Sci-Tech

Lack of capital hinders landslide prevention
21/05/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – A lack of capital for landslide prevention projects funded by the HCM City People’s Committee is putting residents under threat. Workers of Than Thanh Joint Stock Company complete parts of a landslide prevention project. The most...
2,000 year-old megalith uncovered in Tam Dao
20/05/2009 05:00
A megalith in Soc Son District, Hanoi. Researchers from the Vietnam Archaeology Institute and the Hanoi University of Culture have discovered a megalith of nearly 2,000 years old in Tao Dao district, Vinh Phuc province. The megalith of over three...
Ministry warns industrial zones to clean up their polluting act
19/05/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – The development of industrial parks and export processing zones will have an adverse impact on the environment if measures are not taken to treat waste, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI). A steel plant in Bien Hoa I...
HCMC Teacher Training University tops Robocon 2009
17/05/2009 05:00
The final matches of Robocon Vietnam 2009 took place on the evening of May 17 in the central city of Hue city . SPK-KNIGHT from the HCM City Teacher Training University won first prize and will attend the Asia-Pacific Robocon competition in Japan. The champion...
UNESCO to consider two sites in VN for biosphere recognition
17/05/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – UNESCO will consider to recognize two sites in Vietnam, Cu Lao Cham (Cham Islands) and Mui Ca Mau (Ca Mau Cape), as world biosphere reserves at a session in South Korea from May 25-29. Cu Lao Cham or Cham Islands. Hoi An ancient town’s...
Origin traceability solutions herald new era for seafood safety
16/05/2009 05:00
An IT solution for tracing the origin of a consignment would help the country’s sea cooking exporters on the global market, US company IBM said. An IT solution for tracing the origin of a consignment would help the country’s seafood exporters on...
HCM City to become recycling society
16/05/2009 05:00
A worker transports rubbish for waste treatment at the Green Environment Co in HCM City. Recycling enterprises have been urged to improve their technology. The city needs appropriate policies, advanced technology and increased community awareness to...