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Craft villages busy as demand surges before Tet

 VietNamNet Bridge – The days leading up to Tet (Lunar New Year) are the busiest for residents of Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta craft villages, as demand for traditional specialties spike.

Car-shaped watermelon: $500/pair

According to the Phu Tri A Agricultural Extension Club, in Chau Thanh District, Hau Giang province--on the occasion of Lunar New Year 2013, the price for wine gourd-shaped grapefruits ranges from VND1 to VND2 million ($50-100) a pair.

Visiting the “kingdom of snakes”

VietNamNet Bridge – Going to the southwestern region, you must visit Tam Nong, in Dong Thap province, a small rural market but is very famous for snake meat.

Vietnam's tourism in clips of foreign visitors

VietNamNet Bridge - Vung Tau, Ha Long, Dong Thap or Ca Mau are beautiful in video clips by foreign tourists.

Dong Thap: Thousands of swallows come to industrial park

VietNamNet Bridge – Tens of thousands of swallows have been resided in the My Hiep industrial complex in Cao Lanh district, southern province of Dong Thap for nearly two months, making an unprecedented phenomenon.

Delta faces likely drought, greater seawater incursion

 VietNamNet Bridge – With the rainy season to end soon, water levels in many canals in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta are much lower than normal, sparking fears among locals that this will hit farming and drinking-water needs.