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Can Tho eyes two highway works at $118-mln cost

Can Tho eyes two highway works at $118-mln cost

Can Tho City in the Mekong Delta wants to build or upgrade highways to its neighboring Hau Giang and Kien Giang provinces at a cost of VND2.7 trillion ($118 million).
Mekong Delta prepares for possible drought, salinity

Mekong Delta prepares for possible drought, salinity

Farmers and authorities in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta have started storing water, building dams and planting seeds early to avoid drought and salinity.
February 23, 2022 | 08:24 pm PT
Mekong Delta's biggest irrigation system near completion

Mekong Delta's biggest irrigation system near completion

A mega irrigation system to save southern Vietnam's Mekong Delta from drought and salinity will be fully completed in two weeks.
November 13, 2021 | 04:46 pm PT
Reverse migration breeds Mekong Delta Covid-19 hotspots

Reverse migration breeds Mekong Delta Covid-19 hotspots

Four Mekong Delta provinces have recorded a rise in the number of Covid-19 infections after receiving thousands of returnees from localities previously hard hit by the pandemic.
October 26, 2021 | 05:30 am PT
US funds Mekong Delta coastal habitat protection

US funds Mekong Delta coastal habitat protection

A project to conserve coastal habitats in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta has been launched with financial support from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
October 22, 2021 | 04:07 am PT
Mekong Delta localities join forces to fight pandemic, restore economy

Mekong Delta localities join forces to fight pandemic, restore economy

Seven delta localities will cooperate to prevent Covid-19, protect people's health and develop production and business.
October 14, 2021 | 07:31 pm PT
Mass vaccination boosted in Mekong Delta

Mass vaccination boosted in Mekong Delta

Mekong Delta localities are accelerating Covid-19 immunization now they have access to more vaccines.
October 13, 2021 | 04:31 pm PT
Mekong Delta seeks $350 mln for building embankments

Mekong Delta seeks $350 mln for building embankments

Localities in the Mekong Delta have asked for VND8.14 trillion ($352 million) in government funds to build dikes at 76 erosion hotspots.
May 21, 2021 | 05:00 pm PT
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.
May 19, 2021 | 04:00 am PT
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 21, 2021 | 08:28 pm PT
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 18, 2021 | 10:32 pm PT
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 18, 2021 | 06:06 pm PT
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 21, 2021 | 04:51 pm PT
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 13, 2021 | 05:01 pm PT
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