Proper management of water and fires at the Tram Chim National Park in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap holds the key to preserving the Ramsar site’s eco-system, experts have said.
Connecting smart cities is considered an effective solution to addressing urbanisation and development challenges in the Mekong Delta, experts said at a workshop in Can Tho city on September 4.
A seminar discussing the potential of solar power development in tandem with sustainable agriculture production took place in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on August 24.
A workshop on renewable energy development to meet rural electrification targets and energy access was held in Hanoi on August 21 as part of the Vietnam Renewable Energy Week 2018 underway in the country.
Disadvantaged students with outstanding academic results in the 2017-2018 academic year in the Mekong Delta will receive scholarships from the “Vietnamese Seeds Fund” by the Nhan dan (People’s) newspaper for the first time this year.
Kazuyuki Nakane, visiting Japanese State Minister for Foreign Affairs, said the country will support Can Tho University to upgrade itself via its two existing projects.
Young Vietnamese scientists gathered in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on August 10 to introduce new technologies for aquaculture – a major industry generating export products of the country.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has assigned Can Tho University (CTU) the task of being named among the top universities in Asia by 2020, or by 2025 at the latest, and among the top 1,000 globally.
Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho Dao Anh Dung held a working session with a delegation from the Dutch Water Board about Blue Dragon project, which aims to improve the capacity of water source management.
Experts have urged authorities in the Mekong Delta region to use cutting-edge technologies to restructure the agricultural sector in the face of climate change.
Tram Chim National Park in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap, a Ramsar site in Vietnam, has seen 192 hectares of its plants recovered thanks to p reservation efforts.
A seminar on technological application in agriculture in the Mekong Delta and Vietnam took place in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on July 13.
The Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap, the largest mango producer in the region with 9,200 hectares of mangos and a annual output of nearly 100,000 tonnes, is working to turn mango into a sustainable hard currency earner by 2020.
Two Vietnamese universities have been named among the top 1,000 universities in the world, according to the annual Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings in the UK.
An “American Hangout” learning space was launched at Can Tho University in the Mekong Delta city of the same name on June 5.
A training workshop was held in Can Tho city on May 18 to provide provincial and municipal officials with information about the Mekong Delta Plan to support the implementation of Resolution 120/NQ-CP on sustainable and climate-resilient development of the Mekong Delta.
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho is seeking Japanese investments in nine projects, focusing on high-tech agriculture and industry, centralized IT, logistics and construction, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Vo Thanh Thong.
Measures to deal with drought and saline intrusion in the Mekong Delta region were discussed during a workshop in Bac Lieu province on April 17.
