The Ngã Năm (five-way intersection) floating market in Sóc Trăng Province’s Ngã Năm Town is one of the oldest and most attractive floating markets in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta.
The Mekong Delta received 7.3 million visitors in
the first quarter of this year, an increase of 20.9 per cent compared
with the same period last year.
Thousands of residents from across the Mekong Delta gathered in Soc Trang City on Wednesday and Thursday to watch the annual ngo boat race held on Maspero Canal.
Ha Thanh Tam of Gao Hat Ngoc Troi An Giang faced
little competition yesterday on the fourth stage of the "Return to the
Countryside" cycling tour, the An Giang Plant Protection Cup.
The Mekong Delta provinces of Tra Vinh and Soc Trang are celebrating the
ethnic Khmer community''s Ok Om Bok Festival with a range of cultural
activities.
Up to 11 teams will participate in the National Junior Sepak Takraw
Championships which began yesterday at the Centre for Training and
Sporting Competition in Soc Trang Province.
The Doi (Bat) Pagoda, built in the southern province
of Soc Trang in the 16th century, will be placed under protective
status by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to safeguard it
from vandals and potential damage from nearby hotel and restaurant
projects.
