Tag Archives: Mekong Delta

Farmers in Vietnam are reducing methane emissions by changing the way they grow rice

LONG AN, Vietnam (AP) — One thing distinguishes 60-year-old Vo Van Van’s rice fields from the mosaic of thousands of other emerald fields in Long An province in southern Vietnam’s Mekong Delta: It’s not completely submerged. That, and the giant drone, whose wingspan resembles that of an eagle, buzzes from above as it rains down… Read More »

In Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, the appeal of moving to the city grows stronger amid climate shocks

CAN THO, Vietnam (AP) — Dao Bao Tran and Do Hoang Trung, 11-year-old twin brothers growing up on a rickety houseboat in the Mekong Delta, have dreams. Tran loves K-pop, watches videos at night to learn Korean, and would love to visit Seoul. Trung wants to be a singer. But his hopes are “unrealistic,” Trung… Read More »