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VietNamNet Bridge – When it comes to floating markets, people will immediately think of the peaceful Mekong Delta where southerners attach their rustic lives to boats and waterways.
Future economic impacts of climate change in the Lower Mekong Basin, including Vietnam, are likely to be wide-ranging and could top US$34 billion annually, according to a report recently released by USAID.
VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities have helped four households in Song Phung Commune in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang to move from an area threatened by landslides.
The Southern Institute for Water Resources Planning has implemented a master plan to build three irrigation systems in response to climate change in Can Tho, Ca Mau and Vinh Long – the three most severely inundated cities in the Mekong Delta.
World Bank programme requests research proposals; Slow demand means hard year for rubber; Vietnam invests nearly $20 billion abroad; Economy benefits much from oil price slump; Higher taxes for HCMC restaurants, household businesses
Circle K convenience store chain opens 100th store in VN; Retailers despair as discounts fail to attract more customers; Stalled projects likely to be re-sold; Foreign remittances remain robust in 2014;
The southern city of Can Tho recently installed free public WiFi on Ninh Kieu Wharf as part of an image-building exercise and to attract more tourists.
Malaysia is looking to cooperate with Mekong Delta provinces and cities in clean agricultural development and green biotechnology to create environmental protection solutions.
VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Record Centre (Vietking) has announced top 5 floating markets in the western region of the country that attract a huge number of domestic and foreign visitors.
Saigon Securities divests from confectionery; Vinatex and Itochu embark on ambitious project; Vietnamese manufacturing on the rise; Vietnam to mobilise development capital equal to 30% GDP; Mekong Delta exports 516,000 tonnes of rice in January
VietNamNet Bridge – The first cable car system in the Mekong Delta will be put into service on February 14, making it easier for local and foreign visitors to visit the touristic Bay Nui area in An Giang Province,
Mekong Delta Green Tourism Week 2015; Strong inbound tourism arrivals for January; Quang Binh supports tourist accommodation construction
VietNamNet Bridge – There are many risks threatening specialities of the Mekong Delta -- the coconut trees of Ben Tre, Nam Roi grapefruit of Vinh Long, Basa catfish of An Giang and linh fish of Dong Thap Muoi.
People in the Mekong Delta and scientists have opposed construction of Don Sahong Dam in Laos and other dams on the Mekong River, according to the Vietnam Rivers Network (VRN).
PM okays industrial cluster plan; Five-star hotels shine in Hanoi; New record for auto sales in 2014; Hanoi cuts procedural time for enterprise establishment; Excess capacity clouds the outlook for steel sector in 2015
As many as 323,200 households in the Mekong Delta got rid of poverty in 2014, exceeding the set target by 3.4 percent, according to the Steering Committee for the Southwestern Region (SCSR).
VietNamNet Bridge – In recent years, the production of brooms from reed, or bong say in Vietnamese, in Con Nho Village in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang has been growing faster than ever with rising output and export
VietNamNet Bridge – Southwest Region Steering Committee Deputy Director Nguyen Phong Quang talked to the Lao Dong (Labour) newspaper about breakthrough measures for the development of the Mekong Delta region.
VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 906 foreign-invested projects worth 11.9 billion USD have been operational in the Mekong Delta region so far,
VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam ‘s Mekong Delta has been chosen among the 10 best-value destinations for 2015 by Rough Guides, a British publisher of travel and reference guides.