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.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – Agricultural officials from 13 provinces in the Mekong Delta expressed their deep concern about Laos’ proposed hydroelectric dam on the Mekong River,

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 VietNamNet Bridge – Seen from afar, a section of Road 867 across Long Dinh Commune the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang resembles a colorful work of art, rather a painting.

VietNamNet introduces the third part of the roundtable discussion on “A quarter century of Vietnam’s rice exports”, with the participation of Prof. Dr. Vo Tong Xuan, Dr. Vu Trong Khai, and Mr. Nguyen Minh Nhi.

Local experts have suggested provinces in the Mekong Delta region consider applying Israel’s agricultural production models and technologies to create farming breakthroughs in the biggest rice producing region of Vietnam.

 The already-low number of Mekong Delta residents sent abroad for guest work is steadily declining due to a lack of professional skills, said Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Thi Hai Chuyen.

VietNamNet Bridge – Authorized agencies have found it tough to fight against smuggling traditionally flourishing by the end of every year along the southwest border in Vietnam.

 The World Bank is funding a rural development project to help the Mekong Delta of Vietnam improve its climate change resilience.

 Can Tho city is concentrating on constructing Cai Cui seaport, the largest-ever in the Mekong Delta, which is able to handle ships weighing up to 20,000 tonnes once completed.

The Mekong Delta will face a severe lack of fresh water in the coming years due to fast population growth and increasing saltwater intrusion in the region, experts have warned.

VietNamNet Bridge – Experts believe that restoring and developing deepwater rice needs to be done urgently to conserve genetic resources and biodiversity, and adapt to climate change.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Can Tho - the largest city in the Mekong Delta – has revealed its plan to build a 200ha industrial zone in O Mon District, Can Tho City to serve Korean investors only.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Using rainwater for daily life is believed to be the optimal solution for the water shortage problem in Mekong River Delta, where overexploitation of underground water sources has occurred.

Most enterprises believe that bribery has become a common practice and an “unwritten rule” in Vietnam, according to a survey on corruption sponsored by the U.K. Department for International Development (DFID).