Flight AK 575 of Malaysia's AirAsia from Kuala Lumpur to Can Tho international airport landed its first journey on April 8 morning.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has sent greetings to Khmer ethnic people on the occasion of their traditional Chol Chnam Thmay (New Year) festival, which falls on April 14-16 this year.

President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Tran Thanh Man visited religious dignitaries in the Mekong delta province of Soc Trang on April 5 on the occasion of the Khmer people’s Chol Chnam Thmay festival.

An inaugural ceremony for the “Maker Innovation Space” (MIS) in the Can Tho University was held in the Mekong Delta city of the same name on April 5.

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho is implementing a vocational training programme for ethnic minority people worth 200 billion VND (8.6 million USD), including more than 90 billion VND from the local budget.

The Can Tho International Travel Mart will be held in the Mekong Delta city from November 29 to December 1, expecting to have 200 booths of Vietnamese and foreign travel companies.

The Okayama Institute of Languages wants to join hands with Can Tho city's education sector to carry out the specialised Japanese language training programme at local colleges and universities.

Legendary golfer Greg Norman, who was appointed as Tourism Ambassador of Vietnam for 2018-2021, has promised to promote Vietnamese coffee to the world.

A delegation from the Belgian Federal Parliament and the Belgian Embassy in Vietnam visited Can Tho University in the Mekong Delta city of the same name on March 9 to discuss cooperation in developing human resources in education as well as issues of mutual concern such as water resources and high-tech agriculture.

Just after two days of operation, the International Media Centre (IMC) for the second DPRK-USA Summit in Hanoi has received much appreciation from foreign reporters for its working facilities.

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho has launched a plan to promote cultural diplomacy in 2019, aiming to introduce the culture and people of Vietnam and Can Tho to the world, and call for investment to boost the city's economy.

Farmers in the Mekong Delta have begun harvesting the winter - spring rice crop in areas where it was sowed early, and yields are high.