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Volunteers fix roads one pothole at a time

VietNamNet Bridge – Tan Loc Islet residents don’t wait around for things to get done. Instead, they take to the streets to repair infrastructure on their own.

A bustling floating market in Can Tho

 VietNamNet Bridge – Visitors to the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho are advised to rise at dawn for a boat trip to a market on the Hau River that sells various goods, particularly farm products of the region.

New air services bring more tourists to Mekong Delta

 VietNamNet Bridge – New air services linking the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho and other parts of the nation have helped send visitors to the region surging, heard a media briefing in Can Tho last week.

100-year-old school saved from demolition

 The Can Tho City's People's Committee has decided to stop construction on the restoration of the 100-year-old Chau Van Liem High School in Ninh Kieu District, after receiving strong objections from residents and experts.

Mekong river delta's oldest school to be demolished

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 100-year-old Chau Van Liem High School in Can Tho City will be demolished next week as it has badly deteriorated.

Doctors alert people about risk of snakebite

 VietNamNet Bridge – Doctors from Can Tho City's Military Hospital 121 have advised local people to protect themselves from poisonous snakebites during the rainy season in Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta localities.

Con Au islet a picturesque getaway

 With its fruit trees and pristine and quiet setting, Con Au in the Cuu Long (Mekong) city of Can Tho is considered the most beautiful islet in the Hau River, a tribute of the Mekong.

Record fruit map in Can Tho

 A map of Vietnam made entirely out of fruit has been recognized as the largest fruit map in Vietnam by the Vietnamese Guinness Book of Records on February 9 in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho.

Traffic infrastructure put into use before Tet

 VietNamNet Bridge – Several important traffic projects have been completed in Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces.

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 Deputy PM calls for more efforts to combat smuggling; Owner suddenly shuts factory, workers unpaid; Can Tho City provides free-WiFi service; Vietnam tightens quarantine over imported farm produce

Can Tho to move thousands of households from erosion-prone areas

 The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho will move 2,514 households residing in erosion-prone areas to safer places before 2020, said Director of the Municipal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Pham Van Quynh.

Five major bridges in the Mekong Delta

 VietNamNet Bridge – The bridges are not only historic but also contribute to facilitate local people’s travel and create their very own beauty in the Mekong Delta.

Can Tho wants to build an IZ for Korean investors

 VietNamNet Bridge – Can Tho - the largest city in the Mekong Delta – has revealed its plan to build a 200ha industrial zone in O Mon District, Can Tho City to serve Korean investors only.

Water supplies in need of protection

VietNamNet Bridge – Water utilities in Viet Nam, particularly in the Mekong Delta, must take pro-active action to safeguard the sustainability of future public water-supply services, as climate change is affecting water production,

Can Tho seeks Japan funds

 VietNamNet Bridge – Officials of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho last Saturday called on Japanese investors to fund key projects in exchange for favourable conditions.

Hai Au plans seaplane service in Can Tho

 VietNamNet Bridge – After its September 10 launch of Hanoi-Halong travel service using amphibious planes, Hai Au Aviation Joint Stock Company is planning more routes,

Mekong holds health summit

Nearly 800 domestic and international doctors, researchers, medical managers and hospital leaders exchanged notes and shared experiences at the National Scientific Conference held yesterday in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta city of Can Tho.

Can Tho official stays in US to study after overseas business trip

 VietNamNet Bridge – After a 13-day training course in the US, the deputy director of the Can Tho City Department of Foreign Affairs’ International Relations and Cooperation Division has not returned home and says he is studying in the US.

Residents take a stand against waste

 VietNamNet Bridge – Residents living in Cai Rang District of southern Can Tho Province have had to cope with severe pollution for several months while waiting for city authorities to find a solution to treat the waste.

Pictures: Tornado destroys over 100 houses in Can Tho

VietNamNet Bridge – This morning a tornado suddenly appeared during a light rain in the town of Co Do in the Mekong Delta City of Can Tho, damaging over 100 houses and injuring five people.