Sci-Tech

3,000 year old rice current variety
02/09/2010 05:00
Rice grains, supposed to date back to about 3,000 years ago at Den Citadel relic site in Hanoi are in fact a current rice variety. Rice grains, supposed to date back to about 3,000 years ago at Den Citadel relic site in Hanoi’s Me Linh District, are in fact a current...
Da Nang holds its lead in IT Readiness
02/09/2010 05:00
According to the ITC Index 2010 report, Da Nang continues to top the country for IT application readiness, followed by HCM City and Hanoi. A building inside the Da Nang Software Park. The report was released last week by the National Steering...
Is Vietnam’s 3G too cheap or too expensive?
01/09/2010 05:00
3G services have been supplied by Vietnam’s three largest telecom networks for nearly one year, but they don’t meet user expectations. In the 15-year history of the telecommunication industry, the launching of 3G services is seen as a...
Vietnamese online games off to faltering start
29/08/2010 05:00
Of the 55 online games run by distributors nationwide, just one has been produced in Vietnam so far. Miss Vietnam 2006 Mai Phuong Thuy is invited to be the game’s ambassadress, as well as a model for designing a character. (Photo: SGGP)...
Scientists say no health risk from blood-sucking bedbugs
27/08/2010 05:00
Scientists have confirmed that newly-discovered blood-sucking bedbugs identified in Ha Noi are not known to be responsible for transmitting diseases to either people or animals. Blood-sucking assassin bugs discovered in Hanoi and...
Vietnam in top ten of most dangerous places to surf Internet
26/08/2010 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – According to the latest survey by Australia-based AVG Internet security firm, Vietnam is among the top ten countries that are the least safe for Internet surfing. Bridge – According to the latest survey by Australia-based AVG Internet security firm,...
Vietnamese most searched for “crack” on Internet
24/08/2010 05:00
In recent years the highest number of searching orders that contain the word “crack” on Google came from Vietnam, according to Google Search statistics. “Crack” keyword is associated with cracking software, allowing users to use...