Arts club connects Vietnamese painters nationwide The Mekong Art Club, one of the most popular arts groups in HCM City, for years has organised hundreds of exchange programmes as a way to connect artists from different regions in the country.

Book highlights life and career of music researcher Bảo

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Đồng Tháp has released a book on life and career of 102-year-old musician Nguyễn Vĩnh Bảo, a researcher of tài tử music, a genre of traditional music unique to southern Việt Nam.

Tiền Giang protects eastern sea dyke The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Tiền Giang is speeding up the project to repair an eroded sea dyke that prevent saltwater erosion on its eastern coast. 

Việt Nam sets ambitious plan for IT sector development Việt Nam targets to have 10 localities with revenue of more than US$1 billion each from information and technology (IT) by the year 2025.

Mekong Delta seeks ways to lure visitors

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta Tourism Association has launched a tourism promotion plan to attract more visitors by December.

Kiên Giang rice farmers switch to guava for better income

Many farmers in Kiên Giang Province’s Tân Hiệp District have begun to earn steady incomes after turning unproductive rice fields into guava orchards.

Trà Vinh to improve electricity distribution system The Cửu Long (Mekong) delta province of Trà Vinh has earmarked nearly VNĐ87 billion (US$3.7 million) to build or upgrade 18 electricity distribution networks to meet the demand from both domestic and commercial consumers.

Mekong Delta expressway construction to start in 2024 Construction of the Hà Tiên - Rạch Giá - Bạc Liêu Expressway in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta will begin construction in 2024.

70m-long crack discovered in Mỹ Thạnh Ward, An Giang Province Local authorities discovered a 70m-long crack in the road surface of Mỹ Thạnh Ward, Long Xuyên City, the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of An Giang. The relevant agency has also promptly moved 14 households to safety.

Trà Vinh expands organic coconut cultivation

Another organic coconut area in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Trà Vinh has achieved international organic standards, according to the province’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.