Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport has put on ice a proposal by the Mekong Delta province of An Giang to call for investment in a local airport project, citing low demand. In a letter sent to An Giang’s administration, the transport ministry explained that it was “not the right time” for such an investment, though leaving the door open for a future plan if demand should call. The proposed An Giang airport was envisioned to be a domestic terminal in Can Dang Commune, Chau Thanh District, whose planning was approved in 2011 following a decision by the transport ministry. According to the planning, the mixed-use airport would cover 235 hectares upon completion, including 169.59 hectares for dual use, 34.2 hectares for civil utilization, and 31.25 hectares for military purposes. It would have cost over VND3.4 trillion (US$150.53 million), with the completion date set for 2030. However, the project was immediately faced with a backlash from the local media and public, who criticized it for being a waste of money while other airports in the region were still not operating to their full capacity. With the exception of Phu Quoc International Airport in Kien Giang Province, there are currently three airports in the Mekong Delta region: Can Tho, Rach Gia and Ca Mau in Can Tho City, Rach Gia City and Ca Mau Province, respectively. All three airports are running at a loss due to low demand and a high cost of operation, with the administration of Can Tho having even suggested…
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Illustrative image (Source: VNA)LongAn (VNA) – The Mekong Delta province of LongAn plans to invest about 1.58 trillion VND (over 70 million USD) to buildirrigation facilities to cope with climate change and protect local production.Theproject will be carried out in Dong Thap Muoi (the Plain of Reeds) and coastaldistricts of Can Duoc and Can Giuoc with funds mainly sourced from the Statebudget.Theagriculture sector will build an electric pumping system in Thu Thua districtand upgrade the irrigation system in Thu Thua and Tan Tru districts to make useof fresh water from the Vam Co Tay (west) River during the dry season.Awater…... [read more]
Mekong Delta provinces would focus on developing a sustainable tourism industry by offering diverse and quality products, the Mekong Tourism Association said. It encouraged travel companies to set up tours that involve the community, especially local residents, in tourism activities, generating incomes for them, and avoid overlapping products or unhealthy competition with one another, it said. Kien Giang and An Giang provinces and Can Tho City have set up a "Co-operation programme to develop the tourism industry through 2010" to exploit the region’s key travel triangle. Vinh Long Province is working with Can Tho to promote ecotourism, cultural and historical…... [read more]
Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)Hau Giang (VNA) – The Mekong Delta provinces of Hau Giang and Long An are taking measures to cope with severe saltwater encroachment.Director of the Hau Giang’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Van Dong said the province needs over 1 trillion VND (45 million USD) through to 2020 to enact long-term solutions to deal with the issue and protect over 82,000 hectares of rice fields.With that amount of money, the province will focus on building dyke systems, water reservoirs, and irrigation facilities, he said.The locality aims to complete the Vi Thanh – Long My dyke…... [read more]
The investment capital for the first phase of the garment and textile plant is US$8 million, and the project is expected to bring in a revenue of $10 million next year.— Photo ndh VINH LONG (VNS) — The Thanh Cong Textile Garment Investment Trading Joint Stock Company is planning to build a new factory in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long next month.The investment capital for the first phase of the garment and textile plant is US$8 million, and the project is expected to bring in a revenue of $10 million next year.The company reported a revenue of VND1.306…... [read more]
Three commercial banks in the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang plans to lend VND500 billion to local firms to purchase summer-autumn rice, according to an official from the State Bank of Vietnam. Of these loans, Vietcombank pledged to provide VND300 billion while Agribank and Mekong Housing Bank will finance VND100 billion each, said Vo Thanh Nha, director of Tien Giang branch of the SBV. These banks, however, have not yet received any borrowing applications from local firms to date, Nha added. Earlier, the SBV requested five commercial banks, including Vietinbank and Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV), to provide…... [read more]
In an effort to promote the local tourism, Phu Yen province and provinces in the Mekong Delta region have signed an agreement to bolster tourism cooperation.The South Central coastal province of Phu Yen has sea and islands tourism potential. Meanwhile the western Mekong Delta provinces of An Giang, Ca Mau, Bac Lieu, Soc Trang, and Hau Giang have advantages in river and hick tourism. However tourists have not been provided enough information about the two places. The cooperation among these localities is expected to help travel companies promote tour packages for both regionsTourists from the Mekong Delta provinces to Phu…... [read more]
The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has targeted set a target US$500 million goods exports this year, said the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s trade information center without reporting on-year comparison. Rice will remain the province’s biggest cash earner with expected value of US$315 million, followed by seafood with US$170 million and the rest for other exports. In the first two months of this year, Kien Giang exported US$63 million worth of goods, including US$51 million of rice, US$12 million of seafood. (vinanet.com.vn) ... [read more]
The facility worth over 14 billion VND(665,433 USD) is being built on an area of 8,790 square metres in TruongLong Hoa commune.Of the money, 11 billion VND is sourced fromthe national target programme, while the remaining from local budget andthe project beneficiaries’ contributions.The project isscheduled to be put into operation in May 2015, which is able to supplyclean water for over 2,000 households, schools, health stations andothers in the area.Recently, the Mekong Delta province hasworked on a 145-billion-VND (6.81 million USD) project to provide cleanwater for impoverished Khmer inhabitants.Local authorities planto build seven water supply stations in poor villages by…... [read more]
The Mekong Delta Provinces have become highly susceptible to the risk of forest fires due to severe heat wave conditions recently. A view of the U Minh Ha cajuput forest in the Mekong Delta. Many provinces have been on fire alert level 5, the highest risk level.Tran Van Thuc, deputy director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in Ca Mau Province, said that more than 18,000 hectares of the province was facing severe drought and a risk of forest fires at level 3. The risk continues to increase daily.Recently, two small blazes deep in the U Minh Ha…... [read more]
Mekong Delta provinces seek capital for 13 tourism projectsBy Dao Loan - The Saigon Times DailyHCMC – The Mekong Delta’s Tien Giang and An Giang provinces are seeking funds for 13 tourism projects.They include Chau Doc Town Entertainment Area, Ky Lan Son Culture and History, Oc Eo History Relic and Tourism, Bung Binh Thien, My Khanh, My Hoa Hung-Con Pho Que Ecological Area, Cam Mountain Ecological “We have many projects but we are focusing on the Thoi Son Islet project,” Nguyen Ngoc Minh, director of the Tien Giang Province Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, told the Daily at a…... [read more]
