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.

Mekong Delta to create work for 400,000; Ministry moves to help the disabled; Transfers may help hospital crowding; Delta hospitals get medical equipment for neonatal care; Residents granted passes to park

 VietNamNet Bridge – Farmers in the Mekong Delta complain there is not much demand for their high-quality winter-spring paddy this year.

VietNamNet Bridge – Le Van Hung, acting director of the Southern office of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said on April 12 that the Mekong Delta is one of seven key regions

VietJetAir opens Hanoi-Bangkok flight route; Most Vietnamese prefer domestic-made shoes; Gov’t rules out nine low capacity cement projects; Panama to talk double taxation avoidance with VN