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Can Tho to house Mekong delta’s largest sea port

 Can Tho city is concentrating on constructing Cai Cui seaport, the largest-ever in the Mekong Delta, which is able to handle ships weighing up to 20,000 tonnes once completed.

Fresh water shortage looms large in delta

The Mekong Delta will face a severe lack of fresh water in the coming years due to fast population growth and increasing saltwater intrusion in the region, experts have warned.

Experts call for floating-rice preservation despite low yield

VietNamNet Bridge – Experts believe that restoring and developing deepwater rice needs to be done urgently to conserve genetic resources and biodiversity, and adapt to climate change.

Can Tho wants to build an IZ for Korean investors

 VietNamNet Bridge – Can Tho - the largest city in the Mekong Delta – has revealed its plan to build a 200ha industrial zone in O Mon District, Can Tho City to serve Korean investors only.

Mekong Delta residents urged to collect rainwater, not underground water

 VietNamNet Bridge – Using rainwater for daily life is believed to be the optimal solution for the water shortage problem in Mekong River Delta, where overexploitation of underground water sources has occurred.

Survey says firms admit to giving bribes

Most enterprises believe that bribery has become a common practice and an “unwritten rule” in Vietnam, according to a survey on corruption sponsored by the U.K. Department for International Development (DFID).

Water supplies in need of protection

VietNamNet Bridge – Water utilities in Viet Nam, particularly in the Mekong Delta, must take pro-active action to safeguard the sustainability of future public water-supply services, as climate change is affecting water production,

Hang Pagoda distinctively

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh is home to many Khmer pagodas worth a visit, but the most popular and original one is probably Hang Pagoda, or Cave Pagoda.

Mekong Delta looks for more foreign investment

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign investment in agriculture in the Mekong Delta remains low, with a major portion of the funds invested in the industrial, food processing and real estate sectors.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 13/11

 Local carriers busy for new int’t air routes; PM considers support for Lao Bao economic zone; Trade shortfall with China swells; US$700-million waste complex to go up in Long An; Major IT event set for December

Hanoi tightens supervision on private health clinics

 JICA provides assistance in road maintenance; Ha Long 2014 Run to kick off; Quang Ngai prepares for thermal power plant construction; Latest IT applications unveiled in Ho Chi Minh City; HCM City: Dengue fever in peak season   

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 5/11

Vietnam Airlines to launch IPO this month; Japanese funded tuna project hits the rocks; Tax exemption for incomes from global Gov't bond; Savills property price index up in major cities;  Slight increase seen in buying power

Hydropower dams endanger Vietnam’s Mekong Delta

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hydropower dams expected to be built on the upper course of Mekong pose the biggest threat to the Mekong Delta.

Erosion in Mekong Delta worsens

 VietNamNet Bridge – Houses, production land, protective forests and embankment works have been swept away by sea water, and some fear the Ca Mau Cape disappear in the future because of continued landslides.

Miss Vietnam Beauty Pageant 2014’s primary rounds kicked off

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 230 contestants have participated in the northern and southern primary rounds of Miss Vietnam Pageant 2014.

Social News 22/10

Vietnam, Switzerland work on low-cost medicines; Int’l science film festival 2014 to open; Mekong Delta to benefit from transport links; Dong Thap to preserve 57 rare species; Domestic vaccine producers to benefit from new incentives

Mekong Delta feared to suffer from water shortage

 Farmers in the Mekong Delta have been warned to store water for farming as saltwater intrusion is predicted to get more severe from the coming dry season due to the sharp decrease in the floodwater volume in the region.

Mekong Delta suffers as factories dump waste into local river system

VietNamNet Bridge – Newly built seafood and garment factories have polluted once-pristine rural areas in the Mekong delta, but relief seems far away.

NA wants more efficient climate change fight

 VietNamNet Bridge – There is considerable overlap in the nation's climate change and green growth policies, and the country needs to better prioritise funding in implementing them,

Mekong Delta relocates flood-prone households

 VietNamNet Bridge – Can Tho City and seven provinces in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta have been speeding up construction of flood-proof residential clusters and moving people from flood-prone areas into them.