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Seminar participants check out facilities used in smart agriculture. (Photo: VNA) Tra Vinh (VNA) - The embrace of digitisation is necessary to cope with saltwater intrusion in the Mekong Delta , experts have said. The delta, the country’s largest rice, fruit and seafood producer, is affected by saltwater intrusion from the sea up rivers every year in the dry season. Nguyen Hieu Trung, deputy rector of Can Tho University, said the delta has been affected by climate change in recent years, especially by drought and worsening saltwater intrusion which cause severe damage to agriculture. Speaking at a seminar in Tra Vinh Province earlier this week, he said it should take advantage of the fourth industrial revolution to create new value for agricultural production. This would reduce the risks and improve the value of agricultural produce and farmers’ incomes, he added. Experts at the seminar analysed and presented solutions for using information technology to cope … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta should adopt digitisation in agriculture: experts

Para Athletics Cao Ngọc Hùng expects good results from the 2022 World Para Athletics Grand Prix. Photo kenh29.org Thanh Hà HÀ NỘI — Husband and wife duo Cao Ngọc Hùng and Nguyễn Thị Hải expect good results at the 2022 World Para Athletics Grand Prix, which serves as qualifying for the Paris Paralympics in 2024. The Grand Prix, hosted by the Tunisian Athletics Federation, is organised on June 27-30 in Tunis City's Rades Stadium. The Vietnamese team of six athletes and one guide will compete in 14 events for both men and women. Athletes have three days to get familiar with the field and train. "My wife and I are competing in this Grand Prix together. I will take part in the men's F57 javelin throw while Hải will join in the women's F57 discus throw and shot put," Hùng told Việt Nam News . Hùng and Hải represented Việt Nam at the Tokyo Paralympics. The duo have grabbed remarkable results in both domestic and international competitions. At the Grand Prix in 2019 in … [Read more...] about Husband and wife to compete at World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Tunis