The Indonesian government is looking to a new agency to boost foreign direct investment (FDI) in the nuclear energy industry, despite concerns surrounding the development of nuclear power plants.
A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), led by Secretary of the CPV Central Committee and Chairman of its Commission for Information and Education Nguyen Trong Nghia, paid a working visit to Austria from October 15-17.
Vietnamese officials affirmed the country’s consistent efforts to guarantee nuclear safety and security and to apply atomic energy in service of sustainable development during a recent meeting with representatives of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
The 14th Vietnam Conference on Nuclear Science and Technology (VINANST-14) opened on December 9 via videoconference, drawing a large number Vietnamese and foreign experts, scientists, researchers and management officials working in different fields of nuclear science and technology.
Peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world is the common goal of all countries, to which countries have the responsibility to contribute, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang has said.
ASEAN member countries on August 2 committed to maintaining nuclear weapon-free Southeast Asia and ensuring the right to using nuclear energy for peaceful purposes of countries.
The Nuclear Energy Regulatory Agency (Bapeten) of Indonesia has obtained the test results of nine residents following the finding of radioactive contamination in a vacant land plot in Serpong, South Tangerang city, over 40km in the south of Jakarta.
Indonesia’s Nuclear Energy Regulatory Agency (Bapeten) announced on February 19 that it will install 126 nuclear radiation data monitoring system (RDMS) detectors nationwide to improve the detection and monitoring of nuclear radiation in the environment.
The Nuclear Energy Regulatory Agency (Bapeten) of Indonesia has issued a statement telling residents to stay away from a piece of land in Serpong, 43 km south of Jakarta, because it has been contaminated with radiation.
Cambodian and Russian experts on November 27 concluded talks on the possibility of constructing and establishing a nuclear science and technology centre in Cambodia, the Khmer Times newspaper reported.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Ngo Duc Manh visited Voronezh province on November 24-25 to seek ways to promote cooperation between Vietnam and Russia as well as their localities.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam spoke highly of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)’s role in promoting the application of atomic energy for peaceful purposes during a reception in Hanoi on April 5 for its Deputy General Director Najat Mokhtar.
Indonesia has delivered numerous achievements in the utilisation of nuclear energy and technology for peaceful purposes and towards improving public welfare, mainly in agriculture and food, healthcare, maritime, and environmental sectors.
Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang and his spouse were greeted with a 21-gun salute at an official welcome ceremony at the Indian Presidential Palace in New Delhi on March 3 morning (local time).
More than 100 scientists, policy makers, researchers, lecturers and press experts from Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) were brought together at a workshop in Hanoi on November 1 to share experience in communicating public policy to promote social consensus in specific arenas such as healthcare and nuclear energy.
The Russia’s State Atomic Energy Corporation signed a memorandum of understanding with Vietnam on the construction of a Centre for Nuclear Energy Science and Technology in Vietnam.
Russian nuclear power generating company Rosatom is ready to build a nuclear technology and science research center in Indonesia, Antara News reported.
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