mekong delta

Update news mekong delta

Provinces prepare for floods as water levels of rivers in Mekong Delta rise

The Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control has instructed Mekong Delta provinces to keep farmers informed about weather and tide conditions so they can harvest crops unprotected by dyke systems.

Vietnam encounters barriers exporting rice to China

Vietnam’s rice export price has unexpectedly surpassed Thailand’s prices, but the good news has been overshadowed by China’s higher import tariff on sticky rice and tighter control over imports.

Mekong Delta turns to tech to fight climate change

 VietNamNet Bridge – Experts have urged authorities in the Mekong Delta region to use cutting-edge technologies to restructure the agricultural sector in the face of climate change.

Erosion incidents increase in Mekong Delta

 VietNamNet Bridge – The amount of silt and sediment flowing down the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta has been decreasing, while the erosion of riverbanks and coastlines around the area is becoming more serious.

Collapse of Laos hydropower dam will have minor impact in Vietnam: scientists

Officials and scientists have said that the accident at the Sepien Senamnoi hydropower dam in Attapeu, Laos will not create a “water bomb” attacking the Vietnam’s Mekong Delta.

Landslides, erosions encircle Mekong Delta

Landslides in the Mekong Delta have occurred in over 560 riverside and coastal areas with a total length of 786 kilometers. 

Coal-fired thermal power plants threaten Mekong Delta environment

VietNamNet Bridge - Under the national power development plan in 2011-2020 (seventh plan) approved by the Prime Minister in 2016, a series of coal-fired power plants will be built in the Mekong Delta.

Scientists seek solutions to landslides in Mekong Delta

Coastal and riverbank landslides are now a hot topic in the Mekong Delta. In May and June, a series of landslide cases occurred in the delta’s provinces, from Ca Mau, Hau Giang and Can Tho to An Giang, Dong Thap and Vinh Long.

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.

Delta summer–autumn rice planted too early, threatened by diseases

 VietNamNet Bridge – Farmers in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta who sowed the summer- autumn rice crop early are facing a threat of lower yields and increased costs because of disease outbreaks.

Hydropower dams affecting agricultural production in Mekong Delta

VietNamNet Bridge - Two new hydropower projects, including Lao Pak Beng and Cambodian Sambor, on the upper course of the Mekong River have increased the risks for Vietnam’s Mekong Delta region.

Rainy season begins, 10 landslides already occur

Landslides are occurring in many localities in Mekong River Delta, though the rainy season has just begun. Ten serious landslide cases have occurred in Ca Mau, Hau Giang and Can Tho in the last two weeks.

Mekong Delta erosion incidents increase

 VietNamNet Bridge – Landslides along riverbanks and the coast in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta have been increasing as local authorities continue to struggle to find solutions amid a budget shortage.  

Get lost on garden islets of the Mekong Delta

 VietNamNet Bridge – A single day’s trip from HCM City can take you to green and tranquil gardens in the Mekong Delta.

Loan sharks cause suffering in Mekong Delta, central provinces

On May 9 police in Sa Dec City accosted Nguyen Van Thu at a car wash in Ward 1 and seized notebooks with records of his loans, more than 400 deposit contracts and identity documents and 3,000 flyers

Online tourism businesses thrive in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - Many travel firms, after making heavy investments in online tourism, are earning increasingly high revenue. 

Risking one’s life to catch poisonous snakes

VietNamNet Bridge - T.V.L. in Kien Giang province is a “snake hunter” well known all over the Mekong Delta. 

Mekong Delta provinces vow to improve tourism services

A project to develop tourism in the Mekong Delta in the context of climate change has been signed by three parties, including real estate developer Novaland, the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and the Military Bank (MB).

Mekong Delta must develop in sustainable way, or risk serious damage: experts

Nguyen Huu Thien, an independent expert on Mekong Delta’s ecology, has praised the government’s Resolution on developing the Mekong Delta by 2050 in a sustainable way in the context of climate change. 

Vietnamese affected by climate change struggle to make a living

Droughts, rising sea water level, and the increased frequency of heavy rains and storms have caused huge damages to the economy, reducing GDP by 1-2 percent, according to GIZ (German Society for International Cooperation).