News Vietnam Mekong River Delta: Saline intrusion in Mekong Delta leaves farmers and scientists at odds
Published on: Thursday 30 April 2026
News source: https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/saline-intrusion-in-mekong-delta-leaves-farmers-and-scientists-at-odds/
Vinh Long, VIETNAM — Khanh Chi tends a small apricot blossom orchard in Nhuan Phu Tan, a commune in southern Vietnam’s Vinh Long province by the Co Chien River, one of the Mekong River’s final distributaries before reaching the ocean. Her orchard is 55 kilometers (34 miles) inland. According to the provincial hydrometeorological observatory, Chi’s […]
News Vietnam Mekong River Delta: Blooming miracles: Apricot trees bring fortunes to Vietnam’s Mekong Delta villagers
Published on: Wednesday 19 January 2022
News source: https://tuoitrenews.vn/news/features/20220120/blooming-miracles-apricot-trees-bring-fortunes-to-vietnams-mekong-delta-villagers/65275.html
The craft of tending to majestic, decades-old yellow apricot trees -- the harbinger of spring -- has made once poor rice farmers in the Mekong Delta province of Long An some of the richest people in ...
