Author Trang The Hy, one of the region''s leading contemporrary writers,
died on Tuesday at his home in the Cuu Long (Mekong) River Delta City of
Ben Tre Province. He was 91.
The fifth southern traditional cake festival will be
celebrated in the Mekong city of Can Tho from April 15 to 19 next year
to also mark Mekong Delta Tourism Week and National Tourism Year.
As part of Manzi''s Old Sounds of New Days concert series, the Encounter
III: From the Delta will introduce the folk melodies from the Song Hong
(Red River) Delta – home of Vietnamese culture and civilisation.
Better linkages among local governments and businesses in the Cuu Long
(Mekong) Delta are needed to fully exploit the tourism potential of the
region, the president of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front Central Committee
has said.
Truong Nguyen Thanh Nhan won the overall yellow
jersey of the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta Cycling Tournament which ended in
the southern province of Ben Tre yesterday.
Pham Phat Dat of Ben Tre won the sixth stage of the Mekong Delta Cycling
Tournament, but Truong Nguyen Thanh Nhan won the overall yellow jersey
yesterday.
The new Mekong Delta Fine Arts Exhibition of 233 paintings, sculptures
and other artworks has opened in Bac Lieu Province as part of the
celebrations of the 70th National Day on September 2.
Nearly 150 cyclists from 18 teams across the country will take part in
the 24th Mekong River Delta Cycling Tournament, scheduled to kick off in
HCM City tomorrow.
