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Seven more domestic and international air routes departing in Can Tho City have been launched since April, helping develop tourism, investment and trade for the entire Mekong Delta region.
The impact of climate change on agriculture and aquaculture in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam over the years is forcing local farmers and enterprises to adapt by implementing more effective solutions.
While the entire society was still in dreaming of being a rice export power, farmers were realistic, realizing that the higher the yield of rice, the lower profit they would get because of higher fertilizer and pesticide costs.
The University of Science under the Vietnam National University-HCM City has set up the first greenhouse gas monitoring station in the buffer zone of the Lang Sen Wetland Reserve in the Mekong Delta province of Long An.
Only 50 percent of Vietnam’s inland waterway network, measured in kilometers (19,000), is easily navigable, according to the Department of Inland Waterway.
Sugar companies are in such danger that the Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development (MARD) on April 3 had to organize a meeting with the sugar association to discuss ways to rescue them.
The major reason behind the subsidence in Mekong Delta is the overexploitation of underground water.
The Mekong Delta needs sustainable measures and sufficient financial resources to mitigate serious erosion along rivers and coastal areas, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Ha Cong Tuan, has said.
VietNamNet Bridge - In the face of the growing threat to the Mekong Delta, experts believe that the only solution is to restore natural aquifers.
The Mekong Delta and the south-eastern region plan to grow other crops on more than 126,300ha of low-yield rice fields this year as a means of adapting to climate change and improving farmers’ incomes.
VietNamNet Bridge – The 15th International Travel Expo (ITE) will take place on September 5-7 in HCM City to boost the tourism industry in Mekong Delta region.
The Southern Institute of Water Resources Research has asked farmers and irrigation management units in the Cuu Long Delta region to store water in ponds and canals for the dry season this year.
VietNamNet Bridge – The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang should build more roads to link its districts with the rest of the province and with highways connecting other provinces and cities to attract more investors,
VietNamNet Bridge - Drought and saltwater intrusion are affecting the Mekong Delta earlier than usual.
VietNamNet Bridge – The British magazine Conde Nast Traveller has listed Vietnam’s Mekong Delta among the best destinations to visit in 2019.
VietNamNet Bridge – The Cuu Long University held a ceremony on Thursday to announce the Prime Minister’s decision to shift the university to private status, the first of its kind in the Mekong Delta.
VietNamNet Bridge – Many transport projects as part of the second express highway in the Cuu Long Delta may not be completed by 2020 because of surging prices and a scarcity of construction sand.
VietNamNet Bridge - A national energy center will open in the Mekong Delta as more and more power plants are being built there.
VietNamNet Bridge – For those who love traditional Vietnamese cakes, bánh da lợn (literal translation “pig-skin cake”) should be at the top of your list during Tet holiday that celebrated the Year of the Pig.
Farmers in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta have developed agri-tourism models that have not only increased their incomes but also contributed to sustainable agriculture and rural development in the area.