Topic: Mekong Delta

The 2024 Annual Mekong Delta Economic Report identifies 4 solutions to address investment bottlenecks and to ensure sustainable development in the region.

The region’s total export and import turnover in the period stood at $14.4 billion.

According to the road network plan for 2021–2030 with a vision to 2050, the region will have 1,256km of roads, comprising three vertical and three horizontal expressways.

The findings and recommendations will be reported to the Government before March 31, 2025.

Three investment options for the project have been proposed, with estimated costs ranging between $1.49 billion and $2.4 billion.

The $9.34 billion railway line is approximately 174 km long, running through six provinces and cities.

The projects are expected to be partly funded by loans from the World Bank (WB), with a total investment equivalent to $385 million.

The bridge, part of Dai Ngai bridge project, connecting Tra Vinh and Soc Trang provinces.

It has attracted over 250 booths from enterprises, cooperatives, and rural industrial facilities from both within the Mekong Delta region and beyond.

The event will focus on three key areas: economics, trade, and technology.