For a down-to-earth stay in Vietnam, consider staying at a rural homestay to connect with the people and sights that make the ...

In the Mekong Delta, this would mean going from 13 provinces and one city to just five larger, more manageable regions. It’s a bold move that may bring short-term challenges - but also a long-term ...

The Mekong’s banks have historically provided perfect conditions for rice production, with the southern delta provinces affectionately named the “rice basket” of Vietnam.

Reporting from BEN TRE, Vietnam — Most foreign veterans who arrive in this swampy stretch of the Mekong Delta make their way to the Oasis Hotel. The two-story, pale-yellow building on the Ben ...

Vietnam's government has plans to boost the agricultural economy in the Mekong region. Dao Bao Tran and her brother Do Hoang Trung, 11-year-old twins growing up on a rickety houseboat in the ...

On any list of places menaced by climate change, Vietnam’s broad and fertile Mekong Delta ranks near the top. And yet, as I wrote for Mongabay four years ago, rising seas and changing weather ...