Sci-Tech

Vietnam’s toilet tank takes gold medal at int’l exhibition
22/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese engineers have won the gold medal at an international creativeness exhibition, in Seoul, South Korea, for their new-style of toilet tank. In the past two years, hundreds of toilet tanks of this kind have been installed in Ba...
University begins pilot chip project
21/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City National University last Saturday launched a pilot manufacturing project for a microprocessor called SG-8V1. Photo: http://www.stttt.hue.gov.vn The VND12 billion (US$710,000) project, the first of its kind in Viet Nam,...
Domestic telecoms to get best satellite orbit positions
21/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy PM Nguyen Thien Nhan issued instructions on Saturday providing that Vietnamese telecommunications companies would be given priority to use certain positions within the country’s satellite orbit. The Vinasat 1 satellite station....
Viettel distributes BlackBerry and Pushmail
21/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Viettel Telecom and Alcatel-Lucent and Research In Motion (RIM) have introduced Pushmail Blackberry email service and BlackBerry smartphone in Vietnam. Viettel introduced three BlackBerry models on December 18. Any Viettel...
Japan presents two gorillas to Saigon Zoo
21/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – The two gorillas (Pan Troglodytes) presented by Japan are becoming acquainted with their new living environment at the Saigon Zoo. The female gorilla named Cai at Saigon Zoo. They have been given new Vietnamese names, Cai for the...
Experts discuss expanding scope of hospital services
19/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – As well as offering medical treatment to patients, hospitals should focus more attention to providing health education, disease prevention and functional rehabilitation services, a WHO official said on Dec. 19. Health promotion...
Large steel projects still upheld despite environment concerns
19/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Industry and Trade still advocates for large-scale steel projects as it will next week ask the Government to give a stamp of approval to expand the country’s master plan for steel development A crane is handling...