A seminar on response to radiation and nuclear problems held by the Vietnam Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety in Hanoi on April 16 attracted the participation of a large number of Vietnamese and foreign scientists and experts.
The Viet Nam Fund for Supporting Scientific and Technological Creations (VIFOTEC) has honoured 35 award-winners of its 2008 competition for technical creativity in Ha Noi.
The National Institute of Nutrition’s female staff and the environmentalist, Nguyen Thi Kim Chi, from the Hanoil University of Technology have won 2009’s Kovalevskaya Award, which is considered to be the highest honour for Vietnam ’s female scientists.
Japanese Emperor Akihito has presented a research paper he wrote on the Vietnamese goby fish to the University of Natural Sciences , part of Hanoi National University.
The Nha Trang Oceanography Institute has successfully reproduced the rare Hedgehog seahorse (Hippocampus pinosissimus), which is listed as vulnerable in the Red Book of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
A new model of septic tank, specifically designed for use in urban areas by Vietnamese inventors has been awarded a gold medal by the World Intellectual Property Organisation.
Northern Lao Cai provincial Department of Information and Communications (DIC) and Microsoft Vietnam LLC officially announced on Dec. 12 the launching of an e-government portal.
The Vietnam Railway Corporation (VRC) has signed a deal with the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tokai), regarding the training of engineers in the use of Japanese high-speed rail technology.
