The already-low number of Mekong Delta residents sent abroad for guest work is steadily declining due to a lack of professional skills, said Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Thi Hai Chuyen.

VietNamNet Bridge – Authorized agencies have found it tough to fight against smuggling traditionally flourishing by the end of every year along the southwest border in Vietnam.

 The World Bank is funding a rural development project to help the Mekong Delta of Vietnam improve its climate change resilience.

 Can Tho city is concentrating on constructing Cai Cui seaport, the largest-ever in the Mekong Delta, which is able to handle ships weighing up to 20,000 tonnes once completed.

The Mekong Delta will face a severe lack of fresh water in the coming years due to fast population growth and increasing saltwater intrusion in the region, experts have warned.

VietNamNet Bridge – Experts believe that restoring and developing deepwater rice needs to be done urgently to conserve genetic resources and biodiversity, and adapt to climate change.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Can Tho - the largest city in the Mekong Delta – has revealed its plan to build a 200ha industrial zone in O Mon District, Can Tho City to serve Korean investors only.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Using rainwater for daily life is believed to be the optimal solution for the water shortage problem in Mekong River Delta, where overexploitation of underground water sources has occurred.

Most enterprises believe that bribery has become a common practice and an “unwritten rule” in Vietnam, according to a survey on corruption sponsored by the U.K. Department for International Development (DFID).

VietNamNet Bridge – Water utilities in Viet Nam, particularly in the Mekong Delta, must take pro-active action to safeguard the sustainability of future public water-supply services, as climate change is affecting water production,

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh is home to many Khmer pagodas worth a visit, but the most popular and original one is probably Hang Pagoda, or Cave Pagoda.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign investment in agriculture in the Mekong Delta remains low, with a major portion of the funds invested in the industrial, food processing and real estate sectors.

 Local carriers busy for new int’t air routes; PM considers support for Lao Bao economic zone; Trade shortfall with China swells; US$700-million waste complex to go up in Long An; Major IT event set for December

 JICA provides assistance in road maintenance; Ha Long 2014 Run to kick off; Quang Ngai prepares for thermal power plant construction; Latest IT applications unveiled in Ho Chi Minh City; HCM City: Dengue fever in peak season   

Vietnam Airlines to launch IPO this month; Japanese funded tuna project hits the rocks; Tax exemption for incomes from global Gov't bond; Savills property price index up in major cities;  Slight increase seen in buying power

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hydropower dams expected to be built on the upper course of Mekong pose the biggest threat to the Mekong Delta.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Houses, production land, protective forests and embankment works have been swept away by sea water, and some fear the Ca Mau Cape disappear in the future because of continued landslides.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 230 contestants have participated in the northern and southern primary rounds of Miss Vietnam Pageant 2014.

Vietnam, Switzerland work on low-cost medicines; Int’l science film festival 2014 to open; Mekong Delta to benefit from transport links; Dong Thap to preserve 57 rare species; Domestic vaccine producers to benefit from new incentives

 Farmers in the Mekong Delta have been warned to store water for farming as saltwater intrusion is predicted to get more severe from the coming dry season due to the sharp decrease in the floodwater volume in the region.