Worldwide Arms Museum opens in Vung Tau (10/01/2012)
Briton Robert Taylor, 61, and his wife Nguyen Thi Bong last Saturday opened a Worldwide Arms Museum to public viewing at 14 Hai Dang Street in Vung Tau City , Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province.
Covering 1,500 square meters the museum displays over 1,000 military uniforms and ancient weapons from the U.K, France, Turkey, Mongolia and China, and especially a 19th century sword collection from Vietnam’s Muong ethnic minority people.
Vietnam to launch 2nd satellite in April (10/01/2012)
Vietnam will launch its second satellite, Vinasat-2, in the third week of April 2012 as scheduled, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications.
The ministry said Vinasat-2 would be launched together with a Japanese satellite, and both are manufactured by Lockheed Martin of the US.
Top priority given to nuclear safety (28/12/2011)
Vietnam gives top priority to ensuring safety and security in the use of nuclear technologies for peaceful purposes, said Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Le Dinh Tien.
Agricultural restructuring looks to efficiency (28/12/2011)
The agricultural sector will look to improve the efficiency to raise income for farmers while restructuring its operation in 2012, said Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Đức Phát.
Do utmost for 11.75% GDP growth in 2012 (28/12/2011)
On 19 December, Mr. Tran Minh Sanh, Chairman of BR-VT People’s Committee, presided over the meeting on assigning social- economic targets and estimated revenues and expenditures of the State budget in the province in 2012.
Vietnam Navy receives 2 modern helicopters (25/12/2011)
Morning December 25, at Vung Tau Airport, the Vietnam Navy held the ceremony to receive two EC-225 helicopters and announced its decision to form an EC-225 helicopter squad, under the Navy Army Staff. Attending the ceremony were: Admiral Nguyen Van Hien, Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Minister of Defence, Navy Commander; Lieutenant General Tran Quang Khue, Deputy Chief of the Vietnamese People"s Army; Mr. Tran Minh Sanh, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, Chairman of provincial People’s Committee.
Vietnamese wins Germany’s Green Talents 2011 (22/12/2011)
Student Pham Van Quan is among 20 young scientists from all over the world who won
Vietnamese companies not investing enough in science, technology (16/12/2011)
Managers and scientists at a meeting on comprehensive renovation of management mechanism in the field of science and technology held in
