Sci-Tech

Work starts on Vietnam-Japan Brain Park in Thu Thiem
24/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Japan-invested VIJA Power-SourceCorp. on Tuesday broke ground for the Park Gate Building as the first construction in the Vietnam-Japan Brain Park project in Thu Thiem New Urban Area. An artist’s impression of the Vietnam-Japan Brain...
Seminar seeks solutions for water resources
23/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment on December 23 held a seminar discussing climate change’s impacts on water resources in Vietnam and measures to reduce water pollution and maintain aquatic ecosystems. The country...
VNPT “fixes” fixed phone charges
23/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – As of January 1, 2009, the Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) will apply a new charge policy for the around 10 million subscribers of its fixed phone service. VietNamNet Bridge – As of January 1, 2009...
HCM City IT park breaks ground
23/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Construction began yesterday on a major information technology project, the Viet Nam-Japan Tri Thuc Park (VIJA Brain Park), the second of its kind in HCM City. Unlike Quang Trung, the other major IT park in HCM City, which focuses on...
Acid rain levels on the rise, but by how much
23/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – An estimated 30 per cent of the rain that falls on Viet Nam is thought to be contaminated with acid. In parts of northern Viet Nam, the figure is as high as 50 per cent. The My Phuoc 3 Industrial Zone in the southern province of Binh...
City efforts to move out polluting enterprises mired in delays
22/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge - A tenth of the 1,402 enterprises identified as causing pollution in Ho Chi Minh City have yet to move out of the city or clean up their act, the Economy and Budget Committee of the city People’s Council has said. VietNamNet Bridge...
Environment group in the making
22/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – A 6.2 trillion VND project for establishing an environment group by 2012 has been submitted to the Government as part of the national efforts to diversify environment services. The potential project aims to improve the domestic...