Sci-Tech

“Save the Mekong River” campaign launched
26/08/2009 05:00
To prevent impacts from the construction of 11 hydro-power dams on the Mekong River, An Giang has launched a campaign calling for the people to save this river. The province called for the local residents to send their ideas on how to save the river to...
First wind power plant takes positive turn
26/08/2009 05:00
After three months of construction, the first 1.5MW wind-power turbine in Binh Thuan province generated power on August 21. After three months of construction, the first 1.5 MW wind-power turbine in Binh Thanh commune, Tuy Phong district, Binh Thuan...
Mekong Delta teems with plant and animal life
25/08/2009 05:00
Since 1997, scientists have discovered an astonishing 1068 new species of creatures in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, reports the HCM City Tropical Biology Institute. The Mekong Delta’s Kien Luong limestone system in Kien Giang province has, says WWF, the...
Hanoi’s hi-tech agricultural projects go awry
24/08/2009 05:00
Hanoi has invested millions of US dollars in hi-tech agricultural projects. However, at least two of these projects sit idle through planning failures. Hanoi’s first hi-tech agricultural park at present. Hanoi has invested millions of US dollars in...
US$60 million for bio ethanol factory in Quang Ngai
24/08/2009 05:00
A contract worth $60 million to design and provide equipment for a bio-ethanol factory in the Dung Quat Economic Zone was signed on August 28. The major input material for producing bio-ethanol will be cassava. An engineering-procurement-construction...
Ministry urges firms to cut down on pesticide imports
23/08/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Viet Nam spends nearly $500 million to import pesticides, about 80 per cent of the 120,000-130,000 tonnes used annually nationwide. The new generation of pesticides were less toxic than their predecessors. “They are safer for users and more...
Vietnam come third at Asia-Pacific Robot Contest
23/08/2009 05:00
A view of this year’s Asia-Pacific Robot Contest in Tokyo. Vietnam secured the third place in the Asia-Pacific Robot Contest 2009 which wrapped up in Japan’s Tokyo on August 22. Twenty teams from 19 countries and territories competed in this...