Sci-Tech

Weather to turn chilly in the north
04/01/2010 05:00
A cold front is moving towards Vietnam and it is expected to affect the northern region on January 6, according to the National Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting Centre. The front will hit north-eastern provinces and then spread quickly to north-central...
VINASAT-2 project receives PM’s approval
03/01/2010 05:00
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved an investment project on Vietnam’s second telecommunications satellite (VINASAT-2), which is scheduled to be launched in 2012. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved an investment project on Vietnam’s...
Nuclear power opens doors, gets respect
02/01/2010 05:00
Although the project will be challenging, Prof Pham Duy Hien explains how nuclear power will help supply efficient energy to the country and improve Viet Nam’s international standing. A project to build nuclear reactors in Viet Nam was approved in...
HCM City pollution ‘alarming’
02/01/2010 05:00
Waste water flows into the 1,700-metre Ba Bo Canal which crosses five industrial zones in HCM City. Pollution caused by dust, exhaust fumes and noise in HCM City has not declined and is reaching alarming levels, according to a recent survey on the city’s...
Developer punished for poisoning trees with toxic mud
29/12/2009 05:00
VietNamNetBridge– A construction company has been fined 38 million dong for discharging toxic water on nearby trees. Toxic mud was used to fertilise trees. The Binh Chanh Investment Construction JS Company, the developer behind the Le Minh Xuan...
Youth undertake environmental awareness campaign
28/12/2009 05:00
More than 1,000 young people from 11 cities and provinces around the country took part in an environmental awareness program on December 27. Young people in Ho Chi Minh City create pictures using plastic on December 27 to spread a message about the...
Ministry promotes sci-tech funding, training
27/12/2009 05:00
Nearly 500 representatives of scientific and technological organizations met on December 26 to review the role and contribution of scientific-technological organizations to the country’s development as well as to identify difficulties and barriers. Minister of...