VOV.VN - Vietnam, a Mekong River downstream country, is interested in the cross-border impact of hydro-electric projects on the Mekong River, said Doan Khac Viet, deputy spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam, at a regular press briefing in Hanoi on May 23.

The second Ho Chi Minh City River Festival 2024 will be organised with collaboration and support from numerous local units and businesses, as well as many localities nationwide, featuring a wide range of culture, cuisine, and entertainment activities, according to Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Van Dung.

The second Ho Chi Minh City River Festival 2024 will take place from May 31 to June 9, at Nha Rong-Khanh Hoi Wharf, Saigon Cruise Port, and other tourist venues, featuring a wide range of culture, cuisine, and entertainment activities.

The authorities of Hoanh Mo commune of Binh Lieu district, the northeastern province of Quang Ninh, coordinated with their Chinese counterparts from Fangchenggang city’s Dong Zhong town to clean up the environment along the shared border river from May 9 to 11.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 9 underlined the need for the renovation of mindset, methods, and visions to create new values and implement the Master Plan for the Red River Delta region with tradition, connections, breakthroughs, inclusion, comprehension, and sustainability.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, chairman of the Coordinating Council for Red River Delta Region, chaired the third meeting of the council on May 9 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 6 received Cambodia Deputy Prime Minister Neth Savoeun who arrived for a grand ceremony marking 70 years of the Dien Bien Phu victory over French colonialism.

VOV.VN - The 2024 HCM City River Festival is set to take place from May 31 to June 9 at the Nha Rong Area in Khanh Hoi - Saigon Port, according to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism.

The Vietnam National Mekong Committee (VNMC) on April 23 held a consultation workshop on Cambodia’s proposed Funan-Techo canal project which has raised concerns about potential impacts on the Mekong river.

VOV.VN - Meo Vac district, one of four districts in Ha Giang province located in the Dong Van Karst Plateau Global Geopark, is famous for its diversity of ethnic groups, for its superb limestone mountains, and for the Nho Que river, which looks like a strip of blue silk winding through the Ma Pi Leng pass.