Environment
The whole Mekong Delta is subsiding at a rate of nearly 2.5cm per year
In the West Sea region (Ca Mau peninsula) previously had a high encroachment rate to the sea, now 70% of the area has retreated.
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Archeology
Ancient road network in Vietnam
Australian archaeologists discovered an ancient trade route network in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam.
Animal world
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Freshwater dolphins are quite common in the catchments of the Lower Mekong region such as Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam.
Animal world
The number of migratory cranes in the Mekong Delta is less and less
According to the Board of Directors of Tram Chim National Park, Dong Thap province, the number of cranes in the garden area this year is only about 100, equal to 1/8 com…
Environment
The Mekong Delta risks being submerged under the sea
The delta plains, which are low-lying coastal areas, are at high risk when sea level rise due to climate change, the Mekong Delta is no exception.
Environment
AusAID grants clean water to poor people in the Mekong Delta
On June 20, CARE International in Vietnam in collaboration with the People's Committee of Soc Trang Province summarized the Project 'Choice and ownership of rural clean…
Environment
Handing over the first floating toilet in the Mekong Delta area
In the morning of May 25, in Can Tho city, Vietnam Holcim Cement Company and Petech Science and Technology Joint Stock Company held a ceremony to accept and hand over th…
Environment
The Mekong Delta provinces are penetrated by saltwater 70km deep
According to Southern Institute of Water Resources Research, from mid to late March 2012, saline water with salinity of 0.1 ‰ will penetrate 70km deep in the Mekong Delt…
Environment
Losing 40% of the Mekong Delta if the sea level rises by one meter
One meter sea level rise, nearly 40% of the Mekong Delta area is submerged in water, which is the climate change scenario estimated for the end of this century, announce…
Environment
Breaking many dykes in the Mekong Delta
After more than a day of leakage, in the afternoon of September 28, many sections of dykes in Dong Thap and An Giang broke up, causing traffic problems and threatening t…
Environment
Climate change scenario: More than 1/3 of the Mekong Delta is flooded
According to the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Pham Khoi Nguyen, in the past 50 years, the average temperature in Vietnam has increased by about 0.5-0.7o…
Environment
Environmental protection of surface water in the Mekong Delta
The Mekong Delta (Mekong Delta) covers an area of 39,747 km2, accounting for over 12% of the whole country area, which is a typical wetland area with over 90% of the a…
Environment
Protection of mangrove ecosystem in Mekong Delta
According to the forestry sector, the Mekong Delta region has 98 species of mangrove trees; In addition, there are 36 mammal species, 182 bird species, 34 reptile specie…
Environment
The Mekong Delta excitedly welcomed the storm
20g last night (December 4), Binh Thuan has 4 small ships (20 CV) of fishermen sunk by the waves at Phu Quy island, there is no damage to people; Nha Trang has level 10…
Environment
Melaleuca deforestation in the Mekong Delta: Risk of ecological stratification
A series of Melaleuca forests in Long An, Dong Thap, and Tien Giang were cut down by farmers, shifted to rice and some other crops, the destruction of Melaleuca forests…