A Museum of Science and Technology will be built in southern Dong Nai province, the Ministry of Science and Technology has announced.

The museum will collect and preserve objects and data relating to scientific and technical history and development of Vietnam and the world along with carrying out research and public programmes such as science competitions.

It will have seven sections: scientific history, basic science and environment, natural science, future science, science and life, Vietnam science, and Dong Nai science.-VNA