VietNamNet Bridge – Member countries in the Mekong River region including Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and Viet Nam should build up long-term strategies and action plans to boost co-operation of river-based tourism in the future.

 The Mekong Delta introduced 74 projects in need of investment at a conference held by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI)’s Can Tho branch in Can Tho City on November 20.

 VietNamNet Bridge - A trader in District 7, HCM City, on November 17 said he had bought a pair of giant barbs or Siamese giant carps weighing 240kg from the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Volunteer students at Hoan Kiem Lake in Ha Noi have learned, like the adventurous students in Can Tho in the Mekong Delta, that by helping tourists find their way, they are also expanding their own knowledge.

VietNamNet Bridge - It will be difficult to find solutions to develop agriculture in the Mekong River Delta if a series of hydropower dams are built on the river’s upper course, especially when Vietnam does not have a strong agriculture.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Although the Mekong Delta is Vietnam’s largest granary, which accounts for 50% of the country agricultural output, the rate of poverty and illiteracy in the region is the highest in the country.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Part of the Mekong Delta – home to 20% of Vietnam’s population and 50% of its rice production - is at risk of disappearing as sea levels rise.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Ang, Vinh Trang and Dat Set are the unique architectural works that tourists should visit if they travel to the Southwest region of Vietnam in the floating season.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism last week recognised Tram Chim National Park in the Mekong province of Dong Thap as a national heritage site.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Mekong Delta, one of the most vulnerable deltas in the world in regard to climate change, must begin to take urgent measures to deal with the continuing consequences of changing weather patterns,

 VietNamNet Bridge – As usual at this time of year, water from upstream in the Mekong River flows forward and causes floods in Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta provinces. But so far, water levels at river monitoring portal stations are the lowest ever.

The drought in the Cuu Long Delta continues to severely affect farms and households in the region, causing water shortages for thousands of families in the provinces of Long An, Dong Thap, An Giang and Can Tho City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 1,400 households living in landslide-prone areas in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang need to be relocated so they can lead more stable lives,

 VietNamNet Bridge - In early October every year, when the flooding in the Mekong River Delta starts, Tra Su cajeput forest has a new vitality. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has released a decision approving waterway infrastructure policies expected to boost the sector's growth.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Soc Trang Province is calling for investments in tourism, especially eco- and community-based tourism. Moreover, this Mekong Delta province also boosts regional cooperation, mainly river tourism.

 VietNamNet Bridge - In Chau Doc City in An Giang Province, visit its famous market with all kinds of salted fish, dried fish, traditional cakes, and characteristic fruits of the Mekong Delta.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's Mekong Delta, which is home to 18 million people, has suffered adverse consequences due to poor water resource management,

The Mekong Delta had experienced a hard process since the 19th century to turn a salt-marsh and wild region into the rice granary of Vietnam with over 3.8 million hectares of agricultural land and annual rice output exceeding 20 million tons now.

VietNamNet Bridge – Homestay service has been popular in many Western countries. In Vietnam, homestay is emerging as a new trend in rural areas as international visitors have strong demand for exploring daily indigenous life and culture in Vietnam.