17 clubs join in Kite Festival (03/03/2009)

An international kite festival, entitled “The Dance of the East Sea,” will be held in the northern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau from March 26 to 29.

Technology renovation needs thinking-cap change (03/03/2009)

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Science and Technology is compiling a national technology renovation programme. However, renovation can take place whenever businesses want.

Vietnamese-American scientist wins Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship (25/02/2009)

VietNamNet Bridge - According to sources of information from Santa Barbara University in the US, on February 23rd, Vietnamese-American scientist Dr Nguyen Thuc Quyen received an Alfred P. Sloan scientific research fellowship.

Gene-altered crops to become popular in VN by 2015 (22/02/2009)

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s biologists have succeeded in creating some kinds of genetically-modified (GM) crops. Hence, Vietnam determines to put GM crops into mass production at the latest in 2015 for better national food security.

20 magnetic storms may hit Vietnam in 2009 (20/02/2009)

VietNamNet Bridge - It’s predicted that between 12-20 magnetic storms will affect Vietnam during 2009, threatening the health of magnetism-sensitive people or heart disease patients, according to Dr Ha Duyen Chau, acting head of the Global Physics Institute.

First oil refinery to generate products on Feb. 22 (19/02/2009)

Millions of Vietnamese people are counting down to February 22 when the Dung Quat Oil Refinery – the first of its kind in Vietnam – is scheduled to operate and generate the first commercial oil products.

HCM City to have technology trading floor (19/02/2009)

Officials of the HCM City Department of Science and Technology and representatives of IDG Ventures Vietnam Fund discussed the establishment of a technology trading floor in HCM City on February 16.

Nation’s first stem cell bank inaugurated (17/02/2009)

VietNamNet Bridge - Mekostem, Vietnam’s first stem cell bank, opened  in Ho Chi Minh City on Feb. 15, offering services of cell collection, analysis and separation, and preservation of stem cells obtained from umbilical cord blood and umbilical membrane.

Finding labs in HCM City, very easy (11/02/2009)

VietNamNet Bridge – Organisations and individuals can now get information about laboratories in HCM City at the website www.labor.org.vn. This website currently contains data on around 400 laboratories.

Vung Tau becomes the first-level urban center of the province by 2015 (11/02/2009)

On February 06, Mr. Tran Minh Sanh - Chairman of the Provincial People"s Committee – presided over the conference to solve concerns and suggestions for the draft action program of Vungtau City Phase 2-2009 to June 2011.