Children of policy beneficiary families in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap received 100 scholarships valued at VND1.5 million each and 100 gift sets, including notebooks, cake, and necessities, from generous donors on Saturday, December 26.

The Ministry of Transport proposes building seven more expressways with a total length of 774km in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta by 2030.

Mekong Delta provinces are entering a bitter sugarcane crop when the selling prices of sugarcane are equal to the cost prices. After more than eight months of cultivation, farmers earn almost nothing on their land.

Some 1.1 million local residents left the Mekong Delta for other parts of the country, chiefly HCMC and other southeastern provinces, between 2009 and 2019, 

The Mekong Delta has recently attracted many large projects worth trillions to tens of trillions of VND, which are promoting economic development there.

The number of species of wild birds, fish, and plants in the Cuu Long River (Mekong) Delta has fallen rapidly in recent years because of a decline in food resources and natural habitats.

The number of species of wild birds, fish, and plants in the Mekong Delta has fallen rapidly in recent years because of a decline in food resources and natural habitats.

Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Tran Quoc Phuong spoke about the need to develop a master development planning for the Mekong Delta region.

An integrated regional plan on improving infrastructure to attract investment and tackle climate change will be key to “inclusive growth and sustainable development” in the Mekong Delta region,

Weak regional connectivity across land, air and sea has hampered the growth of southeast region of Vietnam. Economists believe for the region develop, it needs to change its mind set and strategy.

The Mekong Delta will have at least 300 km of expressway by 2025, said Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The.

A range of traditional costumes worn by Khmer people have been introduced at the recent Ok Om Bok festival held in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh.

More national highways were open to traffic in an effort to reduce traffic congestions in the Mekong Delta.

More people in the Mekong Delta are planting trees and building embankments made of natural materials to prevent erosion along rivers and canals.

The damage caused by landslides in the Mekong Delta provinces has been increasing yearly.

Local authorities in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta have begun taking measures to cope with the effects of saltwater intrusion and drought in the upcoming 2020-21 dry season.

The current water level on the upstream rivers in the Mekong Delta is very low at present, affecting the livelihood of local residents.

Economic losses caused by natural disasters in Vietnam this year to September 27 had amounted to VND5 trillion (over $215 million), it was reported at a meeting held in the central province of Quang Binh on October 8.

The Mekong Delta region should take proactive measures to protect fruit orchards in the 2020 – 21 dry season as severe saltwater intrusion in rivers is forecast in the coming months, experts have said.

Authorities of several localities in the Mekong Delta have proposed three route options for building the 150-km long Can Tho – Ca Mau expressway.