Ben Tre is one of the thirteen provinces located in the Mekong Delta Region, with natural area of 2,322 square kilometers and 65 kilometers bordering the South China Sea. It is 86 kilometers far from Ho Chi Minh City and 120 kilometers far from Can Tho. Road and waterway transportation is quite convenient, close with the girdle of the dynamic southern economic development zone of Viet Nam. A newly-built national road is linked with the provinces in the region (new route from Rach Mieu, Ham Luong Bridge and Co Chien Ferry). The bridge of Rach Mieu will be completed in 2007. However, Ben Tre has no airport or shipping port.