The Mekong River

Tuoi Tre The Tien River, which runs through several provinces in the Mekong Delta, has been severely contaminated, with some pollutants exceeding the limits by up to 1,000 times, seriously affecting the life and health of local people, authorities reported. The tests of surface water samples recently taken from the river showed that the suspended [...]

by Pham Hoang Nam for VietNam News Known as the nation’s rice basket, blessed with fertile soil and favorable climatic conditions, the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta has been at the forefront of Viet Nam’s amazing agricultural transformation in the Doi moi (renewal) period. The nation went from being a net food importer until the late [...]

VOA Breaking News A Vietnamese duck farmer has become the first person to die of bird flu in Vietnam in nearly two years, while another death from the disease was reported in neighboring Cambodia. Vietnamese officials said Thursday the 18-year-old farmer from the southern Mekong delta died after reporting a high fever and respiratory problems. [...]

Not only is the waterway home to millions of people, but the freshwater fish it supplies is a major food source for the people of four different countries Op-Ed for the Bangkok Post The ministerial meeting to decide the fate of the controversial Xayaburi hydropower dam in Laos ended last week without a clear decision [...]

Gayathri Vaidyanathan for Nature Scientists are hoping to stall plans to erect a string of dams along the Mekong River. This summer, a crew of strangers arrived in the tiny village of Pak Lan along the Mekong River in northern Laos. They sat around in shorts, examining technical drawings, and then surveyed the area, measuring [...]

Staff Writers Saigon GP Daily. Translated by Hai Mien. The administration in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap has asked authorities to step up measures to protect residents and over 26,000 hectares of rice crops from rapidly surging floodwaters on September 27. Floodwater levels in the upper reaches have risen even further with gushing [...]

By SeafoodSource staff The area dedicated to clam and scallop farming in Vietnam’s seven Mekong Delta provinces is expected to more than triple in the next four years and more than quadruple in the next nine years, the Vietnamese Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) reported on Tuesday. Citing Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and [...]

VietNamNet Bridge Floods in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta is now at the highest level since 2003. The upstream flood in the Mekong River keeps rising. The Central Hydrometeorology Center reported that the highest flood on September 18, exceeded the second alarming level, with 4.16m high in Tien River, 3.54m high in Hau River and 3.7m high [...]

Viet Nam News CUU LONG DELTA — Local officials of the upper-stream provinces in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta have been ordered to intensify inspections of dykes and sluice gates to protect people and crops from floods. In Nghe An Province, intense rains over the past four days had killed at least two and left [...]

Phuoc Buu for Viet Nam News Scientists say the southern part of the country has great potential for producing fuel from natural waste HCM CITY — The development of biomass energy has rich potential in Viet Nam and offers a far better option than hydropower plants that cause considerable damage to the environment, biodiversity and [...]