The first-ever Vietnam NASA Space Week opened in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang on June 5 with the participation of a delegation of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)’s astronauts.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is completing the last steps of a project on planting one million hectares of high-quality specialized rice associated with green growth in the Mekong Delta to submit to the Prime Minister.
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha welcomed Dutch firms and partners to join in the pilot scheme for rooftop solar installation in Vietnam during a reception in Hanoi on May 31 for Dutch Ambassador to Vietnam Kees van Baar.
At the end of May 2023, the beginning of the rainy season increased land erosion along rivers and canals in the Mekong Delta including the Tien River, Hau River and Ca Mau peninsula.
The Ministry of Transport has just assigned the My Thuan Project Management Board to make a pre-feasibility study report for the Can Tho 2 Bridge project towards connection completion of the North-South expressway as planned.
Sam Mountain National Tourism Area in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang will offer no-cost admission to visitors during the 2023 Via Ba Chua Xu festival which is scheduled to take place on June 8-14.
In the coming time, Ho Chi Minh City will open vocational courses to train high-quality human resources for smart agricultural production and digital transformation in agriculture.
The implementation of policies on investment for ethnic minority areas, especially training, fostering, and developing ethnic minority human resources in the Mekong Delta region has proven effective.
Localities have been taking measures for forest fire prevention in response to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's dispatch, which was issued on May 22 urging wildfire prevention measures as heatwaves are scorching many localities.
Consumers are angry because they bought Chinese condiment or fermented black soybean containing chemical ingredients at the price as high as that of soy sauce products made of fermented soybeans by traditional methods without chemicals.
Challenging as it is, green economy development is the inevitable way for businesses in HCMC to maintain their own operation and the leading position of the city.
The water supply from the Mekong River to the Mekong Delta region is facing adverse conditions caused by El Nino, heatwaves, and delayed rainfall while the water flow depends on the operations of hydropower plants in the basin.
The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh has earmarked VND626 billion (US$27 million) this year for socio-economic development activities to improve the lives of ethnic groups, mostly Khmer.
Chairman Phan Van Mai expressed high regard for the group's decision to invest in the Asia-Pacific market and establish its headquarters in Vietnam. He also expressed his desire for the group to consider establishing its headquarters in HCMC.
