The agricultural agency in Long Phu District said that high salinity measuring from 3.7‰ to 3.8‰ makes it unable to open sewer gates for water to flow in. Meantime, northeast moonsoon has been getting stronger so it is forecast that drought and salt intrusion will be worse and reach its peak after the Tet holiday. … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta copes with drought, salt intrusion during Tet holiday
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Mekong Delta border town’s salted, dried fish market
Kim Ngan, a visitor from Hanoi who is buying dried fish as gifts, is happy with what she has seen at the market: "There is a wide range of salted, dried fish and they are cheaper than at other places." … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta border town’s salted, dried fish market
Vietnam aims to ensure water security by 2030
Hanoi (VNA) - By 2050, 60 percent of farming areas in Vietnam will be equipped with water-saving irrigation systems, according to the country's Water Management Strategy, which was recently approved by Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung. The strategy aims to foster innovations and build action plans to ensure water resources for farming, socio-economic development and daily use. It hopes to maintain a stable water supply for 85 percent of rice cultivating areas by 2030 and innovative farming methods applied in some 60 percent of rice cultivating areas by 2050 nationwide. Disaster-prone regions including the coastal centre, Central Highlands and Mekong Delta are priorities, especially in terms of environment protection, aquatic ecosystem conservation and sustainable development. The Mekong Delta, Vietnam’s rice bowl and home to 21 million people, has been suffering from severe drought and saline intrusion in recent years. According to the National Centre … [Read more...] about Vietnam aims to ensure water security by 2030
Cai luong struggles to attract audience back
The film depicts the beginning of Cai luong in Sai Gon (now HCM City) in the 1920s, including facts about the play Gia Long Tau Quoc (King Gia Long Travels to the West), which focused on events before the reign of Nguyen Dynasty in the 1780s. … [Read more...] about Cai luong struggles to attract audience back
