Mekong Delta

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Wild birds destroyed in southwestern region

 VietNamNet Bridge – “Hunters” no longer catch one or several wild birds by using traps. Now they use nets to trap tens or hundreds of birds once.

Co-management plan to protect mangroves

VietNamNet Bridge – More than 3,000 ha of the southern Cuu Long Delta city of Soc Trang's mangrove coastal forest will be co-managed by local authorities and the Vo Thanh Van Hamlet coastal forest co-management group,

Opportunities for catfish farmers dwindling away

 VietNamNet Bridge – Catfish farmers in the Mekong Delta still incur losses, even though they are supported by the market factors.

Thuan Hung house takes you back in time

 VietNamNet Bridge – Built in 1925, Thuan Hung ancient house is worth a visit in the Mekong Delta area to explore its timeless architecture and grounds.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 11/9

 Vietnam's seaport system to be adjusted; Tra fish exports to EU down by 12.8 percent; Vietnam, RoK SMEs boost cooperation; Opportunities and challenges for farm exports

Wildlife capture in Mekog Delta flood season

Water from the upper reaches of the Mekong River is flowing downstream and inundating watershed fields in the southwestern provinces of Vietnam. This is the time people start a harvest season of specialties like snakes, turtles, birds...

FDI bottlenecks in Mekong Delta

 VietNamNet Bridge – Although the Mekong Delta was “a bright spot” in the initial stage of FDI attraction, it has now been in low profile with Can Tho City lagging behind Long An and Tien Giang provinces.

Floods in Mekong Delta prove lucrative for locals

 VietNamNet Bridge – While people in the North and Central Vietnam fear floods for the havoc they bring, people who live in the Mekong Delta count the days until the next flood season to make lucrative earnings during that time.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 27/8

 Party General Secretary receives Vientiane leader; Strengthening Vietnam- Seychelles relations; VN eager to boost ties with Japan

22 Mekong city property officials on trial

 VietNamNet Bridge – Twenty-three people, almost all of them officials, are on trial for wrongdoing related to land management in Long Xuyen City in the Mekong Delta.

Mekong Delta flood season to strike earlier than usual

 VietNamNet Bridge – The annual flooding of rice fields by the Mekong River is expected to occur earlier than normal this year, according to the delta's main disaster prevention agencies.

Vietnam considers cutting rice farming area down

 VietNamNet Bridge – Economists believe that it’s now the right time for Vietnam to cut down the rice growing area, especially when farmers now tend to give land back to the State.

Mekong Delta’s rice turn fragile to hydropower plants

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese scientists have voiced their deep concern about the fate of the Mekong Delta and the Vietnamese rice farming in the context of the hydropower plant boom.

Land for industrial parks lies abandoned in Mekong Delta

VietNamNet Bridge – Mekong Delta provinces have long vied with each other to attract foreign investments to develop industrial parks and zones, however inefficient planning has led to thousands of hectares of land lying abandoned

FDI drips into Mekong Delta

 VietNamNet Bridge - The Mekong Delta has seaports and international airports, but due to its poor transport infrastructure and low labor skills, foreign investors do not want to pour capital into the region.

Mekong Delta hit by invasive shrub

 VietNamNet Bridge – The plant (Mimosa pigra L.), one of the world's worst invasive species, is developing rapidly in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta, but local authorities have not taken measures to thoroughly destroy the shrub.

Bun sung is Vung Tau treat

VietNamNet Bridge – Many people usually mistake bun sung (noodles cooked with water lily) of the coastal city of Vung Tau with noodle dishes found in the Mekong Delta provinces of Tra Vinh, Soc Trang and Ca Mau.

Da Nang launches tourism push

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 80 travel agencies, hotels and transport companies have come together in an effort to boost tourism to the central coastal city of Da Nang.

Chinese tourist arrivals grow strongly

 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of Chinese tourist arrivals in Vietnam this July has grown by a hefty 90.9% over the year-ago period, according to the General Statistics Office.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 12/7

 PM tells Delta to promote ‘large-scale' production; Co-operation with India to stay strong; Speaker of Sri Lanka’s Parliament to visit Vietnam; President Sang’s China visit drives development: Ambassador