Vietnam to prioritise key projects of the Mekong Delta 13:33 | 02/04/2021 Vietnam to prioritise key projects of the Mekong Delta The Standing Committee of the National Assembly issued Resolution No.973/2020/UBTVQH14 dated July 8, 2020, regulating the principles, criteria, and norms of allocating public investment using the state budget for 2021-2025, which stipulates the scoring criteria for the high Mekong Delta region than other regions in the country. According to Nguyen Chi Dung, Minister of Planning and Investment, the total allocated state budget for investment is about VND388 trillion ($16.87 billion) for the local projects in the period of 2021-2025. The capital will be allocated for completing a number of key projects like the entire highway from Trung Luong-Can Tho, Can Tho-Ca Mau, linking-region routes, and lots of national highways in the Mekong Delta.