Localities in the Mekong Delta are striving to improve the quality of cultural and tourism products through standout events, aiming to attract visitors in the remaining months of the year, contributing to Vietnam’s goal of welcoming 25 million international arrivals and 150 million domestic tourists in 2025.

Two kidney transplants using organs from a brain-dead donor have been carried out at the Can Tho Central General Hospital for patients with end-stage chronic kidney disease, the first such cases performed in the Mekong Delta.

Provinces across the Mekong Delta are intensifying coordinated measures to curb illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, as part of nationwide efforts to have the European Commission (EC)'s “yellow card” warning against Vietnamese seafood lifted.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will provide non-refundable aid worth more than VND9.1 billion (about US$384,600) to help Mekong Delta city of Can Tho strengthen its capacity in drainage management and climate change adaptation.

Collaboration with partners, particularly Chinese businesses, remains a key focus in the city’s development agenda, stated Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Can Tho city Nguyen Tuan Anh during a working session with Consul General of China in Ho Chi Minh City Tang Li.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on October 27 afternoon met with Kim Deawon, Executive Vice President of Samsung E&A, a subsidiary of the Republic of Korea's Samsung Group, to review progress of several water supply and wastewater treatment projects in the Mekong Delta.

VOV.VN - Big Drum Music of the Khmer ethnic people features an ensemble of 15 musical instruments, led by the large drum. In the Mekong Delta, only a few Khmer individuals still know how to play this lead instrument.

VOV.VN - Every year around mid-October, the floating season in Dong Thap province, part of the Mekong Delta, brings prosperity to local fishermen as the rising waters deliver an abundance of typical aquatic products such as fish, shrimp, crabs, and snails.

Amid rising global demand for Halal products, Tay Ninh province, a gateway in Vietnam’s southwestern border, together with the Mekong Delta, is being shaped into a strategic centre for the development of the nation’s Halal industry.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called for stronger measures to spur growth in the Red River Delta, highlighting its position as Vietnam’s economic, cultural, and political hub and a key driver of national development.