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   Bún nước kèn (rice vermicelli and curried fish soup) is one of the most popular dishes in the Mekong Delta Coming to Mekong Delta in the south in Vietnam, visitors will recognize the river region’s culture deepened into every breath of locals, who are humble and honest. The...

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This picture, taken on October 5, shows a Vietnamese farmer showing a damaged sheaf of rice at his flooded rice field in Vinh Dien Commune, Giang Thanh District, Kien Giang Province of Vietnam's Mekong Delta. Massive floods have ravaged vast swathes of Asia’s rice bowl, threatening to further drive up food prices and...

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Farmers in the Mekong Delta, a region highly vulnerable to climate change impacts A Finland-sponsored project launched Thursday will help deal with  climate change impacts in Mekong Delta provinces, news website VnExpress said Friday.   Finland ambassador Pekka Hyvõnen said the embassy will donate nearly 161,000 euros...

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  Industry stakeholders grapple with falling production, higher costs and low prices Farmers harvest tra fish in the Mekong Delta. A shortage of the fish is expected to recur next month. As many as 147 firms have stopped seafood processing and export to pursue other kinds of business...

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  Soldiers and civilians risk their lives in removing unexploded bombs that continue to kill thousands decades after the Vietnam War Soldiers remove an unexploded bomb out of a rice field in the Mekong Delta in April Nguyen Van Cuong quit his job as bomb deactivator two years ago, but...

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  The education ministry Friday asked authorities in Mekong Delta provinces to punish those responsible for not following its marking instructions during the recently concluded high school graduation exams.   The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) said it had allowed leaders of marking councils in 11...

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Nguyen Tan Phong, a technical officer, stands near the mangrove forest in Vam Ray. (Photo: Tuoi Tre) A pilot project aimed at using mangrove forests to mitigate erosion in a coastal village in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has come to a fruitful end. The three-year project conducted...

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A farmer feeds his cows on a dry riverbank in the Mekong Delta. Environmentalists have called for the cancellation of the first dam planned by Laos on the lower reaches of the Mekong River. Vietnam has officially asked Laos to delay the construction of a controversial dam on the lower Mekong River for ten years to have more...

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The Mekong Delta region is considered a land rich in tourism potential. However, income from tourism just accounts for 2.75 percent of Vietnam’s total income from the industry VietNamNet Bridge – The Mekong Delta region is considered a land rich in tourism potential. However, income from tourism just accounts for 2.75 percent of...

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The continued lack of materials has forced many seafood processing factories to cut their operations. VietNamNet Bridge – The continued lack of materials has forced many seafood processing factories to cut their operations. A lot of factories are reportedly running at just 50-60 percent of capacity.   Vietnam seafood stands to benefit...

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