The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the People’s Committee of southern Ben Tre province held a conference in both online and in-person formats to promote the export of Ben Tre’s agro-aquatic products to Islamic markets.

Coconut candies are not just helping locals earn an income but are also introducing Ben Tre’s cuisine to the world.

A delegation led by US Special Envoy for Climate John Kerry paid a working visit to Ben Tre province on climate change situation on September 3.

VOV.VN - The World Records Union (WorldKings) and the Vietnam Records Organisation (Vietkings) have officially recognised the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre as holding an event which saw the most coconut-made dishes made in one go.

Authorities in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre will organise an international symposium on blind Vietnamese poet Nguyen Dinh Chieu (1822 – 1888) later this June, the first of its kind, spotlighting a man of culture from the southern region.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on December 12 held a seminar to discuss measures to further foster cooperation between several Vietnamese localities and the European Union (EU).

The first batch of wax coconuts from the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh worth AUD70,000 (US$52,620) exported to Australia has sold out after a short time of marketing, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in Australia.

Soil and climate in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre are behind the steady and strong growth of local coconut trees.

The Ho Chi Minh City Buddhist Sangha held a ceremony on September 13 to present 10 ambulances, worth more than VND10 billion, to hospitals in the city and the Mekong province of Ben Tre, to help with the transportation and treatment of patients.

VOV.VN - Cocoxim canned coconut water produced by Ben Tre Import-Export Joint Stock Company (Betrimex) has recently become hugely popular among Belgian consumers, with the product imported to Europe via Belgian start-up firm South Export Alliance.