Binh Thuan limits wind power projects due to titanium (03/12/2009)

The government of Binh Thuan Province has decided to suspend the licensing of new wind power development projects because many of the potential areas for wind power development overlap on titanium mines, according to Binh Thuan’s Department of Industry and Trade.

Carbon credits auctioned for first time in Vietnam (02/12/2009)

Hundreds of thousands of carbon credits or Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) related a project to collect and use associated gases from the Rang Dong oil field in the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau will be auctioned for the first time in Hanoi this December.

Vietnam to have cable network direct to US (30/11/2009)

The Vietnam Telecom International (VTI) company, a member of the Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT), on November 27 inaugurated Vietnam’s link with a 20,000 kilometer submerged optical cable network that will connect Vietnam (and seven others in the Asia Pacific region) with the US.

Ironwood forest discovered in Quang Binh (28/11/2009)

A 100-hectare primeval ironwood forest has been discovered in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the northern-central province of Quang Binh. The park’s forest management station made the announcement November 27.

Ba Ria-Vung Tau hosts first culinary festival (27/11/2009)

The southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau held it first ever culinary festival from November 20-22 with assistance from the provincial Tourism Association and the Vung Tau City People’s Committee and the provincial Department for Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Awards honour science and social welfare innovations (23/11/2009)

The annual KOVA Awards were presented yesterday, November 22, to three groups, four individuals and five students, in recognition of their outstanding contributions to society in 2009.

Robot Vietnam Expo to the world's largest (19/11/2009)

On November 18, four samples of industrial robot "made in Vietnam" will hit the road to attend International Robot Exhibition (IREX 2009) - The world's largest exhibition on the robot held in the Exhibition Center Tokyo Big Sight (Japan) , on 25-28/11.

MARD wants nationwide task force for forest protection (11/11/2009)

                                    A  new task force to protect and expand forests has been proposed in response to the illegal logging of more than 1,300 hectares of forests in the first half of 2009. 

The proposal submitted to the Government by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), said the taskforce should comprise a central committee, local agencies, park rangers, police and border guards.

Vietnamese-American scientist wins UNESCO"s Kalinga Prize (09/11/2009)

Vietnamese-American astrophysicist Trinh Xuan Thuan is one of the two winners of UNESCO"s Kalinga Prize for the Popularisation of Science 2009. 

First A/H1N1 vaccine doses produced in Vietnam (09/11/2009)

The HCM City Pasteur Institute has successfully made the first A/H1N1 vaccine batch, according to the institute’s vice director, Dr. Cao Thi Bao Van on November 5.