Mekong delta provinces pay no heed to branding their produce

Although the Mekong delta provinces are considered the main agricultural production base of Vietnam, there is little or no effort to protect the brand names of any of their popular produce. Value of a brand name After news that the Viet Huong Trading Company of Hong Kong had applied for patent of the brand name [...]

Mekong Delta leaders want more city support

Leaders of 13 Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta provinces praised HCM City’s contribution to their development, urging further co-operation in sustainable development between the Delta and the city. During the past decade, HCM City implemented co-operation agreements signed with southwestern provinces, which brought encouraging socio-economic results, participants said at a meeting held in HCM City yesterday. [...]

Mekong Delta to become global economic zone

The Mekong Delta is expected to become a major agricultural production region in the global network, a dynamic and sustainable economic zone, and a great centre for culture, history and tourism by 2050. The Ministry of Construction and the Can Tho People’s Committee have made public the Prime Minister’s decision on the Zoning Plan for [...]

Mekong Delta set to boost tra fish exports

In 2011, the Mekong Delta expects to earn US$1.55 billion in tra fish export earnings, an increase of US$150 million over the previous year. Dong Thap, An Giang, Ben Tre, Can Tho and other provinces plan to increase the acreages of water surface of 6,000-6,300 hectares, up 600 – 800 hectares compared to last year, [...]

Mekong Delta roads pave way to prosperity

Le Hung Viet is confident that his factory can afford to make complete pairs of shoes, not just the uppers, adding a lot of value to his business. The deputy director of Ty Xuan company’s Thap Muoi factory, says this is possible because they will soon be able to transport the shoes directly to the [...]

93.4% of manpower in Vietnam Mekong Delta untrained

Up to 93.4% of manpower aged 15 and up in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta region have not been trained, negatively affecting the region’s FDI attraction and production values, said the Ministry of Education and Training. In fact, the region is in redundancy of unskilled workers, but lack of skilled ones, according to experts from the ministry. [...]

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