A ceremony took place in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre’s Giong Trom district on December 15 to mark the completion of a Vietnam-Singapore volunteer project that gave a facelift to the local Phuoc Long 2 primary school.

The Vietnam Coconut Association (VCA) set a target of US$1 billion in export revenue at its second congress for the 2023-2028 tenure recently held in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - The southern province of Ben Tre has made great efforts to further develop organic material zones, as well as improving the coconut production process by applying for growing areas and packaging codes to officially export fresh coconuts to the Chinese market in the future.

The Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre hopes to continue receiving support from Japan in implementing new projects, focusing on priority areas such as improving climate change adaptation capacity, reducing natural disaster risks, and responding to saltwater intrusion, said Vice Chairman of the provincial People Committee Nguyen Truc Son.

VOV.VN - The Party Central Committee has decided to dismiss Le Duc Tho, member of the Party Central Committee and secretary of the Ben Tre provincial Party Committee, from all positions in the Party for his violations of Party regulations.

A delegation of experts from Thailand visited the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre on September 20 - 21 to prepare for the implementation of a project on sustainably developing coastal communities based on ecotourism and applying the philosophy of sufficiency economy.

VOV.VN - Dao Khuong Duy, a six grader from the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre, won third prize at the 52nd Universal Postal Union (UPU) International Letter-Writing Competition for Young People, with a piece illustrating his desire to become a superhero to fight traffic accidents.

As many as 24 youths and students from the Republic of Korea (RoK) joined in volunteer activities in Mo Cay Bac district, the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre, on August 7-8.

The People's Committee of the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre, in collaboration with Standard Chartered Bank, organised a seminar on enhancing competitiveness and promoting sustainable development with ESG (environment, society, and governance) on April 26.

A seminar to promote trade connection and export of farm produce between businesses of the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre and China was held by the provincial People’s Committee and the Chinese Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City on April 6.