Sci-Tech

Test of locally-made H5N1 vaccine continues
04/02/2009 05:00
Vietnamese scientists is going to conduct the second testing phase of locally-made H5N1 vaccine on human, said an official Wednesday. The first phase of testing on volunteers was reported successfully and the Health Ministry approved the second phase...
Burns institute uses stem-cell technology to treat wounds
03/02/2009 05:00
Lookatvietnam - The head of the National Institute of Burns in Hanoi said his hospital has been successful in using stem cells to treat wounds that do not otherwise heal because patients are diabetic or have had radiation therapy or cardiac surgery....
3G network ready this year: experts
03/02/2009 05:00
Lookatvietnam – Telecommunications industry insiders predict that the third generation network (3G) technology will be introduced in Vietnam this year when the Ministry of Information and Communication organizes a competitive tender in the first quarter. With...
Kangaroo method helps weak babies
03/02/2009 05:00
Lookatvietnam – Premature babies are now benefiting from a new and effective treatment at the National Obstetrics Hospital. To the delight of parents, the treatment means that babies born too early can develop as normally as babies carried to full term. A...
Mobile service providers to reduce charges this year
02/02/2009 05:00
Lookatvietnam – The five mobile phone service providers VinaPhone, Mobifone, Viettel, S-Fone and EVNTelecom have said that they will strongly reduce the price of SMS, calls and public phone services this year. The estimated decrease will range between 10 and...
Finding labs in HCM City, very easy
02/02/2009 05:00
Organisations and individuals can now get information about laboratories in HCM City at the website www.labor.org.vn. This website currently contains data on around 400 laboratories. Mekostem laboratory, HCM City. The website was...
HCM City copes with climate change
02/02/2009 05:00
In the last two years, flood tides in HCM City have risen quite high. In December 2008, the flood tide reached 1.55m, the highest in the past 50 years. HCM City authorities worry that this is the result of global climate change. Flood in HCM City. In...