Mekong delta festival

The Spring Flower Market is one of the most outstanding cultural activities that takes place in Ho Chi Minh City. Apart from meeting tourists’ shopping demands before the biggest holiday of the year, the event is part of the city’s efforts to preserve and promote the valuable traditions of the nation, including cultural values of the Lunar New Year Festival and attracting more tourists to the city. … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City’s Spring Flower Market to take place in early February

Transport Minister Nguyen Van The said that the breakthrough in the sector has greatly contributed to re-structure of transport, reduction of transport fee, and the country's ability to successfully compete in the world market. Vietnam’s infrastructure quality and ability continues to improve according to the Global Competitive Report produced by the World Economic Forum. … [Read more...] about Breakthrough in infrastructure construction nationwide in last years

In this new period of international economic integration, Vietnamese representative agencies abroad and businesses should focus their efforts on taking advantage of opportunities offered by free trade agreements (FTAs). A signatory of 16 FTAs, Vietnam is part of a network of free trade areas accounting for 59 percent of the world population and 68 percent of global trade, enabling it to benefit from trade with major economies in the region and the world. … [Read more...] about Diplomats accompany businesses on the way to global markets

Phnom Penh (VNA) - A ground-breaking ceremony for a communal house for Vietnamese-Cambodian people was held in Cambodia’s Kampot city on January 27. The house will be built on an area of 750 sq m, which was acquired in 2014 with assistance from Vietnam’s Kien Giang province in the Mekong Delta. The Consulate General of Vietnam in Preah Sihanouk province and authorities in Kampot raised about 250,000 USD to support the construction of the communal house and the holding of Vietnamese-Khmer language classes. Speaking at the ceremony, Chairman of the Khmer-Vietnamese Association in Kampot Chuon Seiha said that since its establishment in 2003, the association has worked to bolster solidarity among Vietnamese-Cambodians and link with other organisations. Construction is to be completed in April, he added. For his part, Vietnamese Consul General in Preah Sihanouk Vu Ngoc Ly spoke highly of the efforts of Vietnamese-Cambodian people in Kampot and Cambodia at large in … [Read more...] about Work begins on communal house for Vietnamese-Cambodians in Kampot

Tra Vinh (VNA) - The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh will dredge its 18 main irrigation canals that run a total of 162 km in the next four years at a cost of 387 billion VND (16.7 million USD) to improve the supply of water for irrigation during the dry season.  The money will come from the Government and the province. The canals provide freshwater to the major agricultural districts of Cang Long, Cau Ke, Tieu Can, Chau Thanh, Cau Ngang, and Tra Cu and Duyen Hai town. The dredging will increase their capacity and help prevent the severe shortage of freshwater caused by saltwater intrusion during the dry season in recent years. Pham Minh Truyen, Director of the province Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, said over the past four years the province had been severely affected by climate change, especially in the dry season, including impacts on agriculture and people’s lives. Saltwater intrusion caused damages worth more than 1.1 trillion VND (47.5 million … [Read more...] about Tra Vinh to dredge irrigation canals to better cope with dry season