Kien Giang

Update news Kien Giang

Rising seas threaten Vietnam’s top rice producer

 VietNamNet Bridge – Because of climate change, Kien Giang Province is struggling to maintain its place as Vietnam’s biggest rice producer – a distinction it has held for nearly two decades.

Delta takes steps to protect children in flooded areas

 VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities in the Mekong Delta are setting up safe sites for children in flooded areas and ensuring the safety of students going to school.

Ba Hon Dam islands: A pristine experience

 VietNamNet Bridge – Located off Kien Luong District in the southern province of Kien Giang, Ba Lua Archipelago is a pristine landscape, which has been called the ‘Ha Long Bay of the South’.

Kien Giang Police to investigate the missing of red book certificates

Authorities in Kien Giang Province have been tasked to coordinate with the provincial Department of Natural Resources and Environment to retrieve 1,029 original land use rights certificates reportedly missing 

Kien Giang cracks down on violators of land-use regulations

The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang’s People’s Committee has instructed inspection teams to impose severe fines on violators of laws on construction, land subdivision, and illegal deforestation.

Mekong Delta tourist numbers surge

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta has seen a big jump in the number of tourist arrivals in the first half of the year.

Saving the wetlands and a home for cranes

 In the last few years, more Sarus cranes, a threatened species, have been spotted returning to the wetlands in Kien Giang Province. The restoration of the wetlands, the last extensive remnant of a lepironia grass ecosystem

Explore serene Hon Son Island

 VietNamNet Bridge – About 65km from the centre of the southern province of Kien Giang, the serene and unspoiled Hon Son Island is a hidden gem for the nature-loving tourists.

World’s longest sea cable car route launched in Kien Giang Province

The world’s longest sea cable car route connecting An Thoi Town and Hon Thom Island in the southern province of Kien Giang’s Phu Quoc Island District was inaugurated yesterday, reducing travel time by half 

Local authorities want dollars to be used in Phu Quoc SEZ

VietNamNet Bridge - Kien Giang provincial authorities’ proposal to allow the dollar to be used in Phu Quoc Special Economic Zone (SEZ) has stirred controversy.

Red-headed cranes return to Phu My Reserve

 VietNamNet Bridge – A flock of 18 red-headed cranes has recently returned to Phu My Reserve in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Kien Giang, according to Nguyen Phong Van, director of the reserve.

Kien Giang: Speedboat capsizes, 14 people rescued

  VietNamNet Bridge – Fourteen people were rescued on Wednesday evening after their speedboat capsized due to high waves on the way from Nam Du Island to the mainland.

Travelling in Vietnam's southwestern region during Tet holidays

Tra Su cajuput forest, Sam Mountain, and Tram Chim National Park to name a few, are beautiful travel destinations in the western region of Vietnam for travellers during the Lunar New Year festival (Tet).

Giant butterflies appear in southwestern region

VietNamNet Bridge - After the long rains, residents in the provinces of Bac Lieu, Soc Trang and Kien Giang were surprised to see unusually large butterflies in their gardens. 

The bitter plague of sugar smuggling from Cambodia

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bags of sugar made in Thailand are piled along Viet Nam’s border, ready to be carried across by boats to waiting Vietnamese motorbike drivers.

Dau Doi, a traditional ceramic village in Hon Dat

The Khmer people in Hon Dat District in Kien Giang have a long tradition of making ceramic products. Local clay is soft and elastic making ceramic products more durable. The village is most famous for making terra-cotta ovens.

Rach Gia City opens tourism information centre

 VietNamNet Bridge – Rach Gia City in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Kien Giang has opened a tourism information centre on Nguyen Cong Tru Street in Vinh Thanh Ward to serve local and foreign tourists.

Phu Quoc's time to shine in national year of tourism

 VietNamNet Bridge – The southern Kien Giang Province will host Road shows and tourism promotion programmes in Japan, Korea, Singapore and France as the province's Phu Quoc Island hosts "Visit Viet Nam 2016 – Phu Quoc-Mekong Delta".

A visit to Mac Cuu tomb in Ha Tien

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mac Cuu tomb, located at the foot of Binh San Mountain in Binh San Ward of Ha Tien Town, is highly recommended for those who travel to the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang

Neglected Ba Hon Dam Island off

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ba Hon Dam, an island of Ba Lua Archipelago off the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang, is a go-to destination for travelers who wish to escape bustling life of the city to mingle in nature at a beach.