Japanese students triumph in robot contest (21/08/2013)

Japanese students from the Kanazawa Institute of Technology took 51 seconds to beat their hosts Vietnam 1 in the final to win the Asia-Pacific Robot Contest (ABU Robocon) in the central city of Da Nang on August 18. 

Seminar promotes inter-locality ICT links (21/08/2013)

The central city of Hue will hold Vietnam’s 17thinformation and communications technology (ICT) development seminar on August 30–31.

Samsung factory to take shape in Thai Nguyen (21/08/2013)

Samsung Electro-Mechanics is expected to build a factory to produce intergrated circuits and electronic components in the northern province of Thai Nguyen.

“Meet Vietnam” – the golden opportunity missed (17/08/2013)

The ninth “Meet Vietnam” in Quy Nhon City of the central province of Binh Dinh is believed to be the golden opportunity for Vietnamese scientists to meet the world’s famous scientists and approach the latest scientific research achievements. However, only a few of Vietnamese young scientists attended the event.

National conference on nuclear technology opens (16/08/2013)

The 10th National Conference on Nuclear Science and Technology kicked off in the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau on August 15 to discuss orientations for the use of atomic energy for peaceful purposes in Vietnam. 

19 teams to compete at Asia-Pacific robot contest (16/08/2013)

Nineteen teams from 18 countries and territories will compete in the 2013 Asia-Pacific robot contest, announced the organising board on August 15 in the central city of Da Nang. 

10th anniversary on the state management of radiation and nuclear safety (15/08/2013)

On the occasion of its 10th anniversary, VARANS held the Technical Meeting commemorating the 10th anniversary on the state management of radiation and nuclear safety in Do Son, Haiphong. Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Quan came to attend and deliver the opening speech at the meeting.

Made-in Vietnam robots to be on shelves (14/08/2013)

DiscoRobo, a new-generation hi-tech toy made in Vietnam, will be sold on the domestic market at a cost of VND499,000/unit as of August 25.

Research centre opening a milestone (13/08/2013)

Government leaders, Nobel Prize winners, and leading international scientists yesterday, Aug 12, attended the opening of a centre for interdisciplinary science and education in central Binh Dinh Province.

Solar-powered watering system applied in Ninh Thuan (13/08/2013)

A group of students from the HCMC University of Technology has implemented a solar-powered watering system in Ninh Thuan Province after winning the special award of the Holcim Prize 2012.