Sci-Tech

Donors extend support of forestry sector
17/03/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Finland, the Netherlands and Switzerland will continue to support the Trust Fund for Forests (TFF) in Vietnam during the 2009-2012 period. During this phase, the fund will help Vietnam accelerate the implementation of its 2006-2010 forest...
Food technology research centre inaugurated in Hanoi
16/03/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – A research and training centre for cooking technology worth 1.5 million EUR built with Italy’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) was inaugurated at the Hanoi University of Technology on March 16. A research and training centre...
HCM City introduces invention awards
16/03/2009 05:00
As of 2009, HCM City will have an annual invention awards for highly practical inventions, announced the HCM City Department of Science and Technology. This man invented solar-energy cook. The first prize is worth VND 15 million (US $900), a second...
Vietnam to have climate change script in late March
16/03/2009 05:00
The Institute for Hydrometeorology and Environment will finalize the “script” on climate change later this March, said the institute’s director, Dr. Tran Thuc, at a workshop on climate change in Hanoi on March 16. In the past 50 years, the sea level in...
Over Eur1.6 mil. for Kien Giang biosphere reserves
14/03/2009 05:00
The Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), through the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ), recently sponsored over Eur1.6 million for Kien Giang, a province in the southwestern tip of Vietnam, to carry out a project on natural ecosystem conservation....
Stem cell bank offers hope despite doubts
14/03/2009 05:00
At Mekostem stem cell bank. Stem cells are providing people with a greater chance to have their diseases treated and now the establishment of a stem cell bank in HCM City has narrowed the odds. But the service is only available to the rich and...
HCMC academia, industry come together for sci-tech
13/03/2009 05:00
The HCM City Party Committee and the National University have an ongoing program to develop human resources in a bid to develop the city into a Southeast Asian science and technology hub by 2020. The HCM City Party Committee and the National University...