Vietnam's government has plans to boost the agricultural economy in the Mekong region. Dao Bao Tran and her brother Do Hoang Trung, 11-year-old twins growing up on a rickety houseboat in the ...

Vietnam's Mekong Delta may run out of sand by 2035, a leading expert warned Thursday, as sand-mining and dams strip the "rice bowl" region, putting people, crops and the economy at risk.

In the southern reaches of Vietnam, life has revolved around the water for hundreds of years. Here, in the Mekong Delta and on the Con Dao islands of the South China Sea, communities continue to ...

The Mekong Delta, located in Southern Vietnam, is a vast and intricate network of waterways, marshlands, and lush greenery formed by the Mekong River as it flows into the South China Sea.

Dao Bao Tran and her brother Do Hoang Trung, 11-year-old twins growing up on a rickety houseboat in the Mekong Delta, have dreams.Tran loves K-pop, watches videos at night to learn Korean and ...

Right now, the Mekong Delta is standing on the edge of something big. If Vietnam wants to lead in river-sea tourism, we need more than infrastructure and ambition. We need working connections, ...

The Mekong River stretches for 4,350 kilometers, flowing from Tibetan glaciers through six countries and eventually through Vietnam to the sea. The river’s name comes from Mae Nam Khong , a Thai ...

As Vietnam's agricultural heartland, the Mekong Delta contributes over 95% of the country's rice exports, 60% of exported aquatic products, and 70% of fruit production.

The Mekong River flows from China through Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. It supports a fishery that accounts for 15% of the global inland catch, worth over $11 billion annually ...

A drier Mekong Delta is a concern for Vietnam’s agricultural sector, which powers 12% of its economy. The southwestern provinces of An Giang and Kien Giang would likely be most impacted.