Sci-Tech

4,000 new medicinal plants found in Vietnam
11/05/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Scientists have identified 3,948 species of plants and mushrooms in Vietnam that have medicinal and nutritional value, a conference announced. In the past 20 years, research work has been done mostly in botanical gardens, national parks and...
VN lags behind in green energy
10/05/2009 05:00
A family in the Ha Noi district of Thanh Oai installs a solar power system for heating water. Viet Nam had not made full use of renewable energy, which provides only 2 per cent of the country’s total energy use. VietNamNet Bridge - Despite having rich...
Rush to repair Ha Noi dykes as rainy season approaches
07/05/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Only about 70 per cent of repair work on protective dykes and other flood-control embankments around Ha Noi have been completed despite the approach of the rainy season. Workers clear land for building Hong Ha Dyke in Ha Noi’s Dan Phuong...
Two locations shortlisted for nuclear power plant
06/05/2009 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnam Atomic Energy Commission and the International Atomic Energy Agency on May 6 held a seminar on the safety of nuclear power and appraise a number of proposed locations for Vietnam’s nuclear power plant. The Electricity of...
Learning how to mitigate natural disasters
06/05/2009 05:00
The Challenge to Change (CtC) organisation will make surveys and instruct people in some coastal cities in Vietnam to combat natural calamities caused by climate change. Houses damaged by waves in Da Nang City. The central city of Da Nang is the...
Robocon Vietnam 2009 finale to begin next week
05/05/2009 05:00
Nearly 300 teams from 62 universities and colleges took part in the qualifier round of the Robocon Vietnam 2009 contest. Thirty-two teams will participate in the final round in the central city of Hue city from May 11-17. The 32 teams will compete...
A visit to Vietnam’s first solar panel plant
04/05/2009 05:00
Vietnam’s first factory to produce solar panels started up in Duc Hoa Industrial Park in the southern province of Long An on April 27. VietNamNet invites readers to pay a quick visit to the site. Imported cells are checked in the testing...