Sci-Tech

Environment, natural resources plan crucial
27/12/2009 05:00
The Natural Resources and Environment Strategy to 2020 should be approached in accordance with the economy’s operating mechanism, . . . An oil drilling platform off the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau. The 10-year Natural Resources and Environment...
Ancient skeletons reveal history’s secrets
26/12/2009 05:00
Associate Professor Dr Nguyen Lan Cuong has been a paleoanthropologist for 44 years. Cuong talks about his passion for his job, which seems to grow as time goes on. Associate Professor Dr Nguyen Lan Cuong has been a paleoanthropologist for 44 years....
Vietnam produces first solid waste treatment incinerator
25/12/2009 05:00
The first made-in-Vietnam incinerator for treating toxic solid waste has been put in use at hospitals across the country. The incinerator, made by the Institute of Environment Technology and the Vietnam Institute of Science and Technology, has two...
TV channel to fight again natural disasters to be launched
24/12/2009 05:00
The first TV channel in Vietnam to combat natural calamities (VTC14) will make its debut as of January 1, 2010 to raise Vietnamese awareness of climate change. This special channel is designed by VTC and will on air 24 hours a day, seven days...
Push mounts for green energy
23/12/2009 05:00
Improving the use of renewable energy is one of the ways to protect the environment and ensure energy security in a period dominated by the effects of climate change, a senior expert said. Workers at Rosano Joint Stock Company in HCM City check the quality of...
Eco-town to be built near HCM City
23/12/2009 05:00
Ho Chi Minh City will build the eco-town model developed by Van Lang University and the local Department of Science and Technology in 2017. The aim of the project is to create a trash recycling model, said Dr. Tran Thi My Dieu, a member of the...
Vietnam’s “scientific city” to use electric cars
23/12/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – To reduce emissions and to pioneer using regenerated energy, the Hoa Lac Hi-tech Park in Hanoi will began using electric cars in early 2010. The park has installed some street lamps using LED technology and fueled by wind and solar energy...