Sci-Tech

One conjoined twin recovering after separation
25/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – One week after he and his brother were split from each other, the baby named Co has recovered. He will leave the hospital today to return home to his mother. The other boy, named Cu, will undergo a heart operation next week. The baby...
$7.4bil needed to beat pollution
25/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – An estimated VND124 trillion (US$7.4 billion) is needed to eliminate industrial pollution, a new Industrial Policy and Strategy Institute (IPSI) study shows. The research lists 18 economic sectors with the potential to cause serious...
Enterprises urged to register brand equity on Internet
25/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Experts have called on local enterprises to make the most of the Internet by registering their brand equities to prevent abuse of their names on the one hand and to promote their recognition on the other. Local companies should...
Application of pharmacy standards slackens
24/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Many drugstores at large hospitals have not yet applied the Good Pharmacy Practices (GPP), let alone private pharmacies, although the deadline is only one week away, said HCMC health officials. The Ministry of Health last...
Australian fund continues community eye care move
24/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – The Fred Hollows Fund (FHF) of Australia has announced a 2.5 million USD aid to a community-based eye care programme, second phase, to be implemented from 2009-2012 in central, Central Highlands and southern provinces. The project...
New species of dragonfly unveiled in Vietnam
24/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – This species of dragonfly has been discovered on Phu Quoc Island in the southern province of Kien Giang by experts from the Wildlife at Risk (WAR) and the Phu Quoc National Park. They recognized just three individuals of this dragonfly species....
Viettel world’s 83rd-largest telecom company
24/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Viettel is the only Vietnamese telecom firm named in the 100 largest telecom brands in the world, ranked by Informa plc, a world-renowned organisation that releases scientific, social and economic statistics. VietNamNet Bridge –...