Mekong delta provinces

Nguyen Dang Anh Thi Tu woke up early as usual to open up her shop. As she reached it, something caught her attention and she stopped. A crack, long and winding like a resting boa, sundered the National Highway 91 in two. On the other side was her little shop, her family’s lifeline for several decades. Her instincts immediately told her the shop could no longer be saved. It was barely clinging on to an asphalt patch that could collapse into the nearby Hau Giang River at any time. She was right. A few days later, that road section cracked and fell into the river, patch by patch, along with Tu’s shop. This was late July. Tu’s shop was a place that my friend and I frequented every time I visited An Giang Province on business. We met again recently as he was about to take his child to Vancouver in Canada for the latter’s studies. In fact, he recently took the decision to relocate his entire family to Canada. As someone whose ancestors have lived in the Mekong Delta … [Read more...] about We’re in denial mode as the Mekong Delta goes under

Con Chim community-based tourism site in Tra Vinh. The province is trying to improve administrative procedures as well as creating favourable conditions for foreign investment. — Photo dulichtravinh.com.vn The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh has made great efforts in completing mechanisms and management policies to lure more foreign investors and improve the quality of foreign direct investment in the locality. The province is striving to attract some US$1.1 billion in foreign direct investment during 2021-25 and $1.7 billion for the 2026-30 period. Along with renewing investment promotion methods and enhancing the efficiency of State management over foreign investment, the province has outlined special investment attraction plans to draw strategic investors. The province has paid due attention to improving administrative procedures as well as creating favourable conditions for foreign firms to study the local business climate. Furthermore, land clearance and infrastructure … [Read more...] about Tra Vinh province seeks to lure more foreign investment

Victoria Mekong cruise ship began its service between Vietnam’s Mekong Delta city of Can Tho and Cambodia’s Phnom Penh capital on December 11. (Photo: VNA) Can Tho (VNA) - Victoria Mekong cruise ship began its service between Vietnam’s Mekong Delta city of Can Tho and Cambodia’s Phnom Penh capital on December 11. The first luxury four-star cruise ship to connect the two cities is a four-deck cruise ship equipped with state-of-the-art facilities. The ship with 33 deluxe cabins and two VIP suites features a restaurant with a 360-degree view on the upper deck as well as shopping stores, spas, libraries and cinemas. During the tour, passengers will enjoy circus performances, lion dances, traditional Khmer dances and folk music performances of the Mekong Delta region. Passengers departing from Ho Chi Minh City will be transported by vehicles to Can Tho. Vo Xuan Thu, General Director of Victoria Can Tho Resort, a member of Thien Minh Group, said that a Mekong … [Read more...] about Luxury cruise ship opens Can Tho-Phnom Penh route

Weather and entertainment led the pack in Google's ‘Year in Search’ report, an annual ranking of the top search trends in various countries over the past 12 months. Vietnam’s search history was divided between nine categories for the report – trends, news, individuals, songs, movies, nearby locations, TV shows, questions, and domestic destinations. “ASEAN Cup 2019” (sic), took the number-two spot on the list – an apparent show of support from football fans who eagerly sought livestreams and information related to Vietnam’s performance at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, where the Golden Dragons made it to the quarterfinals before their elimination in a 0-1 defeat against Japan. While weather and sports led the pack, five of the top ten most-searched phrases in Vietnam were related to music and television, particularly locally produced songs and international films and dramas. ‘Storm Nakri,’ the sixth tropical storm to hit … [Read more...] about Weather dominates Vietnam’s 2019 Google search trends

Deputy PM Trinh Dinh Dung speaks at the event (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has ordered relevant ministries, sectors and authorities of 28 coastal localities to implement comprehensive measures to stop illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing by Vietnamese fishing ships in international waters in the next six months. Speaking at a meeting of the National Steering Committee on IUU Fishing Prevention in Hanoi on December 11, Deputy PM Dung asked for closer coordination among ministries, sectors and localities to strictly follow the European Commission (EC) inspection delegation’s recommendations regarding the settlement of IUU fishing. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) was requested to accelerate the implementation of solutions, and offer advice on the revisions of the legal framework to ensure compliance with the EC’s recommendations. Dung said MARD needs to promote the restructuring of the … [Read more...] about Deputy PM asks for stronger efforts to combat IUU fishing