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 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.
Many Vietnamese consumers are aware of food supplement such as Cot Thoai Vuong, Hasamin, Cefish, Bionamine. These products are the result of research over many years by scientists from the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology.
Many Vietnamese consumers are aware of food supplement such as Cot Thoai Vuong, Hasamin, Cefish, Bionamine. These products are the result of research over many years by scientists from the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology.
For technological renovation to succeed, businesses must consider it as a central condition in their development and increased competitiveness in the global business arena.
Many of the 1,000 sci-tech research projects have received prestigious sci-tech awards such as Vietnam Fund for Supporting Technological Creations (VIFOTEC) Award and World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Award, producing hundreds of products and helping increase productivity, protect natural resources and ensure working place safety. These are impressive results in sci-tech activities in 2006-2010 of the Vietnam National Coal, Mineral Industries Holding Corporation Limited (Vinacomin). Vietnam Economic News' Lan Phuong spoke with Phung Manh Dac, the Vinacomin deputy director general.
“To meet development demand, it is necessary for all businesses to renew technology. Technological renovation demand increase will promote science and technology (sci-tech) development," said Doctor Ho Ngoc Luat, the head of the Committee for Local Science and Technology under the Ministry of Science and Technology. He spoke more about this issue with Vietnam Economic News' Quynh Nga.
Through research and transfer of science and technology progress, a lot of agricultural and seafood items in Nghe An province saw an increase of 15-20 percent in the production output and export items became more competitive in the world market. The province expects to create breakthroughs in production by wider applications of sci-tech progress in the coming period.
The Saigon Hi-Tech Park (SHTP) authority recently opened the brand new head office of the SHTP Training Center in Ho Chi Minh City. On this occasion, the Vietnam Economic News' Hong Anh spoke with SHTP Training Center director Dinh Thuy My Quynh about high technology workforce development in Vietnam.
