Recently, in Hanoi, Ministry of Science and Technology organized the Ceremony to announce Vietnam Science and Technology Day on May 18. Participating in the Ceremony were Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng, Deputy Minister Vũ Đức Đam, former Vice President Nguyễn Thị Bình, former Deputy Prime Minister Phạm Gia Khiêm, together with many Vietnamese scientists and leaders of some ministries, branches, localities and enterprises.
The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) launched a showroom displaying mock-ups of nuclear equipment in Hanoi on June 4, aiming to help the public understand the importance of nuclear power plant projects and boost consensus about the work.
Vo Van Thuong, permanent Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, hosted a reception on May 30 for a delegation from the Vientiane Science and Technology Department of Laos.
Vietnam Science and Technology Day will be held for the first time on May 18 with the theme “Science and technology (S&T): motivation for rapid and sustainable development”.
As delegated by the Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Nguyễn Tấn Dũng and the President of the United States of America Barack Obama, on May 06, 2014, in Hanoi Minister of Science and Technology Nguyễn Quân and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States to Vietnam David Shear officially signed the Cooperation Agreement between the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the Government of the United States of America on peaceful use of nuclear energy (Agreement 123).
On May 27th, 2014, in Hanoi, Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Quan had a meeting with Ms. Wanda Collins - Chairman of the Board of Management and Leadership of International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) who was visiting and working in Vietnam.
On 17.5.2014, Ministry of Science and Technology held the Awarding Ceremony of the first Ta Quang Buu prize; awarded the Party and State rewards to scientists, managers for their contribution to the country's scientific and technological development; and organized the dialogue with scientists. The Ceremony saw the presence of Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, leaders of some ministries/sectors, more than 300 home and abroad scientists, and numerous press agencies.
From 26 to 30 May 2014, Vietnam Agency for radiation and Nuclear Safety (VARANS) in collaboration with the European Commission (EC) organized the Workshop on Technical assistance for further development of the legal framework for nuclear safety in Vietnam. Dr. Dang Thanh Luong – Deputy Director General of VARANS came to attend and address the opening speech.
Within framework of the 23rd ASEAN Summit and the relevant Summits in Brunei from 9 to 10 October 2013, at 9h15, 10 October 2013 today, authorized by H.E. Nguyen Tan Dung, Vietnam Prime Minister, Mr. Pham Binh Minh, Vietnam Minister of Foreign Affairs, on behalf of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and Mr. John Kerry, Secretary of State, on behalf of the United States of America signed accord of Vietnam - United States Agreement on cooperation in using nuclear energy for peaceful purposes (so called 123 Agreement).
Following the successful genome sequencing of 36 lines of native Vietnamese rice, the second phase of a joint Vietnam-United Kingdom project to characterise the genetic diversity of these 36 varieties of rice was launched recently in Hanoi.
Ten years after the conversion from a research institute model to a scientific technological (S&T) enterprise, the revenue of the Institute of Machinery and Equipment Industry (IMI) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) has increased by 8.5 times while its profits have risen 9.4 times. This is a prime example of a successful S&T enterprise, underlining the correctness of the conversion policy.
On March 13, 2013 in Hanoi, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Trần Việt Thanh had a meeting with Mr. Dae Hee Yoon, former Minister of Policy Coordination of South Korean Government, who led the South Korean delegation to pay a visit and have working sessions to Vietnam within the framework of the Knowledge Sharing Project with South Korea.
