TECHFEST Mekong 2022, organized by the Ministry of Science and Technology in cooperation with the Can Tho City People’s Committee on October 19 and 20, was an opportunity to promote the image of innovative startups in the Mekong Delta and boost innovation from Vietnamese and international partners. The Mekong Delta needs to raise both the quantity and quality of local businesses, especially startups, and innovation activities.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh issued Decision No. 1255/QD-TTg on October 17 approving the construction of the Vinh Thanh Industrial Park, first phase, in the Mekong Delta’s Can Tho city. The industrial park will sit on 293.7 ha with investment of about VND3.718 trillion ($152.6 million).
A conference on connecting e-commerce in Can Tho city and provinces in the Mekong Delta will be held on September 9 and 10, to continue supporting businesses in opening new and modern distribution channels, helping with investment expansion by local enterprises to cities and provinces around the country, and working to gradually reach out to foreign markets.
The detailed planning for four resettlement areas in Hau Giang province serving the Mekong Delta’s Can Tho - Ca Mau Expressway project is expected to be completed this month. The province has agreed to invest VND246 billion ($10.5 million) in the four resettlement areas. The Expressway stretches nearly 111 km with total investment of nearly VND29 trillion ($1.24 billion).
According to the development plan of the Mekong Delta, Can Tho will be the center of the region and will expand the current airport into an international airport with a scale of 10,000 hectares, serving the goal of agricultural economic development and tourism of the region.