The projects totaling US$9.43 billion are mainly in building infrastructure for transport connection, industrial parks and residential areas; along with in other areas like agriculture, industry, river protection and waste treatment.
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All but one Mekong Delta province infected with African swine fever
59 out of 63 provinces and localities of Vietnam have so far been infected with the disease. The country has culled at least 2.45 million pigs since the disease was first discovered in the northern region in early February.
Garbage chokes northern Vietnam mangrove forests
Several coastal mangrove forests in Hai Phong City are losing trees to garbage swept in from the sea.
Will the Mekong Delta sink by 2100?
Hydropower reservoirs will increase landslides in the Mekong Delta. Sediment has the effect of consolidating the delta and preventing erosion.
Innovative methods could transform Vietnam’s robusta farms into carbon sinks
Intercropping and decreased fertilizer use can change robusta farms from carbon sources to carbon sinks. Such practices are present in small specialty coffee industry, but not large-scale commodity producers.
Vietnam to tender $5bn motorway project to Mekong Delta
The motorway will run through 13 provinces from Nam Dịnh, about 60km south of Hanoi, to the southern province of Vinh Long in the Mekong Delta.
Vietnam To See 1 Gigawatt Of Onshore Wind Installed By 2021
The Global Wind Energy Council expects Vietnam will install 1 gigawatt (GW) of new onshore wind capacity by 2021, which could solidify the country as a regional wind power leader as it considers expanding to 6 GW by 2030.