A Vietnamese delegation led by Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Quan, is attending a United Nations meeting on science and technology for development in Geneva, Switzerland from May 21-25.
A delegation from the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, headed by President Chau Van Minh, is paying a working visit to Laos from May 21-25, at the invitation of the Lao Ministry of Science and Technology.
With the launch of the first satellite (VINASAT 1) into space on April 19, 2008, Vietnam has realised its dream of owning a telecom satellite and affirmed its sovereignty over space and ability to master the technology.
Three Vietnamese high school students have been awarded the first prize in electrical and mechanical category at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) 2012 held in the US.
While peat resources to produce organic fertilizer are declining, the utilization of agricultural waste products to produce organic fertilizer, improve soil fertility, increase productivity and reduce greenhouse gas emissions has been considered as an important and realizable aim for agricultural production in Vietnam.
A ceremony to present the 2011 Vietnam Fund for Supporting Technological Creations (VIFOTEC) Awards, the World Intellectual Property Organization's (WIPO) Awards and the Vietnam's Intellectual Gold Cup was jointly held by the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations on May 15 in Hanoi.
On May 2, 2012, H.E.Nguyen Quan, Minister of Science and Technology has handed the Appointment Decision to Prof.Dr. Vuong Huu Tan, former President of the Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute (VINATOM), as the Director General of the Vietnam Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety (VARANS).
On March 30, 2012, a ceremony to hand over the 90 meter Self-elevating Jack-up Offshore Drilling Unit - Tam Dao 03 to VietsovPetro was held at the PetroVietnam Marine Shipyard Joint Stock Company (PV Shipyard) in Vung Tau City, Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province after 24 months of construction. This is the first time such a project has been completed in Vietnam.
A seminar on financial strategies for preventing desertification in four main regions was held in Hanoi on April 16 by the General Department of Forestry and the Global Mechanism of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (GM-UNCCD).
Vietnam is having trouble finding good staff for its planned nuclear power plants and their construction should be delayed by a couple of years for the sake of safety, an official has said.
