Ben Tre, Tra Vinh, and Vinh Long have strategic locations, serving as gateways to the Mekong River's lower reaches. These provinces play a crucial role in marine economy, high-tech agriculture, renewable energy, culture, and tourism, and are home to the largest Khmer ethnic community in Vietnam.
Ben Tre province now has 3,649 registered fishing vessels, with 3,474 licensed to operate, accounting for 95.2%. Of the boats required to undergo technical inspections, 2,282 have completed the procedure, equivalent to 91.76%. A total of 1,998 vessels are mandated to have VMS devices installed, with a compliance rate of 98.96%.
The total number of families in need of housing support in Ben Tre in 2025 stands at 2,101, with an estimated budget of 106.89 billion VND (4.1 million USD). As of March 28, construction started on 413 houses, of which 17 had been completed.
Last year, the province successfully raised 100.5 billion VND to build 1,802 houses, including 250 for families of ex-revolutionaries and others for poor households. However, nearly 3,500 local households still grapple with housing difficulties, requiring an estimated 200 billion VND in additional support.
Besides, the department is responsible for registering eligible vessels, issuing safety and fishing licences, and ensuring the installation and operation of vessel monitoring systems (VMS).
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The Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre will continue to strongly implement key tasks in combating illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities, especially completing the registration of ‘three no’s’ fishing vessels, according to the provincial People’s Committee.
A ceremony to announce the official export of fresh coconuts of the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre to the Chinese market was held on October 25 by the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Vietnam Mini Digital Investment and Trading JSC.
The Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA), under the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, on October 15 officially handed over a project on sustainable coastal community development through ecotourism and the application of the sufficiency economy philosophy to Binh Dai district in Vietnam’s southern province of Ben Tre.
Thanks to efforts to intensify in-depth trade promotion, and maintain and expand export markets, the export turnover of the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre hit over 1.2 billion USD in the first three quarters of 2024, up 14.02% year-on-year, and equivalent to 70% of the yearly plan.
The Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre on October 3 organised an investment promotion conference themed "Ben Tre – look east vision and sustainable development potential", aiming to introduce its potential, strengths, and development orientation following the provincial master plan for the 2021-2030 period with a vision to 2050.
The Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre, known as the coconut capital of Vietnam, is making all necessary conditions ready to be able to export this fruit to China, given that a protocol on phytosanitary requirements for Vietnamese fresh coconuts exported to China was recently signed.
The YMCA Vietnam Social Co. Ltd. and students from Singapore’s Institute of Technical Education (ITE) have supported Phuoc Ngai Primary School in the southern province of Ben Tre to upgrade a yard of the school’s auxiliary establishment in Phuoc Ngai commune of Ba Tri district.
Tucked away in the serene countryside of Vietnam's Mekong Delta, the Phu Le communal house stands as a tribute to nearly two centuries of history and architectural prowess in Ben Tre province.
The southern province of Ben Tre is intensifying its efforts to meet the requirements on fishing vessel registration and fishing licence as part of efforts to fight illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien has asked the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre to strictly manage its fishing fleet in an effort to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
The People’s Committee of the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre has directed local agencies and administrations to carry out urgent task and solutions to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing until September.
As many as 150 people joined a yoga performance in the southern province of Ben Tre on June 26 to mark the 10th International Yoga Day themed “Yoga for Women’s Empowerment”.
The Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre celebrated a significant achievement on June 24 with a conference awarding the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certificate to the local clam farming sector.
The People's Committee of the southern province of Ben Tre has issued a plan to implement the Party Central Committee Secretariat’s Directive No. 32-CT/TW dated April 10, 2024, on strengthening the Party's leadership and direction on the combat against illegal, unreported, unregulated (IUU) fishing and the sustainable development of the fisheries sector, so as to create a change in public awareness of the role and importance of these works.
The clam farming sector of the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre has received Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification, marking the third time it has met the organisation’s sustainability and management standards, Director of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Doan Van Danh announced on May 28.
The Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre has intensively implemented measures to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in anticipation of the fifth working round with the inspection delegation from the European Commission (EC).
The coastal Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre is pushing its efforts in preventing and combating illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, preparing to work with the EC inspection team for the 5th time.
