IT expert predicts VN industry will grow 30% (05/08/2010)

Patrick McGovern, chairman of International Data Group, which has provided communications and technology products and services for 120 million customers in 95 countries, paid an annual visit to Viet Nam to attend an IT exhibition. Viet Nam News reporter Vu Hoa talked with him about the group's plans.

4th APSC and SEANWFZ open in Hanoi (31/07/2010)

Chaired by Vietnamese Deputy PM Phạm Gia Khiêm, the 43rd ASEAN Ministerial Meeting and Related Meetings were kick-started in Hà Nội with the 4th Meeting of the ASEAN Political Security Community Council (APSC) and the Meeting of the Commission for the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapons Free Zone (SEANWFZ).

Strives to complete 300 biogas projects (31/07/2010)

According to Centre for clean water and envirionment sanitation, in the last 6 months of this year, the centre will strive to complete 300 biogas projects, to support for local people.

Software makers enjoy fast growth on domestic market (31/07/2010)

The country’s total turnover from software services last year amounted to US$600 million, US$255 million of it from the domestic software service market alone, they said at the seminar as part the annual Vietnam Computer Electronics World Expo organized by International Data Group and the HCMC Computer Association.

Approving the subject “engineering and geological map editing of Ba Ria-Vung Tau province” (25/07/2010)

On June 22nd, 2010, provincial Scientific Council organized to approve the subject “Building engineering and geological database and map editing of Ba Ria-Vung Tau province”, headed by MA Phan Van Tuyen belonging to Southern water resources investigation & planning Union.

To build engineering and geological database and map editing for major economic and coastal areas of BR-VT province.

Smart & savvy (25/07/2010)

Demand for mobile phone and Internet use among young people creates myriad opportunities for telecommunications enterprises now and into the future.

VN, Malaysia work together on communications (20/07/2010)

Việt Nam and Malaysia have agreed to step up exchanges of information, management expertise and cooperate to train up human resources in the information and communications sector.

The agreement was reached at a meeting between Việt Nam’s Minister of Information and Communications Lê Doãn Hợp and Malaysian Deputy Minister of Information, Communications and Culture Soseph Salang, in Kuala Lumpur on July 15.

Training course on State management of Science and Technology in the context of international economic integration in Vungtau (16/07/2010)

On June 22nd, Management Training Institute (MTI) under Ministry of Science and Technology in collaboration with the Baria-Vungtau Department of Science and Technology opened the 4-day training course on “State Management of  Science and Technology in the context of international economic integration. Trainees participating in the traing course came from DOST’s of South provinces as: Longan, Vinhlong, Binhthua, Dongnai… and state management offices, enterprises of the Baria-Vungtau province.

Approving the draft of the subject “Applying Information Technology for provincial population management” (16/07/2010)

On June 11th, 2010, provincial Scientific Council organized to approve the draft “applying Information Technology to household management in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province”. Head of subject is Mr. Do Huu Hien (Center for Application of Advanced Science and Technology of BR-VT province) and commander Doan Van Quyet (Department PC 13- Ba Ria-Vung Tau Public Security).

Selecting the draft of subject: manufacturing wine and medicine from Homalonema Aromatica at Con Dao (15/07/2010)

On June 4th, 2010, Department of Science & Technology organized Scientific Council to select, approve the draft of the subject “Surveying situation, development potential, researching bio-chemical features and testing the process of manufacturing wine from Homalonema Aromatica at Con Dao National Park”.
Homalonema Aromatica, discovered and used long time ago in the life and medical field, is the important component of oriental medicine to treat rheumatism, aches of joint.