Craft villages busy as Tết countdown begins Craft villages in the Mekong Delta are increasing their production of foodstuff to ensure sufficient supply for Tết, which falls in mid-February 2021.

Youth Union leader devoted to community activities Phan Thị Thảo Sương, Secretary of the Youth Union of Tân Phú Đông District, Tiền Giang Province, is known as a dynamic leader of youth union who has made practical contributions to the community.

Tiền Giang takes steps to attract more investment

The Mekong Delta province of Tiền Giang is soliciting investment in clean industry projects and high added-value projects that use modern technologies and are less labour-intensive, according to the provincial Department of Planning and Investment.

Tiền Giang to plant more coastal protection forests

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Tiền Giang will plant 250ha of new protection forests in coastal areas from 2021 to 2025, twice the amount of the 2015-20 period, according to the province’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Rice flour making villages in Mekong Delta survive challenges Bột or Flour village in Sa Đéc City in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Đồng Tháp has invested in new machinery to modernise rice-flour production to sustain the Sa Đéc brand that has existed for over 100 years.

Lemongrass farmers in Tiền Giang Province encouraged to expand output, diversify products Authorities in Tân Phú Đông District, the largest lemongrass growing area in Tiền Giang Province, are encouraging farmers to expand cultivation of the crop and produce more products from it.

Islet district develops specialised farming areas to adapt to climate change

Tân Phú Đông, an islet district in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Tiền Giang, has developed specialised farming areas to enable local farmers to adapt to climate change.

Tiền Giang to mitigate shortage with water supply programme

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Tiền Giang has earmarked more than VNĐ175 billion (US$7.5 million) to build water supply works in coastal areas before the start of the 2020 dry season in November.

Mekong Delta provinces adapt to drought, saltwater intrusion

Provinces in the Mekong Delta are taking prompt action to help local residents adapt to drought and saltwater intrusion during the dry season.

Lemongrass price rise benefits farmers in Mekong Delta district

Lemongrass farmers in Tiền Giang Province’s Tân Phú Đông District, the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta’s largest producer of the herb, are earning growing incomes now since prices are increasing.