Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Long An (VNA) - Long An province led localities in the Mekong Delta region in budget collection in 2018, which hit over 13.8 trillion VND (over 595 million USD), 3.8 trillion VND higher than the target set for the year. According to the provincial People’s Committee, the province’s domestic collection reached 11.9 trillion VND while import-export activities contributed 1.95 trillion VND to the budget. However, many sectors’ collection failed to reach their estimates, even lower than those of the previous year. Collection from State-owned and foreign-invested enterprises was 365 billion VND and 1.55 trillion VND, equivalent to 88 percent and 67.4 percent of the estimates, respectively. Long An sets to collect over 13.74 trillion VND for the State budget in 2019, up 60 billion VND compared to the target assigned by the Government. To fulfill the goal, the provincial People’s Committee asked departments, sectors and … [Read more...] about Long An tops Mekong Delta region in 2018 budget collection
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Mekong Delta bridge set to open in months, after years of waiting
Contractors have completed 70 percent of the repair work on the Vam Cong Bridge, a major link to the Mekong Delta, and would complete the remaining 30 percent this month, said Le Kim Thanh, head of the Ministry of Transport’s Transport Engineering Construction and Quality Management Bureau. He said Wednesday that welders from South Korea have been working on a new girder to replace the cracked one. "And then it will take three more months for the entire bridge to be completed." In April next year, the project would be assessed, and by mid-2019, it would open to traffic, he said. The Vam Cong Bridge stretches nearly three kilometers over the Hau River between Dong Thap Province and Can Tho City. The $271 million bridge was built with official development assistance from South Korea. With construction beginning in September 2013, the bridge was initially set to open in late 2017, replacing local ferries, but a crack four centimeters wide and two meters long was detected at one of … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta bridge set to open in months, after years of waiting
Better transport connectivity needed to drive Mekong Delta’s development
Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The (standing) addresses the conference in Soc Trang province on December 12 (Photo: VNA) Soc Trang (VNA) – A conference in Soc Trang province on December 12 underlined the need for transport infrastructure connectivity in the Mekong Delta to fuel local development. According to the Ministry of Transport, there are four modes of transport in the Mekong Delta, namely land, inland waterways, sea and air transport. About 131.7 million tonnes of cargo were transported in the region last year. Freight transportation has grown by about 6.2 percent annually between 2010 and 2017. Up to 70 percent of the freight was transported by water, and the remaining 30 percent by land. Meanwhile, passenger transport served 707.7 million people in the delta in 2017, growing by 3.4 percent from 2010 to 2017. Land transport is responsible for about 83 percent of passenger volume, while inland waterways transport serves more than 16 percent. Air … [Read more...] about Better transport connectivity needed to drive Mekong Delta’s development
Transport Ministry seeks ways to remove congestions for Mekong Delta traffic
The Mekong Delta accounts for 90 percent of the country’s rice export output, 70 percent of fruit and 60 percent of seafood. Most of goods have been transported to HCMC for export causing overloaded road system. Currently, the Mekong Delta has four modes of transport including road, inland waterway, seaway and airway with the total volume of goods reaching 131.7 million tons in 2017. The goods volume increases by 6.2 percent year-on-year. Waterway transport accounts for 70 percent of cargo transport volume and roads 30 percent. Road network now comprises six vertical and nine horizontal axes. However vertical routes have not fully been built including Trung Luong-Can Tho expressway, N2 Road’s stretch Duc Hoa-My An-Cao Lanh, N1 Road, Highway 60’s stretch from Rach Mieu bridge to Co Chien bridge, Dai Ngai bridge and Rach Mieu 2 bridge. In addition, horizontal routes linking up provinces in the delta have not been done, comprising Chau Doc-Can Tho-Soc Trang expressway, … [Read more...] about Transport Ministry seeks ways to remove congestions for Mekong Delta traffic
Cambodian Front delegation visits Mekong Delta province
Vice Secretary of Soc Trang provincial Party Committee Lam Van Man (L) presents a photo featuring the province's traditional boat race to delegation from the Solidarity Front for the Development of Cambodian Motherland National Council (Source: baosoctrang.org.vn) Soc Trang (VNA) – A high-ranking delegation from the Solidarity Front for the Development of Cambodian Motherland (SFDCM) National Council led by its Vice President and Secretary General Nhem Valy paid a working visit to the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang on December 7. Welcoming the delegation, Vice Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Lam Van Man shared that with the resolve and joint efforts of the local Party Committee, army and people, the locality has created favourable conditions for locals to invest in developing production and business, and carried out policies to preserve and promote traditional culture of the Khmer ethnic group, and maintain the national great unity. Soc Trang often … [Read more...] about Cambodian Front delegation visits Mekong Delta province