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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: 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: 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: The magic of the Mekong Delta: From Vietnam to Cambodia by river cruise
It’s mid-afternoon and the market in Sa Dec, Vietnam is bustling. Bubbling pools filled with live prawns, fish and eels line the walkways, while nearby, a vendor smiles shyly, showing me her catch of ...
News Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » Events: In Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, the lure of moving to the city grows even stronger amid climate shocks
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CAN THO, Vietnam (AP) — Dao Bao Tran and her ...
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