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Truong Sa archipelago bursting with vitality

Whenever the Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago is mentioned, many often think of rough seas and islands battered by tropical storms and fierce winds but also featuring coral reefs and various creatures and plants.

The archipelago has now greatly transformed itself, as soldiers stationed here, in addition to their sacred duty of defending the country’s seas and islands, are making efforts to make the islands full of vitality.

In the early 1990s, the Vietnam People’s Navy mulled over the cultivation of vegetables on the islands, to supply greens for officers and soldiers stationed there.

Nearly two decades on, various types of vegetables are now being cultivated.

Those who set foot on the islands will see the lush green of vegetable patches, with many plants popular on the mainland now being grown there.

The types of vegetables are selected based on the weather and climatic conditions.

Despite the severe weather and shortages of fresh water and cultivation areas, its lush green vegetable gardens give Truong Sa a certain vibrancy.

This is the fruit of the indomitability, perseverance, and steadfastness of the soldiers stationed on the islands of the beloved Truong Sa archipelago./.
VNA/VNP

Vietnam exchanges experiences with Finlands innovation fund, space technology company

Vietnam exchanges experiences with Finland's innovation fund, space technology company

A Vietnamese delegation led by Nguyen Duy Ngoc, Politburo member, Chairman of the Party Central Committee's Inspection Commission, and Deputy Head of the Central Steering Committee for the Development of Science, Technology, Innovation and Digital Transformation, visited SITRA, the Finnish Innovation Fund, and space technology firm ICEYE to exchange experiences and explore cooperation opportunities.

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