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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: In Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, the lure of moving to the city grows even stronger amid climate shocks
CAN THO, Vietnam (AP) — Dao Bao Tran and her brother Do Hoang Trung, 11-year-old twins growing up on a rickety houseboat in the Mekong Delta, have dreams. Tran loves K-pop, watches videos at night to ...
News Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » Events: How Vietnam's Mekong Delta became a cradle of homegrown religions
Unlike the Red River Delta's long-established religious traditions, southern Vietnam's Mekong region gave rise to indigenous faiths whose spiritual leaders offered healing, hope and support to ...
News Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » Events: Light Attack Squadron Four: The Mekong Delta riverine shield of the Black Ponies
Light Attack Squadron Four "Black Ponies" flew OV-10 Broncos over Vietnam's Mekong Delta, providing surveillance, armed support and riverine air cover from 1969 to 1972.
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: 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 ...