Sci-Tech

Da Nang promotes solar heaters
25/11/2009 05:00
The Ministry of Industry and Trade and Electricity of Viet Nam have started a campaign to encourage the use of solar energy for water heating in central Viet Nam. Customers check out solar water heaters. A campaign to encourage the use of solar energy has been...
HCM City plans clean future
23/11/2009 05:00
HCM City Institute for Development Studies has co-operated with Germany’s Infrastructure and Transportation Systems Consultancy Group on a project to develop the city. Go Dua intersection on the Trans-Asia Highway in HCM City is often the site of traffic...
Aeroponic farming speeds production
23/11/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Viet Nam has successfully used aeroponics in growing and propagating natural disease-free potatoes for the first time. Potato plants in Professor Thach’s aeroponics experiment. – File Photo This national project was carried out by...
Geopark hopes to become tourist hotspot
21/11/2009 05:00
Dong Van stone plateau is well-known for its lack of water resources. Geographer Vu Cao Minh, who has spent many years conducting research in the area, talks about the area’s potential for tourism. Is there anything unique about Dong Van stone...
Programme aims to plant food crops on saline soil
21/11/2009 05:00
A model on planting crops on saline soil in southern Kien Giang Province is expected to provide an effective way of ensuring cooking security and improve local residents’ life. A model on planting crops on saline soil in southern Kien Giang...
Dredging commences at Hoan Kiem Lake
20/11/2009 05:00
The project to experimentally dredge Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake, using German technology, started on November 18. VietNamNet/Dan Tri...
Environmental fuel tax will hurt consumption, association warns
20/11/2009 05:00
A new environment tax on fuel products is necessary but it will drive up transport costs and hence consumer prices, experts say, suggesting the rate be low. Fuel is one of eight products that will be taxed under the Environmental Tax Law, according to a...