasive caterpillar threatens Mekong Delta coconut ‘kingdom’

Some 150 hectares (370 acres) of coconut groves in Ben Tre Province have been damaged by a caterpillar species endemic to India and Sri Lanka.
March 22, 2021 | 11:28 am GMT+7
Three Mekong Delta provinces to benefit from $86-mln water supply project

Three Mekong Delta provinces to benefit from $86-mln water supply project

The government has green-lighted a VND2-trillion ($86.35 million) project to supply water to three provinces in the Mekong Delta.
March 19, 2021 | 01:32 pm GMT+7
Inter-Mekong Delta route renovation to complete in April

Inter-Mekong Delta route renovation to complete in April

Work to upgrade a route through four Mekong Delta provinces is expected to be completed in April to ease the traffic burden on National Highway 1A.
March 19, 2021 | 09:06 am GMT+7
How can Mekong Delta fly high if no one gives it wings?

How can Mekong Delta fly high if no one gives it wings?

On the morning of May 21, 2000, I woke up to a scene I had never witnessed before.
February 22, 2021 | 07:51 am GMT+7
New highways, bridges set to ease gridlock in Mekong Delta

New highways, bridges set to ease gridlock in Mekong Delta

Several major transport projects that have been completed will ease traffic overload on many of the Mekong Delta’s roads and bridges during the Lunar New Year.
January 14, 2021 | 08:01 am GMT+7
Mega irrigation system to help Mekong Delta tackle drought, salinity

Mega irrigation system to help Mekong Delta tackle drought, salinity

One of the two parts of a mega irrigation system in southern Vietnam's Mekong Delta will start operation next month in Kien Giang Province.
January 13, 2021 | 09:07 am GMT+7
Mekong Delta saltwater intrusion not to be as severe as 2020

Mekong Delta saltwater intrusion not to be as severe as 2020

Salt intrusion up the Mekong River and its tributaries will be higher than normal but not as bad as last year’s record levels, meteorologists have forecast.
January 12, 2021 | 07:43 am GMT+7
Expressway lengthened to shorten HCMC - Mekong Delta travel time

Expressway lengthened to shorten HCMC - Mekong Delta travel time

An additional section to the HCMC-Mekong Delta expressway will cut travel time from the city to the region’s capital to just two hours.
January 04, 2021 | 04:50 pm GMT+7
Endangered crane absent from Vietnam's Ramsar site

Endangered crane absent from Vietnam's Ramsar site

Losing their natural habitat and food source, red-crowned cranes no longer call a national park in Vietnam's Mekong Delta home.
December 15, 2020 | 08:00 pm GMT+7
Limited opening of HCMC-Mekong Delta expressway to help ease Tet overload

Limited opening of HCMC-Mekong Delta expressway to help ease Tet overload

The portion being built to extend the only expressway between HCMC and the Mekong Delta will open to traffic during the Lunar New Year early in 2021.
December 03, 2020 | 08:03 am GMT+7
Road from HCMC to run along entire Mekong Delta coast

Road from HCMC to run along entire Mekong Delta coast

The government has approved in principle the construction of a 740-km coastal road along the length of the Mekong Delta connecting HCMC.
November 26, 2020 | 01:00 pm GMT+7
Anguish as Mekong Delta’s annual floods continue to dry up

Anguish as Mekong Delta’s annual floods continue to dry up

It is time for the annual floods in the Mekong Delta, but the flooding season these days is more a cherished memory than a practical phenomenon.
October 06, 2020 | 10:05 am GMT+7
Vietnam’s main coconut growing area stressed by salinity

Vietnam’s main coconut growing area stressed by salinity

Historic levels of saltwater intrusion in the Mekong Delta have caused coconuts in Ben Tre Province to shrink by half in size and farmers’ incomes by even more.
August 13, 2020 | 11:47 am GMT+7
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