During this period, saline water will affect sections about 80-90 kilometers long of the Vam Co Dong and Vam Co Tay Rivers, 65-76 kilometers of the Ham Luong River, 45-52 kilometers of the Cua Tieu and Cua Dai Rivers, 45-55 kilometers of the Hau (Bassac) River, and several other major waterways. … [Read more...] about Drought, saltwater intrusion to intensify in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta
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Two new expressways to be built in Cửu Long Delta
HCM CITY — The Ministry of Transport has directed the Cửu Long Corporation for Investment Development and Project Management of Infrastructure (CIPM) to do a pre-feasibility study for two expressway projects in the Cửu Long (Mekong) delta. … [Read more...] about Two new expressways to be built in Cửu Long Delta
Bac Lieu hopes 4-billion-USD LNG project will attract more FDI
Bac Lieu (VNA) – The People’s Committee of Bac Lieu province hopes the licence it granted to a Singapore company for a liquefied natural gas-fired (LNG) power plant in the province is going to be a significant factor in attracting further foreign direct investment (FDI). … [Read more...] about Bac Lieu hopes 4-billion-USD LNG project will attract more FDI
Quang Binh thermal power plant hindered by local residents
Imported, domestic coal mixture suspected as cause of power plant explosion The mixing of domestic and imported coal, leading to the production of slag, may be the cause of an explosion that occurred at State-owned Uong Bi Thermal Power Plant in Quang Binh on Sunday. … [Read more...] about Quang Binh thermal power plant hindered by local residents
Vietnam’s red flesh dragon fruit shipped to Australia
Sydney (VNA) – Five tonnes of Vietnam’s red flesh dragon fruit were recently shipped to Australia in a bid to seek new markets for Vietnamese fruit exports amid difficulties stemming from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The batch is expected to reach Melbourne in Victoria state in several days, a result of joint efforts by the Vietnam Trade Office in Australia, the Melbourne-based Da Lat export-import company and the Department of Trade and Industry of Vietnam’s Mekong Delta province of Long An, said head of the trade office Nguyen Phu Hoa. With the support of the Embassy and Consulate General of Vietnam in Australia, a trade promotion event will be held to bolster consumption of the fruit, which is among Vietnam’s key products, in the biggest Oceania market, Hoa added. Vietnamese dragon fruit was allowed to enter Australia in July 2017, after nine years of negotiations. Notably, the Australian side opened its door for only fresh dragon fruit from … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s red flesh dragon fruit shipped to Australia
