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PM approves major waterway transport projects

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has released a decision approving waterway infrastructure policies expected to boost the sector's growth.

Tourism creates real chances

 VietNamNet Bridge – Soc Trang Province is calling for investments in tourism, especially eco- and community-based tourism. Moreover, this Mekong Delta province also boosts regional cooperation, mainly river tourism.

The most famous market in Mekong Delta: in pictures

 VietNamNet Bridge - In Chau Doc City in An Giang Province, visit its famous market with all kinds of salted fish, dried fish, traditional cakes, and characteristic fruits of the Mekong Delta.

Poor water management hits Delta

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's Mekong Delta, which is home to 18 million people, has suffered adverse consequences due to poor water resource management,

The journey of Vietnamese rice

The Mekong Delta had experienced a hard process since the 19th century to turn a salt-marsh and wild region into the rice granary of Vietnam with over 3.8 million hectares of agricultural land and annual rice output exceeding 20 million tons now.

Homestay grows popular among tourists

VietNamNet Bridge – Homestay service has been popular in many Western countries. In Vietnam, homestay is emerging as a new trend in rural areas as international visitors have strong demand for exploring daily indigenous life and culture in Vietnam.

Photos: The must-see "fruit kingdoms” in South Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge - Cai Mon, Cai, and Lai Thieu are not only the largest fruit areas in Vietnam but also popular tourist destinations.

Mekong sees medical specialist shortage

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta faces a severe lack of medical specialists, especially in life-threatening fields such as tuberculosis and leprosy.

Mekong Delta suffers severe saline intrusion

 VietNamNet Bridge – Farmers and households have been left without fresh water in many areas in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta this year because of severe saline intrusion.

Dong Thap cuisine: a real treat of Mekong Delta

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dong Thap Province, around 170 kilometers from HCMC, lies by the Tien River in the Mekong Delta and has various attractive destinations for tourists such as Tram Chim National Park, Gao Giong Eco-Tourism Park,

Vietnam urged to better use int’l aid for climate change

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam should make full use of financial aid from international donors to adapt to climate change,

Mekong Delta to need US$4 billion for key infra projects by 2020

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Transport has estimated the Mekong Delta region would need around VND87 trillion in 2016-2020 to invest in important infrastructure projects to fuel economic growth.

Banh canh Ben Co is a specialty of Tra Vinh

VietNamNet Bridge – Few people know that the rustic but delicious banh canh Ben Co (Ben Co rice noodle soup), now a famous dish in the south, originated in a small roadside eatery on National Highway 53 in Ben Co Hamlet,

Sand exploitation threatens Mekong Delta

 VietNamNet Bridge – Policymakers and experts gathered at Can Tho City on Friday to discuss and propose an inter-provincial policy for the sustainable management of sediment in the Mekong Delta region.

Mekong delta chefs show talent at biggest hot pot event

 VietNamNet Bridge – Famous chef Pham Tuan Hai, more than 300 chefs and 31 contestants of Miss Mekong Delta pageant 2015 is to gather for the biggest hot pot event in Vietnam set to get underway in Can Tho City on June 27.

Rice paper making village

 VietNamNet Bridge – My Long was originally the name of a small wet market in My Thanh Commune, Giong Trom District, Ben Tre Province which was famous for selling rice paper cakes.

Museum of natural history sought for Mekong Delta

 VietNamNet Bridge – Representatives of Can Tho University have proposed building Mekong Delta Museum of Natural History in Can Tho City since the city is the center of the delta.

Erosion claims 500 hectares of land annually in delta

 VietNamNet Bridge – Erosion has taken its toll on the Mekong Delta, claiming some 500 hectares of land in the region a year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Sea, river erosion threat to farmers in Mekong

 VietNamNet Bridge – Erosion in many places in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta has claimed about 500 hectares of land as authorities struggle to find effective answers.

Nine children drown every day, can't swim

 VietNamNet Bridge – Up to nine children drown every day because they can't swim, but still play in water, an expert said.