Businesses mull ways to engage in technological revolution
10:29 | 07/04/2020 Science - Technology
(VEN) - The Fourth Industrial Revolution is creating landmark changes with the advent of such transformative developments as big data, artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things (IoT). Unless Vietnam’s business world adapts to this new landscape and takes advantage of the benefits of modern technology to optimize production, they will lag behind.
Programming contest launched to combat coronavirus
17:25 | 06/04/2020 Science - Technology
A hackathon has been launched by the Hanoi Youth Union, the UNDP in Vietnam and AngelHack Vietnam to look for innovative ideas in education, healthcare, information and economics to combat the coronavirus epidemic.
BAT working on potential Covid-19 vaccine
14:50 | 05/04/2020 Science - Technology
BAT’s US bio-tech subsidiary, Kentucky BioProcessing (KBP), is developing a potential vaccine for COVID-19 and is now in pre-clinical testing. If testing goes well, BAT is hopeful that, with the right partners and support from government agencies, between one and three million doses of the vaccine could be manufactured per week, beginning in June.
Vietnam focuses on training sci-tech workforce
10:35 | 05/04/2020 Science - Technology
(VEN) - In recent years, Vietnamese ministries and sectors have focused on developing human resources in science and technology (sci-tech) as most development now is based on technological progress and technology is a driving force for growth.
Vietnamese scientists design Covid-19 test kit
10:20 | 02/04/2020 Science - Technology
(VEN) - Vietnam has joined a handful of countries that have developed a test kit to detect the current strain of Coronavirus infecting the world. The kit, developed and manufactured by scientists from the Vietnam Military Medical Academy and Viet A Technology Joint Stock Company, can detect the virus within two hours.
Making Viettel’s headquarter a smart building
17:33 | 01/04/2020 Science - Technology
ABB pioneering technologies help Viettel Group to achieve green and inno- vative asset objectives for its headquarter.
Vietnam moves toward biodegradable plastics
14:56 | 27/03/2020 Environment
(VEN) - Vietnam has adopted an ambitious roadmap to stop using disposable plastic at stores, markets and supermarkets in urban areas by 2021 and in the whole country by 2025, and replace them with biodegradable materials.
Vietnam paves way to reduced plastic waste contamination
09:00 | 27/03/2020 Environment
(VEN) - Vietnam is joining a growing pioneering trend of paving roads with recycled plastic. The plastic-suffused asphalt reduces the amount of petroleum in asphalt and repurposes plastic waste that would otherwise contaminate the environment. It is also a cheaper alternative than traditional asphalt.
High-tech parks get new investment boost
08:53 | 27/03/2020 Science - Technology
(VEN) - Vietnamese high-tech parks have made considerable progress and become increasingly attractive to domestic and foreign investors.
Scientists urge policies for biodegradable plastics
10:39 | 23/03/2020 Environment
(VEN) - Vietnamese scientists are conducting research on plastic biodegradability in order to provide state management authorities with a scientific basis to develop technologies for plastic waste treatment and design a system of standards and regulations for bioplastic products.
