The Mekong River is one of the longest rivers in the world running through six different countries in Southeast Asia.
It originates at the Tibetan Plateau and flows nearly 3000 km in a south eastern direction.
The Mekong
River unravels into nine rivers which creates the fertile Delta before it empties
into the South China Sea.
The Mekong
Delta is situated in Cambodia and southwestern Vietnam.
In Vietnam the Mekong delta is
intensively developed for agriculture. The area is one of the most productive
and intensively cultivated areas in Asia.
It is called “the ‘rice bowl of Vietnam.