Mekong Delta

Rice

Anonymous — Thu, 01 Jun 1995 07:00:00 +0000

Rice is an integral part of life in Vietnam. The Vietnamese economy depends on agriculture and the main crop is rice. The average Vietnamese eats three quarters of a pound of rice a day. Rice covers...

Delta Delights

Anonymous — Fri, 23 Mar 2001 17:23:56 +0000

Six-fifty in the morning, the coach reverses over a prostrate rat outside Saigon's smart Caravelle Hotel, and we're on our way. Bound for the Delta, that watery region with vaguely sinister war-time...

Deeper into the Delta

Anonymous — Mon, 12 Jan 2004 15:17:02 +0000

Is there anywhere on planet Earth that so teems with life and industry as the Mekong Delta? Anywhere where agriculture and fish farming are so intensively practiced? In thinking that one day I'll come...

Life on the Mekong

Anonymous — Sat, 01 Apr 1995 08:00:00 +0000

The Mekong. You could spend a lifetime exploring it. One of the world's great rivers, the source lies on the Tibetan Plateau at more than 16,000 feet. The Tibetans call it Dza-Chu, the Water of the...

Coconuts, Coffee and Close Calls on the Mekong Delta

Anonymous — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 10:04:49 +0000

While the Mekong Delta is best known for its floating market, the real joy is meeting with people going about their every day lives. David Calleja discovers on some of Vietnam's great experiences, as shown to him by an ex-soldier.