Sci-Tech

GM crops require new regulations
25/11/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – New regulations are needed on the use of genetically modified (GM) crops to ensure public health, officials have said. Crop development and research centre workers select hybrid rice seeds. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural...
Vietnam lagging behind in IPR registration
24/11/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is lagging behind other regional countries in the number of internationally-registered inventions and trademarks, according to an official from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MST). MST Deputy Minister Nguyen Quan...
Fresh-water lobster pass trials
23/11/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge - After 10 months of trial breeding, the first generation of fresh-water lobster raised in Viet Nam has proved suitable for large-scale farming, according to scientists at the Research Institute for Aquaculture No 1. Lobster farmers in...
Vietnam’s unique landscape perfect for geo-parks
23/11/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam possesses the potential to create geological parks of an international standard in the northern region of the country, said the Director of the Research Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources of Vietnam (RIGMR), Dr. Nguyen Linh Ngoc....
Telcos to reface beauty contest
23/11/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge - All telecom operators must re-register to get new licences if the draft Telecom Law is passed next year. The draft law also allows local enterprises from all economic sectors to set up telecom facilities and provide telecom services...
Hanoi University of Technology to join ACM/ICPC 2008 finals
23/11/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – This is the second year that the Hanoi University of Technology becomes Vietnam’s representative at the finals of the International Programming Contest for Students, ACM/ICPC 2008 in Stockholm, Sweden next April. China’s Zodiac won the...
Products of highly application potentials crowned
20/11/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – The first prize of the 4 th Vietnam Talent Contest 2008, which closed last night, went to the Vietnam International Tourism and Entertainment Information Network. Skydoor.net group received the first prize According to the Jury,...