Science Technology

Workshop on nuclear consultancy opens in Hanoi

A workshop to discuss consultancy for lawmaking on nuclear issues in Vietnam was held in Hanoi on March 8.

VN, Argentina boost technology cooperation

Representatives from businesses of Vietnam and Argentina gathered in Hanoi on Feb. 20 for the first connectivity and technology forum between the two countries.

President awards country’s top scientists

President Truong Tan Sang awarded Ho Chi Minh and State prizes to the minds behind 32 ground breaking scientific projects in 2010 at a ceremony in Hanoi on Feb. 18.

Nuclear energy prioritised by Vietnam

Issues relating to nuclear energy development and global energy security were on the agenda of an international workshop in Hanoi on Jan. 17.

Gasoline tested for possible link to vehicle fire

After many vehicles caught fire inexplicably, the science ministry has ordered agencies to test the quality of gasoline sold countrywide

Deputy PM asks for petrol checks in wake of auto fires

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai on Jan. 4 asked the Ministry of Science and Technology for a report on recently conducted petrol inspections.

ECODIGM to build medical wastewater treatment facility

HCMC – The HCMC Department of Science and Technology last Saturday signed a cooperation agreement with South Korea’s EDODIGM Co. to build wastewater treatment facilities at hospitals in the city.

Nationwide inspection of petrol, gas dealers to begin

The Ministry of Science and Technology will begin an investigation of all petrol and gas vendors nationwide next month, Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang has announced.

City inspectors out dealers for selling poor-quality petrol

The city's Department of Science and Technology's Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality (STAMEQ) has announced the names of 11 businesses in the city that sell poor-quality petrol with an octane index lower than regulated.

ASEAN aims to boost high-tech co-operation

Science and technology ministers discussed strengthening co-operation at the 14th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Science and Technology (AMMST) in HCM City on Saturday.

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Child drownings avoidable: UNICEF

HCM CITY — In Viet Nam, deaths from drowning happens around exactly the same rate as using their company causes until age five, if this starts to improve, research through the Alliance for Safe Children and UNICEF finds.A study entitled "Child Drowning: Evidence For any Recently Recognised Reason For Child Mortality in Low And Middle Earnings Nations in Asia" interviewed Bangladesh, Cambodia, Thailand, and Viet Nam besides Beijing and Jiangxi Province in China.The price of drowning prevention among

New drainage system to become set up in HN

Drivers along a flooded a part of Nguyen Duc Canh Road in Ha Noi's Hoang Mai District after heavy rain. The town invested US$19 million in setting up a brand new drainage system. — VNA/VNS Photo Danh Lam HN — Ha Noi will install new subterranean drainage systems in 44 roads in seven inner-city districts from now up until the finish of the coming year, stated Pham Van Cuong, director from the Ha Noi Drainage Project Management Software Board.The