Vietnam wins International Cosmos Prize 2008 (31/07/2008)

VietNamNet Bridge - Phan Nguyen Hong, Honorary Professor of the Hanoi National University has won the International Cosmos Prize 2008, a top award in ecology

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11.7 million EUR for Vietnam’s human resource development (29/07/2008)

A 11.7-million-EUR project to develop human resources in Vietnam was launched on July 28. To run until the end of 2010, the project will focus on strengthening local capacity in labour market planning, improving information sources, addressing localities’ demands and training lecturers.

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Vietnam to set up oil and gas university (29/07/2008)

The Prime Minister on July 17 approved in principle a project to set up an oil and gas university in the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh.

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MOU on Scientific Cooperation concluded between MOST of Vietnam and the U.S. Committee for Scientific Cooperation with Vietnam (26/07/2008)

Vice Minister of Science and Technology, Le Dinh Tien and Chairman of the U.S. Committee for Scientific Cooperation with Vietnam, Professor Jud Landinsky signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on scientific cooperation with Vietnam on July 23rd 2008 in Hanoi.

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Deputy PM praises ASEAN+3, East Asian Summit (24/07/2008)

The cooperation process between ASEAN and its three dialogue partners (ASEAN+3) and the East Asian Summit (EAS) Ministers Informal Consultations are a firm basis for the regional development, Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem said.

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VN wins three bronze medals at int’l biology Olympiads (24/07/2008)

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese students won three bronze medals and a certificate of merit at the international biology Olympiads which took place in India from July 13th to 21st.

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39th International Physics Olympiad opens (24/07/2008)

VietNamNet Bridge – The 39th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) opened this morning in Hanoi. 390 high school from 85 countries and territories join the competition.

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$4.3 million to build earthquake alert system (23/07/2008)

VietNamNet Bridge – The Geophysics Institute is about to build the first two earthquake alert stations of the total 30 planned stations with total investment of VND70 billion (over $4.3 million).

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Vietnam wins six medals at 49th Int’l Mathematics Olympiad (23/07/2008)

VietNamNet Bridge - All six Vietnamese contestants attending the 49th International Mathematics Olympic (IMO 49) won prizes, including two gold, two silver and two bronze medals.

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Build Vung Tau to be a first-grade city before 2015 (21/07/2008)

On 11 July, Vung Tau City’s Committee of the Party held the Conference of the twelfth Party Committee (opening) with the contents: ratify a performance report contract of the first 6 months of 2008, propose tasks and direction of the last 6 months of 2008; through the Resolution draft and action plan to perform the Party Committee’s Resolution on socioeconomic development of Vung Tau City towards 2015.

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