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Vietnam farmers are revolutionising how they grow rice in bid to save the planet
The fertile patchwork of green fields crisscrossed by silvery waterways has helped stave off famine since the Vietnam War ended in 1975 ... for the world. The Mekong Delta, where 90% of ...
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Harnessing the Mekong or Killing It?
The plans languished, the region descended into war ... in the Mekong Delta threatens to dump its load of rice. The warm, humid delta, fertilized by river sediment, has allowed Vietnam to become ...
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Saigon at the crossroads
Like the American West in the 19th century, the Mekong Delta offered new opportunities ... In 1790, the founder of the Nguyen Dynasty which ruled Vietnam into the 20th century built a defensive ...
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Richard Dillon Wall
Dick served on several ships in the United States Navy in the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets, including throughout the Mekong Delta during the Vietnam War. After the Navy he returned to Miami and ...