Vietnam should cooperate more with the US in science and technologyto strengthen the country’s economy, an US scientist has said.
US President Barack Obama’s science envoy Dr. Rita Colwell made thesuggestion at a workshop held at the University of TechnicalEducation in Ho Chi Minh City on Feb. 8, to discuss joint plansbetween Vietnam and the US in both fields.
Colwellsaid the US is willing to support Vietnam through its own NationalScience Foundation if Vietnamese scientists take part in jointscientific and technological projects with the US .
She also stressed that it is necessary to help Vietnamese studentsdevelop their ideas as well as encourage their creativity.
When addressing the workshop, the US Consul General in Ho Chi MinhCity, Le Thanh An, said that Vietnam’s universities should aim to bepioneers in the development of their country’s economy, adding thatVietnam needs more support to help meet the demands of its fastgrowing economy./.