The Prudence Foundation has announced an IT scholarship programme worth 2 billion VND targeting senior high school graduates in Hanoi, central Da Nang city and Thua Thien-Hue and Nghe An provinces this year.
The Ministry of Information and Communications on April 20 launched a 2.2 million USD pilot project, funded by the US Bill & Melinda Gates (BMG) Foundation, on popularising the use of computer and the internet in Vietnam.
Michael Geertsen from Denmark became the first foreigner to display an art work as part of a community art project funded by the Cultural Development and Exchange Fund (CDEF).
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 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).
The National Institute of Burns will cooperate with international organisations to apply cell, stem cell, tissue technology and orthopedic surgery in treating burn patients, said Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien.
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan has called on young professionals working in the field of information technology to strive more in studies and research to contribute to the development of the sector.
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.
