Nuclear Energy

High schools might have to go nuclear

HN — Fundamental understanding of atomic energy and nuclear energy ought to be incorporated within the senior high school curriculum in order to increase awareness around the problem, based on the Secretary of state for Science. It's a part of a draft project to disseminate the need and safety of nuclear energy at that time of 2012-20 to back the nation's programme of nuclear energy development.Viet Nam has had initiation steps towards developing this type of energy using its Ninh Thuan nuclear energy

VN, UK boost cooperation in nuclear energy

A seminar entitled, “Boosting cooperation in nuclear energy between Vietnam and UK ” took place in Hanoi on Feb. 16.

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.

Vietnam prioritises safety for nuclear energy

Vietnam allocates top priority to safety in its nuclear energy development policy, a senior Vietnamese official said at the 12 th ministerial meeting of the Forum on Nuclear Cooperation in Asia (FNCA) in Tokyo on Dec. 16.

IAEA pledges to help VN develop nuclear power

Nuclear energy is for not only developed countries but also developing countries like Vietnam which can implement and apply nuclear energy in its economic development, said IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano.

Vietnam attends nuclear non-proliferation talks

Vietnam’s nuclear non-proliferation stance and its nuclear energy development for peaceful, socio-economic development purposes have drawn the attention of participants at an international workshop that opened in Jakarta, Indonesia, on June 6.

Nation to step up nuclear power security precautions

An estimated VND300 billion (US$1.5 million) from the State budget will be spent over the next ten years on a programme to ensure security in nuclear energy, according to Prime Minister Decision 450.

VN moves to ensure nuclear weapon-free ASEAN

Vietnam is working together with other ASEAN countries to ensure the region is free from nuclear weapons and calls on nuclear weapon states worldwide to recognise the Southeast Asian Nuclear Weapon Free Zone Treaty.

Japan, VN sign nuclear cooperation agreement

Vietnam and Japan will cooperate in developing and using nuclear energy for peaceful purposes under an agreement signed in Hanoi on January 20.

PM receives Japanese economic minister

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on August 25 received Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Masayuki Naoshima on his working visit to Vietnam.

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ASEAN task pressure talks about mental health

The very first meeting from the ASEAN task pressure on mental health has been heldin Hanoi from May 23-25, with associates from regional and globalorganisations participating. Addressing the openingceremony, Deputy Minister of Public Health, Nguyen Thi Xuyen stated theevent offers nations an opportunity to share good practices in protectingmental health, adding to strengthening cooperation within the regionand fulfilling the aim of “Healthy people, healthy ASEAN”. Xuyen known as on nations to

Desperate people get free facial, eye surgery

Forty-two kids with harelips and cleft palates within the two CentralHighlands provinces of Dak Nong and Dak Lak have obtained free check-upsand procedures. The programme for poor children inremote and ethnic minority areas, worth about 500 million VND, wascarried out and based on the Center for Research and Aid forOperation Smile (OSCA) at Dak Nong province’s general hospital from May19-21. OSCA Director Bui Tu Anh stated this isthe very first time the center provides free check-ups and surgical