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Vietnam's Mekong Delta, world's youngest river basin, might be first one gone

Vietnam's Mekong Delta, world's youngest river basin, might be first one gone

Nguyen Van Thom is proud to say that he is sensitive to all the changes in the Mekong, and is sad to say that the river "has lost its rhythm" for the last 20 years.
PM addresses Mekong Delta's environment crisis

PM addresses Mekong Delta's environment crisis

The Mekong Delta is seeing land subsidence faster than the sea level rise and is at risk of sinking, PM Pham Minh Chinh said as he visited the region on Saturday.
August 13, 2023 | 01:37 am PT
Construction driving away merchants at iconic floating market

Construction driving away merchants at iconic floating market

Anti-erosion revetments built around Cai Rang floating market, the largest such Mekong Delta site of its kind, are too tall for merchants to ply their trades.
July 11, 2023 | 03:21 pm PT
Southland’s expressways leave region still gridlocked

Southland’s expressways leave region still gridlocked

2010 was a turning point in Lam Dai Vinh’s career. It was the year Vietnam’s first expressway, Ho Chi Minh City – Trung Luong, opened to link the nation’s economic hub with the Mekong Delta, its agriculture hub.
March 19, 2023 | 04:00 pm PT
Mekong Delta to have 800 km of expressways by 2030

Mekong Delta to have 800 km of expressways by 2030

The government has passed a master plan until 2030 to develop the Mekong Delta into a key economic region, including major infrastructure developments.
March 5, 2022 | 05:00 pm PT
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).
February 28, 2022 | 08:18 pm PT
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
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