Do Thi Xuan Dieu left a job paying more than $750 a month to return to Can Tho and find new value in a fruit often left to fall unwanted. Two years of experimentation later, her dried lekima earned four-star OCOP status.

Southern Vietnam has no shortage of options for the September 2 break, from tropical islands and fruit orchards to cruises along the Mekong.

Nam Can Tho University on August 18 launched the DNC Institute of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence and the Digital Technology and Innovation JSC, marking the establishment of the Mekong Delta’s first institute for robotics and AI research.

In folk belief across Vietnam's southwestern region, five-toed pigs are associated with bad luck. When farmers discover a pig with this unusual trait, they often bring the animal to a Buddhist temple.

The Australia Corner was officially launched at Can Tho University on July 29, creating a new platform to strengthen cooperation between Vietnam and Australia in education, research and climate change adaptation.

A strengthening El Niño could cut short the rainy season in southern Vietnam, accelerating water shortages and allowing saltwater to penetrate deep into the Mekong Delta.

Nguyen Ngoc Giau’s durian orchard in An Giang has opened its doors to hundreds of visitors daily, selling durian at prices double or triple the market rate.

Pioneering models like Sok Farm are shifting the narrative from low-value raw production to organic global e-commerce. They prove that with the right approach, the Mekong can turn local resources into true prosperity.

Despite generating 58 percent of national forex surplus, the Mekong Delta faces a downward spiral. A severe shortage of medium enterprises and a massive youth brain drain are stripping this fertile land of its competitive edge.

VCCI, in coordination with the Fulbright School of Public Policy and Management has released the Mekong Delta Economic Report 2025, outlining strategic solutions to unlock the region’s long-term growth potential and position the private sector.

On behalf of the Politburo, Standing member of the Secretariat Tran Cam Tu has signed Conclusion No. 26 on preventing and addressing land subsidence, erosion, flooding, drought, and saltwater intrusion in the Mekong Delta for the 2026–2035 period.

Improved livelihoods and sustained policy support are bringing renewed optimism to Khmer communities across southern Vietnam ahead of their traditional New Year.

Farmers in the Mekong Delta are getting high yields and good prices for rice grown under the rice – shrimp farming model.

As one of Vietnam's primary tourism regions, the Mekong Delta is pivoting toward a sustainable future centred on green tourism, environmental protection, and the preservation of cultural heritage.

Youths in the Mekong Delta have joined forces to "rescue" tens of tons of giant barb (Catlocarpio siamensis) and walking catfish from farming ponds, bringing them to the Tien River to help revive aquatic resources.

A school of wild fish, dubbed “heaven-sent” by locals, has unexpectedly taken up residence in the Tien River. Cared for and protected daily, these fish have become cherished symbols of Dong Thap - and a growing tourist draw.

In a newly launched tourism village in Vinh Long, visitors can garden, gather eggs, and slow down

Across the Mekong Delta, leading aquaculture producers, processors and exporters, along with suppliers of inputs, are transitioning to circular, high-tech and clean production models that cut greenhouse gas emissions.

In the heart of Vietnam's Mekong Delta, a one-of-a-kind floating market thrives on a single product: firewood.