Red river delta

Unlike the bustling atmosphere in previous years in craft villages making fishing gears, namely Thom Rom fishing-net village in Thot Not District in Can Tho City, Lai Vung fishing-net village, and the crab trap village in Hong Ngu Town in Dong Thap Province, this year, most of the activities are quite subdued.  Mr. Nguyen Van Ghi in Binh Thanh Commune of Hong Ngu Town in Dong Thap Province, one of the households with the tradition of making bamboo-crab traps, said that floods from the upstream were late this year and were at a lower level than the average of many years, so the fishing season in the upstream has just begun. Therefore, the consumption in fishing-tool craft villages is not as high as that in previous years. According to Mr. Ghi, in this area, when floods arrive, craft villages are often bustling. Every year, to prepare for the making of bamboo crab traps, around March, farmers start to buy bamboo for sizing and drying. All materials are ready by June and July when … [Read more...] about Craft villages in Mekong Delta wait for floods

The Mekong Delta suffered severe drought and salt intrusion this summer, with conditions worse than the historic drought in 2016. That year 600,000 people did not have access to freshwater and 160,000 hectares of paddy were damaged with farmers losing 800,000 tons of rice and suffering losses of VND5.5 trillion. … [Read more...] about Province to build largest reservoir in Mekong Delta to cope with droughts, salinity

In the middle of the garden, in addition to the observatory, the owner Bay Thuyen has also constructed bamboo and wooden huts for visitors to visit and learn about the storks. Over the decades, Bay Thuyen has expended great efforts as well as his own money to preserve the storks, through which he has gained a deep understanding of the storks’ feeding, reproduction, and other habits. … [Read more...] about Bang Lang Stork Garden – largest bird sanctuary in Mekong Delta

Authorities in Tinh Bien District said the children went for a swim at the 1,000-square-meter pond in Van Giao Ward around 1 p.m. Around one hour later, local residents found them drowned in the pond and took them to a local medical center for emergency. … [Read more...] about Five children drown in Mekong Delta pond

HCM CITY — Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyễn Chí Dũng has urged localities in the south-east and Mekong Delta regions to develop transport infrastructure by diversifying the sources of and effectively using capital over the next five years.  … [Read more...] about South-east, Mekong Delta regions to prioritise transport infrastructure