Mekong Delta decorated with flower streets The annual spring flower street in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta city of Cần Thơ has opened until January 29 to celebrate Tết (Lunar New Year).

Mekong Delta farmers expect good harvest of Tết flowers

Farmers in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta region are expected to have a good flower and ornamental plant harvest, as well as good prices, for the Tết (Lunar New Year) festival, which falls on January 25.

Mekong Delta province to expand area under mango

Đồng Tháp Province, the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta’s largest mango producer, plans to increase the area under the fruit to 10,000ha next year, a top agriculture official has said.

Five-fruit trees, plants shaped like rats popular for Tết

Farmers in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta are growing new flower and plant varieties such as five-fruit trees and rat-shaped plants for the upcoming Tết (Lunar New Year) festival, which falls on January 25 (Year of the Rat).

Delta’s flower growers prepare for Tết

Farmers who grow flowers in the Mekong (Cửu Long) Delta are busy preparing for the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday, which falls on January 25.

Delta farmers grow new flower varieties for Tết

Farmers in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta are growing more new flower varieties for the Tết (Lunar New Year) festival, which falls on January 25.

Fancy a grilled mouse or snakehead fish? Head to Đồng Tháp Adventurous eaters should wait no more and make a beeline for Đồng Tháp Province, the perfect place to sample exotic dishes that will surely amass a bevy of "likes" on your Instagram account.

Mekong Delta province enjoys boom in agrotourism

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Đồng Tháp is emerging as an agrotourism destination with its increasing adoption of advanced farming models to breed fish and grow rice, tropical fruits, vegetables and flowers, according to its Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Vietnamese pilot who shot down seven American aircrafts dies aged 83

Senior Colonel Nguyễn Văn Bảy, famous for shooting down seven enemy planes during the war against the US, passed away in HCM City after a stroke. He was 83.

Mekong Delta agriculture adapts to climate change

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta has restructured agriculture towards climate-change adaptation and market demand by establishing specialised farming areas for its key agricultural products, and by growing other crops on ineffective rice fields or rotating rice with other crops on the same field.