Mekong city given facelift with annual flower street
Travel 16:56 19/01/2020Around 100 workers have been working hard to put together the flowery art installations over the past month
Green algae, blue water add to fears over health of Southeast Asia's Mekong
World 09:09 11/01/2020When the normally murky brown Mekong River turned a brilliant blue late last year, villagers in northeastern Thailand were surprised
Mekong countries and U.N. agree to jointly fight drug scourge
World 09:54 16/11/2019Ministers agreed to regular intelligence sharing and conducting more integrated cross-border investigations and anti-trafficking operations together
Vietnam braces for severe impact of Mekong River’s record low water levels
Vietnam News 15:07 25/07/2019All signs point to a historically low flood season in Vietnam this year
Vietnam to strive for stronger Japan-Mekong cooperation: premier
Vietnam News 15:36 10/10/2018Leaders of Vietnam, Japan, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar met at the 10th Mekong-Japan Summit
Mekong tourism accelerator calls for startups in travel tech
Economy 18:06 21/02/2018Winning entries will receive a grant of US$10,000 in cash and a six-month training course in the U.S.
Newly opened bridge cuts travel time from Mekong Delta province to Saigon
Vietnam News 17:53 17/05/2015Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on Saturday gave the order for the Co Chien Bridge to be opened to traffic, linking the two Mekong Delta provinces of Ben Tre and Tra Vinh and shortening the travel time from Tra Vinh to Ho Chi Minh City, and vice versa
Italian magazine published to back Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa, Truong Sa
Vietnam News 18:01 05/02/2015An Italy-Vietnam association has released a special edition of its magazine, specializing in Southeast Asian events, to better promote Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes to Italians and the world
Vietnam's Mekong Delta among 10 best-value destinations of 2015
Travel 14:30 21/12/2014Vietnam's Mekong Delta has been chosen among 10 best-value destinations of 2015 by Rough Guides, a British publisher of travel and reference guides.
Frenchman crosses Mekong River on raft, conveys environment message
In-Depth 20:09 19/05/2014Last month, Frenchman Remy Camus completed his journey in Vietnam after crossing almost the entire length of the Mekong River to promote water conservation
Laos recommended to consult MRC again on new hydropower project
Vietnam News 20:00 05/04/2014The plan to build Don Sahong hydropower project on the mainstream of Mekong River by the year-end has stirred up the public concerns about the aftermath the project may bring to the environment and the livelihood of hundreds of millions of people living in the Mekong River basin
Over 19.4 million tourists visit Mekong Delta in 2012
Economy 20:30 27/03/2013The Mekong Delta attracted more than 19.4 million visitors and earned about VND4.3 trillion from tourism-related activities last year, an increase of 23.2 percent compared with the previous year
