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A traditional rice field on an island in the Mekong river near Tra Vinh City that will be harvested and transitioned into a shrimp pond at the end of the wet season. Credit: Quinn Goranson Subscribe ...
News Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » Events: Vietnam heatwave threatens farmers' livelihoods, worsens challenges for Mekong
A heatwave in Vietnam is worsening environmental conditions in the Mekong Delta region, and farmers and gig workers have told VOA the heat is causing grueling working conditions and cutting crop ...
News Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » Events: How dams built by China starve the Mekong River Delta of vital sediment
SOC TRANG, Vietnam (Reuters) -Standing on the bank of the Mekong River, Tran Van Cung can see his rice farm wash away before his very eyes. The paddy's edge is crumbling into the delta. Just 15 years ...
News Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » Events: Sand mining in Vietnam's Mekong Delta sinks homes, livelihoods
One summer morning, Le Thi Hong Mai's home collapsed into a river in Vietnam's Mekong Delta, where shoreline erosion caused by sand mining and hydropower dams threatens hundreds of thousands of people ...
News Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » Events: Vietnam's Mekong Delta residents increasingly migrate to cities due to climate concerns
Climate vulnerability threatens the future of the Mekong Delta, leading to increased floods, droughts and challenges in farming. Migration from the delta to cities is increasing as residents seek ...
News Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » Events: A boat journey along the palm-lined waterways of Vietnam’s Mekong Delta (4K)
This boat tour follows the Hàm Luông River through Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, where broad waterways are bordered by dense tropical vegetation and palm-lined riverbanks. Viewers travel across the calm ...
News Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » Events: Vietnam plans $6.5B rail link from Ho Chi Minh City to Mekong Delta, first in 70 years
A 175-kilometer railway worth more than VND171 trillion (US$6.5 billion) has been proposed between Ho Chi Minh City and Can Tho, giving Vietnam's Mekong Delta its first rail link in nearly seven ...
News Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » Events: INSIGHT-How dams built by China starve the Mekong River Delta of vital sediment
SOC TRANG, Vietnam, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Standing on the bank of the Mekong River, Tran Van Cung can see his rice farm wash away before his very eyes. The paddy's edge is crumbling into the delta. Just ...