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Mekong Delta’s cities need more trees

November 18, 2009  . Filed under News, Social

Mekong Delta’s cities need more trees

In the Mekong Delta region, many new cities are recognized and upgraded but while high-rise buildings are being built the number of trees is reducing. A big tree is chopped down in My Tho City. Rach Gia in Kien Giang province is a city in the Mekong Delta where construction is happening very fast indeed. It has a total area of 10,000 hectares, 250,000... Read more

Vietnam-made farm machinery weeded out of market

September 11, 2009  . Filed under Business, News

Vietnam-made farm machinery weeded out of market

LookAtVietnam – Hardly any Vietnamese companies make agriculture machines to sell to farmers, though they well know that the demand for the machines is great. Where are the made-in-Vietnam agriculture machines? Bui Van Chuong from Ben Tre, an upper Mekong Delta province, recently spent a whole day in nearby My Tho City searching the market for a ploughing... Read more

Cycling to explore the Mekong Delta

July 7, 2009  . Filed under News, Travel

Cycling to explore the Mekong Delta

LookAtVietnam – Cycling through orchards and along rivers, visiting pagodas to discover culture and history and indulging in stunning landscapes are wonderful experiences. Tourists on a bicycle tour in the Mekong Delta.We start in the Mekong Delta province of Long An’s Tan An commune and follow Bao Dinh Canal toward My Tho city. Full of strength and... Read more

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 4/7

July 4, 2009  . Filed under Business, News

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 4/7

 National oil group to tap four new oil fields; WB helps upgrade Mekong delta major cities; Congress on establishing overseas business association Photo: VNAThe Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PVN) will tap four new oil fields in the second half of the year, PVN Deputy General Director Le Minh Hong told the press on July 3. They include two oil fields in Vietnam... Read more

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 3/7

July 3, 2009  . Filed under Business, News

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 3/7

600 billion VND for Coke-coal manufacturing plan; New pacts to herd foreign beef into domestic market; WB helps upgrade Mekong delta major cities ; First batch of commercial petrol rolls out  The domestic market will be opened up wide next year to receive beef imports from the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand under bilateral and regional agreements,... Read more

LIFESTYLE IN BRIEF 23/5

May 23, 2009  . Filed under Lifestyle, News

LIFESTYLE IN BRIEF 23/5

50 file photos of Ho Chi Minh in China displayed; French book on An Nam people reprinted; Russian city highlighted at photo exhibition in HCM City; 36kg-bronze drum discovered in Thanh Hoa; My Tho City to house largest Buddhist tower in country; Vladivostok on show in HCM City 50 file photos of Ho Chi Minh in China displayedThe Ho Chi Minh City University of... Read more

Tien Giang Province, a beautiful and rich area

April 19, 2009  . Filed under News, Travel

Tien Giang Province, a beautiful and rich area

Since the 17th century, the fertile land in the North of the Tien River has been reclaimed and developed by generations of inhabitants into an area with rich rice fields, fruit gardens, and busy trade along the river banks. Visitors enjoying Southern specialities and folk songs.LookAtVietnam - Since the 17th century, the fertile land in the North of the Tien... Read more