Kien Giang to invest in infrastructure to cope with coastal erosion, climate change
The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang plans to invest 4.92 trillion VND (214 million USD) in infrastructure projects to cope with natural disasters and climate change in the 2021 – 25 period.
The Ta Luc Sluice prevents saltwater intrusion and stores fresh water for agricultural production in Kien Giang province’s Hon Dat district. (Photo: VNA)
Kien Giang (VNS/VNA) – The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang plans to invest 4.92 trillion VND (214 million USD) in infrastructure projects to cope with natural disasters andclimate change in the 2021 – 25 period.
Funds will be used for erosion prevention, saltwater prevention sluices,freshwater reservoirs, storm shelter areas for fishing boats, and irrigationsystems, according to the province's Department of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment.
Households in areas prone to natural disaster and erosion will berelocated, including 126 households in the eroded area of Ba Hon Mountain in Kien Luong district andhouseholds in flood-prone areas caused by rising sea levels.
Coastal erosion
The province will build embankments along coastal areas to prevent erosion.It will upgrade its sea dykes, start the second phase of Duong Dong Reservoir in PhuQuoc city, and build storm shelter areas for fishing boats on the estuariesof Cai Lon and Cai Be rivers, and in PhuQuoc city.
Three urgent coastal erosion-prevention projects are being carried out inAn Bien district’s Mui Ranh area, An Minh district’s Kim Quy estuary, and a coastal section from Kenh 9 Canalto Kenh 7 Canal in Hon Dat district.
More than 50 kilometres of coast inAn Minh district’s Van Khanh and Van Khanh Tay communes facedangerous erosion and need embankments, at a total cost of 1.16 trillion VND (50million USD).
The province has petitioned the Government to allocate funds to build theerosion-prevention embankments. With a coastline of about 200km, the provincehas 80 km of eroded coast areas identified as dangerous or extremely dangerous.
Coastal erosion has caused damage to protective mangrove forests, sea dykesand facilities, affecting the livelihoods of local people and theenvironment.
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in cooperation withlocalities is checking dykes and sluices, and ensuring that they operateeffectively.
The province has also planted mangrove forests to prevent erosion alongcoastal areas in An Bien and Hon Dat districts in recent years. It planted a 35ha new mangrove forest to protectsea dykes in An Bien district’s Nam Thai commune, and a 50ha new mangroveforest along coastal areas from Binh Soncommune to Binh Giang commune in HonDat district./.
The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has planned a host of practical activities to be launched during June – the month of actions for children under the theme of children’s right protection amid pandemic and disasters.
The industrial production value of the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang reached over 20.4 trillion VND in the last five months, up 7.4 percent from the same period last year.
The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has managed outstanding socio-economic development in the first five months of this year despite the COVID-19 pandemic, according to its People’s Committee.
The southern province of Kien Giang aims to resolutely minimise and end illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, develop and implement a project on consolidating and rearranging fishing vessels in the province to provide stable work for fishermen, ensuring sustainability in preventing IUU fishing.
Running until June 21, the festival brings together more than 80 central and local media organisations, featuring nearly 130 exhibition booths that cover the full spectrum of national life, encompassing economy, politics, culture, society, defence, security, and foreign affairs.
As of June 17, Ca Mau province had achieved its target of supporting the construction and renovation of 4,400 homes, with a total budget of over 235 billion VND (about 9 million USD).
Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists’ Association (VJA) Le Quoc Minh has called for technology to be leveraged not to replace identity, but to enhance it—allowing Vietnamese journalism to reach both local and global audiences.
In recent years, with strong support from the Party and State, and building on its tradition as a heroic news agency, the VNA has not only actively participated in OANA but also proactively proposed various ideas for cooperation, helping shape a fresh image of effective media collaboration in the digital era, said VNA General Director Vu Viet Trang.
The education sector has been one of the foundations playing a vital role in deepening Vietnam – New Zealand ties, said Prof. Damon Salesa, Vice-Chancellor of the Auckland University of Technology (AUT).
Tien Giang province has addressed the housing needs of 608 poor, near-poor, and policy-beneficiary families facing housing difficulties. Of these, 370 houses were newly constructed while 238 underwent major renovations.
Dr Pham Minh Hung from the University of Economics and Business under Vietnam National University, Hanoi, said the fixed-term contract mechanism is a correct step, liberating the entire system from traditional constraints which have long stood in the way of innovation.
The partnership will focus on studying and recommending LRT routes that connect the city’s transport network with urban development zones, industrial parks, and TOD areas. The research will cover Thu Dau Mot city and surrounding areas, with completion scheduled before August 15, 2025.
Media must not only serve as a channel for information but also act as a vanguard in shaping public opinion, combating misinformation, upholding the Party’s ideological principles, and reinforcing unity between Vietnam and Laos.
In Vietnam, the voluntary blood donation movement was first launched on January 24, 1994. In 2008, the Prime Minister established the National Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation.
Currently, 20 Vietnamese citizens remain in Iran, including embassy staff and personnel. All are safe, mentally stable, and in regular contact with the embassy.
A VietnamPlus survey of 764 young people shows that 83.9% of Gen Z use smartphones to read news, only 12% use computers, and the rest access content via tablets.
GVB Startup 2025 attracted the participation of nearly 150 individuals and organisations from across Vietnam. The event seeks to promote bold and ambitious startup ideas and projects, contributing to the future of global innovation, and supporting startups through the provision of resources, networking opportunities, and market insights.
AI could not replace human judgment in verifying information and sensitive political events, and that humans remain the final gatekeepers of content, said Leonid Kovachich, head of the Asian department at Sputnik's international broadcasting division.
A veteran journalist of Argentina has praised the modern evolution of Vietnam’s press, which now serves a dual purpose: introducing Vietnam to the world while bringing global perspectives to domestic audiences.
The court announced that Quyet had submitted a written request to be tried in absentia, citing serious health issues. According to an official statement from Hospital 19/8, the defendant is suffering from multiple illnesses, experiencing fatigue and shortness of breath, with doctors warning of a “very high risk of death.”
A senior Party official highlighted the VNA’s consistent role over the past eight decades, noting that it remains a mainstream, uninterrupted, timely, accurate, and authoritative source of news that helps shape public opinion, strengthen public trust, and safeguard the ideological foundation of the Party.
Dr. Kobelev, born in 1938 in Ulyanovsk, was among the first Soviet scholars to specialise in Vietnam. As a former TASS correspondent during the war in Vietnam, he worked closely with Vietnamese institutions and later helped found Russia’s Centre for Vietnamese and ASEAN Studies.
The Ta Luc Sluice prevents saltwater intrusion and stores fresh water for agricultural production in Kien Giang province’s Hon Dat district. (Photo: VNA) 
