Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on April 28 attended an investment promotion conference of the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang, which drew representatives from diplomatic agencies, international organisations in Vietnam, as well as Vietnamese and foreign economists and experts.

The Trung Luong-My Thuan Highway, an important route in the Mekong Delta, was inaugurated on April 27.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on April 22 stressed the strategic importance of the Mekong Delta in national development, and requested concerted efforts to be made to fully tap into the region’s development potential.

VOV.VN - The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Vietnam held a national conference in Hanoi on April 22 to outline development orientations for the Mekong Delta region to 2030 with a vision to 2045.

VOV.VN - US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc E. Knapper affirms the US and Vietnam have cooperated well in agriculture, including the protection of river resources in the Mekong Delta.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese and Dutch firms shared a range of innovation solutions at a business in Can Tho city on April 8, as well as discussing the Netherlands’ experience in water resource management, agriculture, and logistics for sustainable development of the Mekong Delta forum.

VOV.VN - US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Knapper visited the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on April 7-8, where he met with Can Tho leadership, Can Tho University leadership, environmental activists, students, and COVID-19 frontline health care workers.

Australian Acting Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Ciaran Chestnutt on March 28 worked with leaders of Can Tho University in Can Tho city to discuss education cooperation results and orientations for the future.

VOV.VN - The European Union delegation to Vietnam arrived in Can Tho City to explore the potential and investment cooperation opportunities in the fields of climate change, agricultural production, and circular economy in Can Tho and other Mekong Delta localities.

VOV.VN - The country shipped over 600,000 tonnes of mangoes valued at US$310 million to 53 countries and territories last year, an increase of approximately 50% from 2020.