The soup, bun rieu, is well known as a Mekong Delta specialty, but this restaurant serves such a delicious bowl that both locals and visitors flock to the place when it opens in the afternoon. Located in a small alley near the Da Lat Market in the Central Highlands city of Da Lat, the restaurant opens from 2:00 p.m. and closes at 8:00 p.m. Its peak hour is around 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. The dish consists of rice vermicelli, crab paste and pork knuckles in tomato-based broth. Pham Thi Lan (R), the restaurant owner, hands over a bowl of soup to her son, who will take it to a customer. "On average, I can sell around 200 bowls. But during peak season like holidays or the travel season, I can sell up to 500 a day," Lan said. Customers can order a special bowl for just VND35,000 ($1.50), which includes crab paste, blood pudding, and pork. The dish is served with chopped vegetables. Da Lat is known for its vegetables and flowers, so the freshest ones are served on the side. Shrimp … [Read more...] about Treat the Da Lat chill with some Mekong Delta warmth
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Mekong Delta localities call for Japanese investment in 63 projects
Kawaue Junichi, Consul General of Japan in HCM City addresses the forum (Photo: VNA) Can Tho (VNA) – Mekong Delta localities have called for investments from Japanese firms in 63 projects in various fields, including 12 in hi-tech agriculture during a Japan-Mekong Business Cooperation Forum in Can Tho city. The event was jointly held by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) in Ho Chi Minh City on November 3, which gathered 400 delegates representing government agencies and localities of the two countries, Japanese trade promotion organisations, economic experts, Vietnamese companies, and 120 CEOs from Japanese firms. Addressing the forum, former State President Truong Tan Sang affirmed the significance of the event in strengthening the economic and trade exchanges between Japan and Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, while expressing his wish that Japanese investors will pay more attention to this region. Leaders of … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta localities call for Japanese investment in 63 projects
Mekong Delta calls for Japanese investment in tourism, agriculture
Localities in the Mekong Delta region have called for investment in 63 projects related to industry, tourism, agriculture and logistics infrastructure, with total capital of VND250 trillion (US$10.71 billion). The projects were announced at the 6th Annual Mekong Delta Investment Forum (MekongInvest) 2018 in Can Tho City, hosted by the Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) – Can Tho branch on November 3. The forum, which connected Japanese investors with the 13 provinces of the Mekong Delta, drew more than 150 Japanese enterprises as well as local trade promotion agencies and businesses. Cooperation potential in tourism and agriculture were the main topics discussed by participants. Vu Tien Loc, VCCI’s chairman, said the region aimed to have 52 million visitors with total revenue of VND111 trillion, under the tourism development plan for the Mekong Delta approved in 2016 by the Prime Minister. However, although the number of foreign tourists to Viet Nam has grown … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta calls for Japanese investment in tourism, agriculture
Mekong Delta in “floating season”: A real travel experience
“Floating season” in Mekong Delta, when the water level is on the rise and the rivers and canals expand, takes place from the seventh to the ninth lunar month. The annual floodwaters carry nutrient-rich alluvium to farmland and provide a bounty of fish, shrimp and other aquatic species. It also marks the start of a unique tourist season in the region. This year, the season started two weeks early, with the water level 30-50 centimetres higher than usual. Currently, most of the rice fields have been harvested. Floodwater has covered residential areas, roads and fields in Dong Thap and Long An province, and the vast fields now become busy with boats, which are used by the locals both as a major means of transport and a means to catch fish. Among the major sources of income for Mekong Delta residents while surrounded by the rising water are linh fish (Henicorhynchus), crabs, and snails. A kilogramme of linh fish can be sold for VND60,000 in the early flood season and … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta in “floating season”: A real travel experience
Mekong Delta gets a high travel recommendation
By Bao Ngoc  October 18, 2018 | 02:49 pm GMT+7 The UK's Business Insider names the Mekong Delta in Vietnam as a “one-of-a-kind” destination for year-end travel. The site’s editors selected 13 best destinations for year-end travel, based on flight cost trends, climate information and international cultural calendars. Among three Asian destinations in the list is the Mekong Delta in Vietnam. A boat tour in the mangrove forest in An Giang Province, Mekong Delta. The site recommended several must-try travel experiences in ther region, including guided boat tours on the labyrinthine Mekong river and its many distributaries. It also said visitors should not miss out on the unique floating markets in the Mekong Delta, the most notable of them being the Cai Rang Market in Can Tho City. A floating market in Can Tho. Photo by VnExpress The Sam Mountain in Chau Doc District, An Giang Province, is also endorsed as one of the spectacles … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta gets a high travel recommendation