Officials of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on January 5 had a working session with representatives of the northern branch of the American University in Vietnam (AUV).

Rice production is one of the largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture, and how to reduce the emissions while still ensuring food security and raising farmers’ income in the Mekong Delta is now a hard nut to crack to many.

VOV.VN - The nation’s target of recording GDP growth of between 6% and 6.5% next year is entirely feasible, providing it can effectively control COVID-19 and ensure supply-demand balance, according to Jacques Morisset, lead economist and programme leader for the World Bank (WB) in Vietnam.

A scientific workshop was held both online and offline in Hanoi on December 10 discussing ways to tap the potential and advantages of the Mekong Delta in the new context for the region's rapid and sustainable development.

VOV.VN - The Mekong Connect 2021 forum is set to take place in Ho Chi Minh City for the first time on December 17, according to a press conference held on December 10 and co-hosted by the municipal Department of Industry and Trade and the Business Association of High Quality Vietnamese Goods.

The Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau is working hard to deal with shortcomings and limitations as recommended by the European Commission (EC), relating to the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

VOV.VN - Ke Sach district in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang recently shipped four tonnes of star apples to the United Sates, according to Nguyen Thanh Phuoc, head of the province's Plant Protection and Cultivation Sub-department.

VOV.VN - Vietnam raked in US$47.44 million from exporting tra fish (pangasius) to Brazil by mid-October, representing an increase of over 1.5 times against the same period from last year, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

VOV.VN - The country’s COVID-19 tally rose to 976,672 cases since the start of the pandemic following the Health Ministry confirmed the detection of 7,988 new infections on November 8, while a total of 1,073 patients were also released from hospitals nationwide.

The annual Forum on Cooperation and Sustainable Development in the Mekong Delta (Mekong Delta Forum) was held in both in-person and online forms on November 4, under the theme “Promoting local initiatives - Strengthening multilateral cooperation”.