VietNamNet Bridge - For most farmers, land is considered property and the major means of production. Yet recently, many farmers in the Mekong Delta had to sell land to pay debts.

 Auto sales up 42% in May; Australia to appoint agricultural advisor to Vietnam; Citing delays, Kumho seeks tax refund; Lower steel prices cut into earnings; Ministry proposes loans for coffee producers

Nanotechnology applications offer fresh hope for beleaguered shrimp farmers in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta provinces, experts said at workshops held in Ben Tre Province on Wednesday and in Bac Lieu Province on Friday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Provinces in the Mekong Delta are taking steps to address urgent environmental issues by developing urban zoning plans and improving human resource training.

VietNamNet Bridge – In the scorching sun of Binh Dinh Province, we had a great idea to visit a nice and cool place with a river, mountain, green trees and rustic food.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The people, landscapes, and the daily life in the southwestern region appear very romantic through the eyes of amateur photographers, who participated in the photo contest “Tracking the Lover.”

Hamlet 5, An Xuyen commune, Ca Mau city--where Mrs. Nguyen Thi My Nhan hung herself after failing to borrow VND4 million to pay tuition for her son, schools have boards noting: "Education is the way to get out of poverty."

 Banks offer $1.4b housing loans deal; HSBC lowers 2013 Vietnam forecast; Consumer confidence index surges; VND20 tril. G-bonds mobilized in May; Cooperative bank of Vietnam set up

 Future FTA to fuel Viet Nam, EU trade; Social housing conversion gets go-ahead; Vietnam manufacturing contracts in May; Red River Delta targets higher GDP; HCMC sees decline in imports, exports in May

 VietNamNet Bridge - A Chinese man demanded a refund after discovering that he was the second husband of his wife, a woman in the southern province of Soc Trang.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Association for Preservation of Nature and Environment has recognized the Gua tree of nearly 160 years old in Can Tho city, as the heritage tree of Vietnam.

Local authorities are in disagreement with relevant ministries on the rice stockpiling of the last winter-spring crop while relevant organs have yet to decide which organ will be in charge of stockpiling

VietNamNet Bridge – Though having several beautiful sites, the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has failed to attract tourists from Southeast Asian nations, especially Thailand and Cambodia,

 VietNamNet Bridge – The high airfare is a major barrier preventing tourists from northern provinces to the Mekong Delta, according to experts at a conference introducing the delta’s new products and travel stimulus program

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government purchased one million tonnes of winter-spring rice from February 20 to May 20 for temporary stockpiling in the Mekong Delta.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Cities and provinces in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta have mobilised funds to build more kindergartens as they strive to eliminate old, dilapidated classrooms.

 Exporters look to US retailers; Safe vegetables lack stable outlets; Rice exports need to be streamlined; Google Display Network launched in Vietnam; Over 5 trillion VND mobilised from Gov’s bonds

VietNamNet Bridge – The tourism sector of the Mekong Delta may need 208,000 workers by 2020, including 75,000 direct ones, according to the Institute for Tourism Development Research’s latest forecast.

VietNamNet Bridge – Though traffic infrastructure in the Mekong Delta has developed considerably in recent years with more roads, bridges, seaports and airports; there is still need of further development

The Mekong Delta has had to continually face increasing salt penetration and recurring landslides in recent years, but has inadequate funds to even build and upgrade the present dykes or dredge canals.