New pipeline brings gas from Vung Tau to Ho Chi Minh City (04/11/2009)

Ho Chi Minh City"s first gas pipeline began pumping the fuel fro oilfields off the coast of Ba Ria Vung Tau Province last Thursday.

CIO AWARDS 2009’S WINNERS (30/10/2009)

CIO Awards 2009 recognized and honored 10 outstanding CIOs in both State and Enterprises sectors. CIO Awards 2009 focuses on recognizing business innovation and leadership capacity. It is not a basic technology-oriented award…

6 businesses of Ba Ria- Vung Tau province receive Golden Cup for being “green” (27/10/2009)

The Vietnam Association for Natural and Environmental Protection coordinated with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to organise an awards ceremony for the Golden Cup for environmental protection in Vietnam in the Vietnam-Russia Friendship Culture Palace on October 25.

5th anniversary of Vietnam Entrepreneurs’ Day and 6th Ba Ria - Vung Tau Lighthouse Award (17/10/2009)

On October 13, at the meeting hall of the provincial Party Committee, the provincial People"s Committee held a meeting in commemoration of Vietnam Entrepreneurs’ Day (13-10) and Lighthouse award in 2008.

Vietnamese American professor wins UNESCO award (08/10/2009)

UNESCO is to present its Kalinga Award for the Popularisation of Science 2009 to Vietnamese American professor of astronomy Trinh Xuan Thuan and Indian professor Yash Pal.

Vietnam to label GM foods from 2015 (08/10/2009)

Vietnam’s Government is drafting a decree governing the safety of biotechnology-based foods, so the labeling of genetically modified foods is expected to start from 2015, according to the HCMC Biotechnology Center.

Local scientists invent quick drug-testing stick (08/10/2009)

Scientists from the Ministry of Public Security’s Biochemical and Professional Document Institute have introduced a new invention – five-minute drug-testing stick.

Phong Nha-Ke Bang Park reapplies for UNESCO recognition (08/10/2009)

The Management Board of Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park has sent a proposal to UNESCO for recognition of the park' + char(39)+ N's bio-diversification and to remain included on the World Heritage list. 

9 months, Ba Ria - Vung Tau top the list of FDI attraction (07/10/2009)

According to the Department of Foreign Investment (Ministry of Planning and Investment), both total increased and newly registered capital from the beginning of the year, FDI attraction reached USD12.54 billion; averagely reached nearly USD 1.4 billion per month, by 21.4% as compared with the same period of 2008.

Vietnam elected to WIPO’s coordinating committee (29/09/2009)

Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Quan is attending at the 47th session of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) General Assembly in Switzerland from September 22 to October 2.