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Ben Tre hosts Mekong startup festival for young people
The ABCD Mekong startup festival for young people was held in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre on April 27. Ben Tre is the first province to host the festival. The ABCD Mekong includes three provinces and one city, namely An Giang, Ben Tre, Can ...
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Meeting looks to increase Japanese presence in Mekong Delta
A conference took place in Can Tho city on April 18 to connect Japanese partners with the Mekong Delta, where the presence of foreign businesses, including Japanese ones, is still modest compared to other regions of Vietnam. Keep reading ...
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Solutions sought to drought, saline intrusion in Mekong Delta
Measures to deal with drought and saline intrusion in the Mekong Delta region were discussed during a workshop in Bac Lieu province on April 17. Keep reading ...
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Myanmar State Counsellor’s Vietnam visit to tighten bilateral ties
The upcoming visit to Vietnam from April 19-20 by Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi is expected to strengthen bilateral ties and tighten the Vietnam-Myanmar comprehensive cooperative partnership. []They have supported each other at sub-regional, regional and international forums such as the United Nations, ASEAN, ...
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Winners of Mekong Agritech Challenge announced
Three early stage startups from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam, and three more mature teams originating from outside the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) have won prizes in the Mekong Agritech Challenge (MATCh). Keep reading ...
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Vietnam commits to realising GMS high-tech agriculture priority
The Government of Vietnam is committed to implementing initiatives of the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS), including those on high-tech organic agriculture, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. Keep reading ...
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Spouses of GMS leaders learn about life of Vietnamese women in history
Spouses of leaders of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), who are in Hanoi for the sixth GMS Summit (GMS-6), visited the Vietnamese Women’s Museum in downtown Hanoi on March 31 to learn about the life and cultural heritage of Vietnamese women throughout history. Keep reading ...
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Project to develop Mekong Delta’s tourism adapted to climate change
The People’s Committee of Can Tho city, the Novaland Group, the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), and the Military Commercial Joint Stock Bank (MBBank) have teamed up to implement a project on developing the Mekong Delta’s tourism adapted to climate change. They signed the cooperation agreement ...
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Mekong Delta asked to improve waterway connectivity
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has asked the Ministry of Transport to review transport planning in the Mekong Delta and seek better links among modes of transport in the region. Deputy PM Dung called for further connectivity among inland waterways, marine routes and inland ...
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Vietnam chairs GMS-6, CLV-10 Summits from March 29-31
Vietnam will organize the sixth Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS-6) Summit and the 10th Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam (CLV-10) Development Triangle Summit in Hanoi from March 29-31. The information was announced by the Foreign Ministry. The sixth Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS-6) Summit and the 10th Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam (CLV-10) Development Triangle ...
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