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Linh fish – The specialty of Mekong Delta’s flooding season

Thanks to its high nutritional value, locals in southwestern Vietnam use linh fish to prepare many appetizing dishes that captivate diners from the first bite.

Garbage mountains seriously affect people’s lives in Mekong Delta region

Hundreds of thousands of tonnes of garbage which piled up like mountains, without comprehensive treatment measures, have been polluting the environment, affecting the lives of people in the Mekong Delta region.

Trading on boats

Floating markets are a vibrant part of local culture in the Mekong Delta region. Among them, Cai Rang floating market stands out as one of the largest and most traditional markets in the area.

Plan issued to carry out 2021-2030 Mekong Delta planning

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has signed a decision to issue an implementation plan serving the Mekong Delta region planning for 2021 – 2030, with a vision towards 2050.

Sand mining, hydropower dams contribute to Mekong’s erosion

Sand mining and the construction of hydropower dams that trap sediment from travelling downstream are primary factors contributing to rampant coastal and riverbank erosion in Việt Nam’s Mekong Delta region.

Living in fear: Mekong Delta’s houses collapse due to rampant erosion

Many families in the Mekong Delta region are grappling with critical threats of rampant erosion that is caused by changes in rivers’ flow triggered by excessive sand mining and the construction of hydropower dams upstream that block sediment.

Drought in the wetland

The Mekong Delta region has previously endured two severe seasonal droughts caused by El Niño in 2015-2016 and 2019-2020.

Mekong Delta provinces long for bridges to improve transportation

After the deployment of the highway projects in the Mekong Delta, local residents have been eagerly longing for the completion of Rach Mieu No.2 and Dai Ngai bridges. However, both of these projects are currently encountering several challenges.

Smoothing FDI flow to Mekong Delta

Streamlining FDI approval process is a crucial step in driving the development of the Mekong Delta, a vital economic region in southern Vietnam with untapped potential. However, what is impeding FDI inflows into the region?

Three local destinations among six coolest towns along Mekong river

Cai Be, Sa Dec, and Tan Chau of Vietnam have been listed among the six of the coolest towns found along the Mekong river, as compiled by Australian travel newspaper The Sydney Morning Herald.

Construction of $1.9b trans-Mekong Delta expressway kicks off

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chính attended a ceremony in An Giang Province where he ordered simultaneously beginning the construction of four components projects of the first phase of the 188km Chau Doc-Can Tho-Soc Trang expressway.

Mekong Delta hospitals’ blood reserves critically low

According to the Director of the Can Tho Hematology and Blood Transfusion Hospital, the cause of the blood shortage is difficulties in procurement, purchasing supplies, screening reagents, and blood testing.

Land erosion worsens in Mekong Delta

At the end of May 2023, the beginning of the rainy season increased land erosion along rivers and canals in the Mekong Delta including the Tien River, Hau River and Ca Mau peninsula.

Searching for rock crabs along the southwestern seaboard

The term "rock crabs" is not only the name but also a characteristic of a crab species living in this sea

Mekong Delta has 10 more typical tourist destinations

Ten more places in the Mekong Delta have been recognised as typical tourist destinations of the region in 2023.

Mekong Delta well positioned to receive FDI inflows

The Mekong Delta region, located on the maritime route in the centre of the ASEAN region, has great potential to draw strong investment waves from other countries, especially neighbouring nations.

Measures for education advancement in Mekong Delta

The Mekong Delta region is seeking to improve education quality and infrastructure for students, especially at a high level, to create skilled labour forces.

Investment of $304.3 million proposed to upgrade Mekong Delta roads

The Ministry of Transport propose projects to upgrade and improve three national highways, 53, 62 and 91B, in Mekong Delta provinces.

Mekong Delta province’s rice output tops 10 million rice tons

Farmers in Vietnam's southern tip, Ca Mau Province, harvested more than 1.5 million hectares of winter-spring rice crop; thus, the province’s rice output topped over 10 million rice tons.

Vietnam sees farming revolution, exports high-quality rice

Anticipating that rice yield and output are nearly hitting the ceiling, Vietnam is preparing for a revolution in rice farming, striving for 1 million hectares of high-quality rice.