The South Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport received 80 applications from 23 governments and among the six selected were Dala New City, Myanmar and the Mekong Delta, Vietnam.
Category: Viet Nam
Work begins on first resettlement area for Long Thanh Airport
The Loc An – Binh Son resettlement area, located in the southern province of Dong Nai, where the new airport is to be built, consists of over 5,000 land lots for 29,000 residents.
Vietnam air quality improves following social distancing
In Saigon, for instance, the daily PM2.5 levels from March 20 to April 10 was consistently below 20 μg/m3 on average, a stark reduction from January or February, when they were 40-60 μg/m3 on average, it said.
Cà Mau to supply clean water for drought-affected households
The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Cà Mau plans to build more water supply systems, set up water pipes, drill bore wells, and provide water containers for households affected by drought and saline intrusion.
Mekong Delta’s Sóc Trăng declares emergency due to saline intrusion
Some 26,000 households face water shortages, while tens of thousands of hectares of rice, vegetables and fruit trees are likely to be affected.
Creating a sustainable sand industry requires greater regulation: Here’s why
Problems are most visible in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta. Providing half of the country’s food, this network of rivers and swamps is known as the rice bowl of Vietnam. Now, its riverbanks are being stripped away.
Mekong Delta farmers switch to other crops in response to climate change
More farmers in the Mekong Delta have restructured their crop cultivation to adapt to the effects of climate change.
Dong Tam Land Dispute Exposes Vietnam’s Rights and Democracy Challenges
Though the dispute is complex, it reveals the limits of land rights and grassroots democracy in the country.
Heavy rains bring cheer to Mekong Delta farmers
The rain was unseasonable since it is still the dry season, and they are expected to continue for another three or four days.
Kiên Giang households allotted forests for conservation, exploitation protect them well
The beneficiary households must ensure 70 per cent of land is covered in forests and can use the rest to farm aquatic creatures and grow crops.