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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 » Social: 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 » Social: 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 » Social: Saline intrusion in Mekong Delta leaves farmers and scientists at odds
If you liked this story, share it with other people. Vietnam’s Mekong Delta is increasingly facing saltwater intrusion, as sea levels rise, land subsides and the river’s natural cycles are disrupted ...
News Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » Social: 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 » Social: 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 » Social: 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 » Social: Cambodia canal's impact on Mekong questioned after China signs deal
(Reuters) -Cambodia should share a feasibility study on the impact of a planned China-backed canal that would divert water from the rice-growing floodplains of Vietnam's Mekong Delta, said the body ...
News Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » Social: From software executive to farmer: Dutchman starts over in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta
After losing his software company, Dutch businessman Danny Haberer found peace on a 1,700-square-meter garden in Dong Thap, where he is learning to farm and live more self-sufficiently. In early ...