Mekong Delta

Harvesting rice before the flood, farmers feel secure to celebrate Tet

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Mekong Delta - Proactively harvesting rice before the high tide in November, farmers are excited to limit damage and celebrate Tet with high profits.

High-priced traders still have difficulty finding sources to buy rice for Tet

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Mekong Delta - As demand increases in the last months of the year, traders are willing to offer high prices to buy rice, but there is still not enough supply.

The hard nomadic life of a duck farmer

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Soc Trang - The duck farmer lives a nomadic life. A small makeshift tent is where the whole family lives during the days following the ducks.

Willing to pay high rent, farmers still have difficulty finding people to cut rice

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Mekong Delta - Despite being willing to pay high prices, farmers still have difficulty finding workers to harvest rice by hand after the impact of storms.

Huge investment to compete for medals in the Cai Luong playground

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Can Tho - Participating in the 2024 National Cai Luong Festival, art units and troupes have made careful investments, bringing the audience the most complete performances.

Linking the "3 houses" rice value chain still lacks trust

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According to the Department of Economic Cooperation and Rural Development, linking the rice value chain in the Mekong Delta, enterprises and cooperatives still lack capital; enterprises - farmers - cooperatives lack trust...

Stocking crabs on the river to find a livelihood in the upstream flood zone of the Mekong Delta

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Mekong Delta - Reporters went to An Phu district, An Giang - the place that receives the first water from the upper Mekong River flowing into Vietnam - to record livelihoods during the flood season.

Low flood, fishermen in the Mekong Delta change direction

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Mekong Delta - The unusually low flood trend compared to the old rule has caused fishermen in the upstream area to change direction.

Prime Minister points out 2 major bottlenecks of the Mekong Delta

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According to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, the two major bottlenecks of the Mekong Delta are infrastructure and human resources. Therefore, the Government is focusing on removing them so that this region can develop strongly.

Prime Minister: The "lowland" highway area in the Mekong Delta has clearly changed

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From a place considered a "lowland" of highways, the traffic infrastructure network in the Mekong Delta has now changed significantly.

The Mekong Delta is implementing 9 projects with a total capital of 106,000 billion VND

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Can Tho - The Mekong Delta region is implementing 9 important national transport projects, with a total capital of about 106,000 billion VND.

Fearing an outbreak when the water recedes, pig farmers sell their pigs early

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Mekong Delta - Fearing disease outbreaks after the tide recedes, pig farmers are rushing to sell their pigs early.

Explaining the outbreak of stink bugs in rice and prevention strategies

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Mekong Delta - From stink bugs that harm rice leading to farmers' worries, experts say the agricultural sector needs a prevention strategy.

Rice harvesters are "full" during the rainy and stormy season

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Mekong Delta - From working as hired laborers in fields that have been damaged by storms and floods, many workers in the West earn an income of 250,000 - 300,000 VND/day.

Experts advise on how to deal with stink bugs that damage rice

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Mekong Delta - Master Nguyen Phuoc Tuyen - former Director of the Agricultural Extension Center of Dong Thap province - gives advice on the situation of stink bugs attacking rice.