Mekong Delta

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5-tone musical instrument of the Khmer

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Khmer in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta have inherited Angkor culture with influences from the local wet rice civilization and Chinese and Cham ethnic groups. But they have developed a distinctive musical treasure,

Vietnam farmers cry about dry fields

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of hectares of rice fields in the southern region of Vietnam have been damaged by saltwater intrusion and the most severe drought in 100 years. Farmers are crying about their huge losses, caused by natural disasters.

Water shortages affect land, residents, businesses

VietNamNet Bridge - The saltwater intrusion and widespread drought have left millions of people of the south, central region and the Central Highlands in danger because of serious water shortages.

Mekong Delta's largest lagoon lives up to name ‘sea on plains'

 VietNamNet Bridge – As the biggest natural lake in the Mekong Delta, Thi Tuong Lagoon in the southern province of Ca Mau has earned a reputation as "a sea on plains".

Vietnam to control urban waste water to reduce pollution

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam plans to allocate big budgets to develop waste water drainage systems in urban areas in recent years. However, the systems’ conditions remain poor which still cause pollution because of low drainage capacity.

New air services bring more tourists to Mekong Delta

 VietNamNet Bridge – New air services linking the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho and other parts of the nation have helped send visitors to the region surging, heard a media briefing in Can Tho last week.

Tan Binh wholesale market turns bustling ahead of Tet

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tan Binh wholesale market specializing in garments and textiles in the district of the same name in HCMC has entered its peak business season as the Lunar New Year holiday, or Tet, has 12 days to go.

Saline intrusion a threat to crops in Mekong Delta

VietNamNet Bridge – Farmers in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta are facing a loss of crops as severe saline intrusion has occurred earlier than normal this year.  

Image: The unaffected beauty of Dong Thap

The Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap, some 200km from Ho Chi Minh City, has many interesting places to visit and things to do.

Binh Dong Wharf gears up for Tet

 VietNamNet Bridge – Multiple boats have begun transporting a wide range of ornamental trees and flowers from the Mekong Delta region to Binh Dong Wharf in HCMC’s District 8 for citizens in this city to buy for decoration

Mekong Delta holds beguiling charms

The vast natural and cultural treasures of southern Viet Nam, exemplified by unique folk traditions and festivals, lush green rice fields, forests and stunningly beautiful islands, will be the fitting focus of National Tourism Year 2016.

Foreign firms hungry for agri projects

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign investors’ appetite for Vietnam’s agricultural sector is growing, with a string of new or expanded projects scheduled to come on line soon.

Image: Delicious breakfast at Cai Rang floating market

If you have a chance to visit Cai Rang floating market in Vietnam’s southern Can Tho province, you should not miss a breakfast on boat. It is such a memorable experience!

Linh fish, a specialty in late flooding season

 VietNamNet Bridge – From the tenth to eleventh months of the lunar calendar, the flooding season comes to an end in the Mekong Delta. But that marks the start of the migratory linh fish (Siamese mud carp) season.

Mekong area needs $3.8b for projects

The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta region will need more than VND86.3 trillion (US$3.83 billion) in the 2016-20 period to develop key infrastructure projects to fuel its economic growth, according to the Ministry of Transport.

Vietnam could face serious freshwater scarcity

 Vietnam could face acute freshwater shortages in the future if water resources, including rivers, kept being degraded at the current pace, heard a seminar in Hanoi on December 11.

Dams slash Mekong fish stocks

 More than 70 Vietnamese and international scientists and other experts and officials from ministries and international organisations discussed ongoing research into the impact of dams on the mainstream of the Mekong River..

PM co-chairs high-level dialogue on climate change in Mekong Delta

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, together with Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Vice President of the World Bank Laura Tusk, co-chaired a high-level dialogue on responding to climate change in the Mekong Delta region held in Paris

River-based tourism to boom in Mekong Delta

 VietNamNet Bridge – Member countries in the Mekong River region including Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and Viet Nam should build up long-term strategies and action plans to boost co-operation of river-based tourism in the future.

Mekong Delta localities calls for investment

 The Mekong Delta introduced 74 projects in need of investment at a conference held by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI)’s Can Tho branch in Can Tho City on November 20.