Sci-Tech

Compost enzymes and new plant varieties
17/04/2009 05:00
The program that is to make use of biotechnology in agriculture and rural development until 2020 has some encouraging results. Under the program, 41 research projects were carried out in 2008. The results of these projects were presented at a recent workshop...
Test your food for toxins
17/04/2009 05:00
Vietnamese scientists have successfully invented a test kit that can be used to find out if a cooking has a toxic substance in it in just minutes. Invented by the people who work at the Institute of Biochemical Engineering (of the General Department of...
Surprise inspections top nab industrial polluters
17/04/2009 05:00
The HCM City Department of Natural Resources and the Environment Police Department will carry our surprise inspections of all factories operating in high-pollution industries. The HCM City Department of Natural Resources and the Environment Police...
HCMC software park makes impressive strides
16/04/2009 05:00
In the eight years it has been in operation, Quang Trung Software Park in Ho Chi Minh City has recorded some impressive achievements. Quang Trung Software Park. VietNamNet Bridge - In the eight years it has been in operation, Quang Trung Software...
Authorities to crack down on firms dumping toxic waste
16/04/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – The Ha Noi Department of Natural Resources and Environment has sent three inspection teams out to monitor firms suspected of dumping toxic waste into the Nhue River. The Nhue River is polluted by the water discharged from To Lich and Kim Nguu...
French region helps build forestry nursery in Hue
15/04/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – France’s Nord Pas de Calais region has provided 47,000 EUR for the construction of a tissue culture lab worth 2.6 billion VND to serve afforestation in central Thua Thien – Hue city Province. France’s Nord Pas de Calais region has...
2008 VIFOTEC awards ceremony held in Hanoi
15/04/2009 05:00
Thirty-five projects were presented with science and technology awards at a ceremony held in Hanoi on April 15. VIFOTEC and WIPO 2008 prizes announced in Hanoi These are major scientific, social and economic projects, which have been successful put...