Sci-Tech

Vietnamese ginseng grown in laboratory
08/11/2009 05:00
The Army Medical Academy have successfully researched and applied cellular biomass technology to grow the world’s most precious Ngoc Linh ginseng in a laboratory. Ngoc Linh ginseng. Ngoc Linh ginseng is found only in Vietnam, on a mountain of the...
2 HCMC hospitals get green light for private waste treatment systems
08/11/2009 05:00
The HCM City People’s Committee and Department of Natural Resources and Environment have approved requests by Children Hospital I and Hung Vuong Hospital. Huong Vuong Hospital has Viet Nhat constructed its wastewater treatment system. Viet Nhat...
Rat plague infests Mekong rice crops
08/11/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Thousands of hectares of rice fields in Mekong Delta provinces have been infested by rats, which could seriously affect the winter-spring crop. Tra Vinh Province has been the hardest hit, according to its Agriculture and Rural Development...
UNESCO presents Kalinga Awards to Vietnamese professor
05/11/2009 05:00
UNESCO on November 5 awarded the Kalinga scientific awards 2009 to three individuals and organizations including professor Trinh Xuan Thuan, at the world scientific forum in Budapest, Hungary. Professor Trinh Xuan Thuan Vietnamese American...
UK Embassy takes green office certificate
02/11/2009 05:00
WWF Fund Vietnam on November 2 granted the “Green office” certificate to some UK agencies in Vietnam. The UK Embassy’s representative receives the certificate from the WWF Vietnam. These agencies have successfully applied and developed...
Conference examines wider impact of climate change
01/11/2009 05:00
Climate change impacts will threaten people’s lives and lead to serious disorders like pollution of water sources, said Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dao Xuan Hoc. A flash flood hit Nhan Mon Commune, Pac Nam District in northern Bac...
Safety will be paramount at Vietnam’s first nuclear power plant
01/11/2009 05:00
The Chairman of the NA’s Science-Technology and Environment Committee said he’s sure Vietnam will have trained personnel needed to run the first nuclear power plants in 2020. Deputy Dang Vu Minh, Chairman of the National Assembly’s Science-Technology...