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Mekong Delta students to get access to computer science

Microsoft Vietnam and the Dariu Foundation on Tuesday launched a project called “Enabling Boat” to help disadvantaged youth in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta access computer science and code literacy. According to the 2018 Digital Transformation Study in the Asia Pacific conducted by Microsoft and IDC, ...

VNS Reporter

Project to develop Mekong Delta’s tourism adapted to climate change

The People’s Committee of Can Tho city, the Novaland Group, the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), and the Military Commercial Joint Stock Bank (MBBank) have teamed up to implement a project on developing the Mekong Delta’s tourism adapted to climate change. They signed the cooperation agreement ...

VNA Reporter

Mekong Delta asked to improve waterway connectivity

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has asked the Ministry of Transport to review transport planning in the Mekong Delta and seek better links among modes of transport in the region. Deputy PM Dung called for further connectivity among inland waterways, marine routes and inland ...

VNA Reporter

Dramatic Photos Show How Sand Mining Threatens a Way of Life in Southeast Asia

Sand is a key ingredient in concrete, the essential building material of Vietnam’s fast-growing cities. Demand for it is surging—and that is wreaking havoc not only on Vietnam’s rivers, but also on the all-important Mekong Delta.  Keep reading ...

Vince Beiser

Firms in Mekong Delta perform well in 2017

The number of well-performing businesses in the Mekong Delta increased with higher revenues and profits in 2017, according to a survey recently announced by the Can Tho city chapter of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Keep reading ...

Nhan Dan Online Newspaper Reporter

HCMC secures $5 billion from Canadian fund for Mekong Delta rail link

Construction of a railway connecting Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong delta capital of Can Tho is expected to start later this year using nearly $5 billion from a Canadian investment fund, insiders said. Keep reading ...

Huu Cong

Mekong Delta braces for forest fires

Local authorities in the Mekong Delta have stepped up efforts to prevent forest fires even as the region enters the highly risky dry season. ...

VietnamNet Reporter

Mekong Delta braces for salt intrusion

Authorities and people living in the coastal areas of the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta have taken several measures to prevent saltwater intrusion, including building of dams. Keep reading ...

VNS Reporter

Mekong Delta harvests bumper rice crop

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta, the country’s rice granary, expects to harvest around 11 million tonnes of paddy this winter–spring rice crop, one million tonnes more than last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Keep reading ...

VNS Reporter

Sediment loss in Mekong River killing southern delta

The Mekong Delta is home to nearly 18 million Vietnamese people, and is the most important rice field and fishing region of the country. Vietnam cannot afford to lose it as an agricultural powerhouse, but may be unable to stop just that happening. Keep reading ...

VNA Reporter

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