The bank will donate 5,000 VND for each transaction made via the BIDV SmartBanking app to provide those for people in Long An, Tien Giang, Ben Tre, Kien Giang and Ca Mau.
Category: Viet Nam
Suffering drought and salinity, Mekong Delta province desperate for freshwater lake
So far this year, drought and salt intrusion has damaged 43,000 hectares of rice fields and caused 80,000 families to lack water.
The great salt drought desiccating Vietnam’s Mekong Delta
The issue is water. Salty seawater has intruded into the freshwater Mekong Delta at unprecedented levels this year, to the point at which peoples’ crops and produce simply cannot survive.
S. Korea to export its “smart city” model
The South Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport received 80 applications from 23 governments and among the six selected were Dala New City, Myanmar and the Mekong Delta, Vietnam.
Work begins on first resettlement area for Long Thanh Airport
The Loc An – Binh Son resettlement area, located in the southern province of Dong Nai, where the new airport is to be built, consists of over 5,000 land lots for 29,000 residents.
Vietnam air quality improves following social distancing
In Saigon, for instance, the daily PM2.5 levels from March 20 to April 10 was consistently below 20 μg/m3 on average, a stark reduction from January or February, when they were 40-60 μg/m3 on average, it said.
Cà Mau to supply clean water for drought-affected households
The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Cà Mau plans to build more water supply systems, set up water pipes, drill bore wells, and provide water containers for households affected by drought and saline intrusion.
Mekong Delta’s Sóc Trăng declares emergency due to saline intrusion
Some 26,000 households face water shortages, while tens of thousands of hectares of rice, vegetables and fruit trees are likely to be affected.
Creating a sustainable sand industry requires greater regulation: Here’s why
Problems are most visible in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta. Providing half of the country’s food, this network of rivers and swamps is known as the rice bowl of Vietnam. Now, its riverbanks are being stripped away.