The Vietnamese government has ordered major rice exporter Vinafood II to speed up the construction of a rice storage system in the Mekong Delta to ensure its completion by mid 2012.

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Vietnam spurs rice storage project

Officials announced Monday that Air Mekong, the nation’s nascent luxury airline, is planning its first flight on October 10.

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New private carrier gears up for first flight

Air Mekong, Vietnam’s third private airline, on Sunday received four aircraft from US-based SkyWest Leasing. The local carrier plans to launch its service in October

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Air Mekong plans October launch

Seasonal flooding on the Mekong River that usually begins in early August has not yet started in Vietnam’s southern delta rice basket, raising questions over the country’s biggest rice crop of the year.

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Flooding delay sparks rice crop worries

Over-production and lower exports have left rice farmers in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta holding on to their stocks in the face of lower prices, analysts say.

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Export drop hits prices for Vietnam rice farmers

The Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) on Sunday started building facilities for a massive power complex in the Mekong Delta, which will be the largest of its kind in Vietnam, the group said on its website.

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PetroVietnam begins work on Vietnam’s largest power complex

Private carriers VietJet Air and Mekong Air may be able to launch their services in the final quarter of this year, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam.

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Two private airlines likely to launch this year

The Vietnam Azalea Fund has acquired a minority stake in the Nam Long Investment Corporation for approximately US$9.1 million, fund manager Mekong Capital has announced.

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Mekong Capital takes $9.1 mln stake in real estate firm

Saigon Co.op, Vietnam ’ s largest supermarket chain, will provide farmers in the Mekong Delta ’ s Tien Giang Province with technical and financial assistance, and then sell their produce.

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Saigon Co.op teams up with Mekong farmers

Vietnam ’s first-ever national fruit festival, which wrapped up in the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang on Saturday, welcomed more than 800,000 visitors.

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First Vietnam fruit fest tastes success