Việt Nam News

Coastal localities in Tiền Giang Province have expanded fruit cultivation to adapt to climate change and mitigate the impact of drought and saltwater intrusion to agricultural production.

Miss Grand International 2021, Nguyễn Thúc Thùy Tiên, is planning to travel to Angola in mid-July to launch the project to provide fresh water to local people.

The embrace of digitisation is necessary to cope with saltwater intrusion in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta, experts have said.

The Mekong Delta region will enjoy robust, breakthrough development in the future, bringing prosperity and happiness through whole-of-system efforts and support from international partners, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính said.

World Bank, an important development partner of Việt Nam, is committed to support the Việt Nam in implementing the newly unveiled Mekong Delta Regional Master Plan.

Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Trần Hồng Hà talked to the press on the sidelines of the National Assembly meeting about solutions to prevent flooding in urban areas

Irrigation works built in recent years has helped Bình Thuận Province sustainably develop agriculture and improve people’s lives.

The United States and ASEAN countries’ leaders have met for the US-ASEAN Special Summit in Washington on May 12-13. Following is the full text of the statement:

Proactive prevention measures and “proper” restructuring of crop cultivation in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta have proved effective in mitigating saline intrusion in the 2021-2022 dry season.

Since the beginning of April, water levels of the Mekong River have been on red alert status, with the abnormal changes caused by the discharge from hydroelectric dams. 

U Minh Thượng National Park in the southern province of Kiên Giang has been welcoming an increasing number of tourists after months of closure to prevent COVID-19 and wildfires.

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Tiền Giang is seeking to expand the areas under various fruits to help increase farmers’ incomes and exports.

More drastic and comprehensive measures are needed to improve the efficiency of water resources and ensure water security, especially clean water supply to serve production and daily-life needs of people, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has said.

More households in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta’s rural areas have access to fresh water for daily use and irrigation this dry season.