Sci-Tech

Phan Thiet’s earthquake shakes Saigon
23/06/2010 05:00
Many office employees in high-rise buildings in HCM City felt the light quake. A 4.7 magnitude earthquake occurred off the Phan Thiet coast in Binh Thuan province on June 23, slightly affected HCM City, according to the Institute of...
VinaPhone, MobiFone may withdraw VND 1.5tril of 3G deposit
23/06/2010 05:00
If VinaPhone and MobiFone overcome the ongoing test of the Ministry of Information and Communications for 3G service quality, they can withdraw 1.5 trillion dong ($789.5 million) in deposit money. VietNamNet Bridge – If VinaPhone and MobiFone overcome the...
VTC gets mobile virtual network operator license
22/06/2010 05:00
The Ministry of Information and Communications on June 22 presented a mobile virtual network operator license to the Vietnam Multimedia Corporation (VTC). VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC) on June 22 presented a...
Vietnam, RoK sign IT cooperation document
22/06/2010 05:00
Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) signed a cooperation agreement on promoting development of computerisation in Hanoi on June 18. Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) signed a cooperation agreement on promoting development of computerisation in Hanoi on...
Vietnam performs first independent liver transplant surgery
21/06/2010 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – The Hanoi-based Central Pediatrics Hospital on June 19 conducted an urgent liver transplant surgery for a 2-year-old girl from Thai Binh without help from foreign experts. 50 children a year need liver transplants in Vietnam...
Smallest newborn baby in Vietnam
21/06/2010 05:00
Baby girl Bui Thi Gai came into the world at the 25th week of her mother’s pregnancy, when she weighed just 500g, making her the smallest newborn baby still alive in Vietnam. Baby girl Bui Thi Gai, born in the northern city of Hai Duong, came into the world at...
Army doctors conduct first heart transplant in Vietnam
20/06/2010 05:00
Doctors from Hospital 103 and Army Medical Institute performed a heart transplant surgery for a man who suffered from last-stage heart failure June 17, using the heart donated by a dead brain person. Doctors from the Hospital 103 and the Army Medical Institute on...