Qualcomm launches first R&D facility in region in Hanoi
10:00 | 30/06/2020 Science - Technology
Qualcomm Vietnam Company Limited has launched a new research and development (R&D) facility in Hanoi.
Vietnam faces challenges in management of persistent plastic waste
16:52 | 26/06/2020 Environment
(VEN) - With a volume of nearly 18,000 tonnes of plastic garbage generated a day and 1.8 million tonnes discharged into oceans a year, Vietnam is one of the world’s top five ocean plastic polluters. The management of plastic waste on land to limit the discharge into the oceans under an official action plan adopted six months ago is confronting Vietnam with a major challenge.
AEON Vietnam says “no” to single-use plastic
16:40 | 26/06/2020 Environment
(VEN) - The draft revised Law on Environmental Protection was presented for the first time at the ninth session of the 14th-tenure National Assembly which opened on May 20. Apart from new, positive points, the draft also received comments and recommendations from experts.
Innovation Challenge launched to tackle plastic pollution in ASEAN
16:24 | 26/06/2020 Science - Technology
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), together with the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), on June 24 launched an ASEAN-wide innovation challenge to deal with plastic waste in Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay and Thailand’s Koh Samui (Samui Island) in 2020, followed by Indonesia and the Philippines in 2021.
Science in the service of commerce
06:00 | 24/06/2020 Science - Technology
(VEN) - A growing number of projects and enterprises are coordinating among scientists, technologies and business to translate research results into commercially viable products.
School Recycling 2019 – 2020 program is on track with its expansion plan
18:10 | 23/06/2020 Environment
The program of School Recycling collaborated between Hanoi’s and Ho Chi Minh City’s Education & Training Department, Environment & Natural Resources Department and program stakeholders is on track with remarkable deliverables, marking its very success in the first year of expansion.
IVF scientist, mathematician and physicist win top award
06:00 | 22/06/2020 Science - Technology
(VEN) - Three Vietnamese scientists have been awarded with the 2020 Ta Quang Buu Award for their successful research in the fields of medicine, mathematics and physics and significant contributions to national socioeconomic development.
As OT Systems Become More Connected, OT Security Becomes More Challenging
17:06 | 12/06/2020 Information Technology
Fortinet and Forrester have come together for a third time to survey industry leaders who manage and maintain OT infrastructure. Overall, the purpose of this report is to identify and illuminate the security trends and practices that impact operations and demand security strategy and investment.
Vietnam mulls more legal action to reduce plastic waste
13:00 | 12/06/2020 Environment
(VEN) - Vietnam’s National Assembly is discussing proposed amendments to the country’s Environmental Protection Law to include the responsibilities of users, traders and collectors of plastic waste as well as its transportation and treatment.
Revised environment law said lacking on environmental industry
09:50 | 09/06/2020 Environment
(VEN) - The draft revised law on Environmental Protection was presented for the first time at the 9th session of the 14th National Assembly which opened on May 20. Apart from new, positive points, the draft also received comments and recommendations from experts.
