Seminar participants check out facilities used in smart agriculture. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Hoà TRÀ VINH — The embrace of digitisation is necessary to cope with saltwater intrusion in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta, experts have said. The delta, the country’s largest rice, fruit and seafood producer, is affected …
Read More »VNĐ86 trillion earmarked for transport infrastructure in Mekong Delta
Minister of Transport Nguyễn Văn Thể speaks at the conference. — Photo baochinhphu.vn HÀ NỘI — Minister of Transport Nguyễn Văn Thể has confirmed that around VNĐ86 trillion from the State budget will be invested in developing an expressway system for the Mekong Delta region. He made the statement while …
Read More »PM issues action plan on Mekong Delta development
Rice is harvested in the Mekong Delta’s Vĩnh Long Province. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — The Mekong Delta region is expected to develop agricultural centres in association with specialised farming zones and urban areas. The plans were laid out in Politburo Resolution No. 13 on developing the region …
Read More »Mekong Delta farmers back away from rice as input costs rise
A rice field in the Mekong Delta province of Đồng Tháp’s Tháp Mười District. Many rice farmers in the delta are gradually reducing their areas for rice cultivation due to rising prices of input materials — VNA/VNS Photo Nhựt An MEKONG DELTA — Rice farmers in many Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta …
Read More »Building new–style rural areas improves people’s lives in Mekong Delta
A rural road in Tân Hiệp District’s Thạnh Đông Commune, Kiên Giang Province. – VNA/VNS Photo Lê Huy Hải HCM CITY – Developing new-style rural areas has improved infrastructure and the lives of people in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta. On average, the delta’s communes met 16.9 of the …
Read More »Party chief calls for enhanced efforts to elevate Mekong Delta’s prosperity and development
The famous Cái Răng floating market in the Mekong Delta Province of Cần Thơ. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo An Hiếu HÀ NỘI — General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam Nguyễn Phú Trọng has called for joint efforts to drive the growth of Mekong Delta and …
Read More »Drastic measures needed to ensure water security: MoNRE
In the face of shortages, many people have to queue to get water from a public water truck. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — More drastic and comprehensive measures are needed to improve the efficiency of water resources and ensure water security, especially clean water supplies, the Ministry …
Read More »Erosion worsening along Mekong Delta rivers, coast
An embankment to prevent erosion is being built along the Ô Môn River in Cần Thơ City’s Ô Môn District. – VNA/VnExpress News Photo Thanh Liêm HCM CITY – The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta is facing severe erosion along its rivers and coast, affecting people’s lives and agriculture. The …
Read More »Mekong Delta takes multiple measures to prevent forest fires
A road in the Bạc Liêu Bird Sanctuary is cleaned and grass cut to minimise forest fire risks. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Tuấn Kiệt HCM CITY — Authorities in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta are strengthening measures to prevent forest fires as the region enters its peak dry season and forests become …
Read More »Agriculture development in Mekong Delta must adapt to climate change
The first phase of the Cái Lớn – Cái Bé irrigation system in the Mekong Delta province of Kiên Giang was inaugurated on Saturday. The project is expected to improve agriculture and aquaculture production, control salinity and fight the effects of climate change. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Dương Giang KIÊN GIANG — Agricultural development …
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