The South-eastern region and the Mekong Delta are two places with the country’s lowest birthrate.
Category: Vietnam
Natural disasters cause people to flee Mekong Delta
The fear of natural disasters has caused more than 1.3 million people living in the Mekong Delta to migrate to HCMC and elsewhere.
Endangered crane absent from Vietnam’s Ramsar site
The cranes usually descend on the park from December to May, southern Vietnam’s dry season, to forage and mate prior to the onset of rainy, flood-prone weather. But in recent years, the story has changed.
First Mekong Delta Economic Report debuts
Mekong Delta’s contributions to the gross domestic product have fallen strongly over the past three decades because it only focuses on agriculture and rice production to ensure national food security instead of switching to sectors with higher productivity.
Southeast Asia braces for trash dump as China enacts waste import ban
On January 1, China will no longer be accepting waste from other countries, with Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia likely to feel the brunt of the new policy.
New species of iridescent snake discovered in Vietnam
Until this snake was found, keeled scales had only been recorded in 13 species, six of which were from Vietnam.
European Union funds biodiversity conservation project in central VN
The European Union (EU) is funding a biodiversity protection and environmental sustainability project in central Đà Nẵng City in 42 months from July 2020, to the end of December 2023, with total funding of 650,000 euros.
Regional summits to create environment for sustainable development
Only solidarity and cooperation would help Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam (CLMV) overcome difficulties and build a CLMV region of dynamism, prosperity and sustainable development, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on December 9.
Vietnam to purchase more power from Laos
The 84-megawatt Nam Yeuang hydropower plant and 300-megawatt Nam Phan coal-fired thermal power plant developed by Phongsubthavy Group are set to transmit electricity to Vietnam starting 2024 and 2025.
Five new rail lines to be built in southern region
The first HCM City – Mỹ Tho – Cần Thơ rail line will start from HCM City, run through Mỹ Tho City in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Tiền Giang, and end at Cần Thơ City.