(VEN) - The application of science and technology (sci-tech) in the Mekong Delta is vital if the region is to promote agricultural restructuring, reach sustainable development and contend with increasing climate change. As the largest agricultural and fishery center in Vietnam, the Mekong Delta should take the lead in sci-tech application in agricultural development Advantages At the 2018 Mekong Delta Agriculture and Fishery Technology Forum on May 25 in the southwestern city of Can Tho, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Tran Van Tung said sci-tech application is greatly changing agricultural management and production in the Mekong Delta. It has helped reduce input materials and product and labor costs, ensure food safety, minimize negative environmental impacts, and control productivity and quality, Tung said. As the largest agricultural and fishery center in Vietnam, the Mekong Delta should take the lead in applying sci-tech in agricultural development, he … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta farmers urged to mobilize sci tech
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Vietnam, Cuba tighten sci tech ties
(VEN) - A delegation of the Vietnamese Ministry of Science and Technology visited Cuba last month and met with officials of the Cuban Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment. The two sides affirmed the need to further strengthen and expand bilateral science and technology (sci-tech) cooperation. During his official visit to Cuba in late March, Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (standing, left) and President Raul Castro Ruz, the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee, attended the signing ceremony of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on strengthening sci-tech cooperation between their countries A Vietnamese Ministry of Science and Technology representative noted that the two countries signed a government-level framework agreement on sci-tech cooperation in 1997. At the 35th session of the Vietnam-Cuba Inter-government Committee held in October 2017 in Hanoi, the two sides affirmed the importance of cooperation in … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Cuba tighten sci tech ties
Vietnam expanding international sci tech cooperation
(VEN) - International science and technology (sci-tech) integration has enabled Vietnam’s sci-tech development and provided with it access to cutting-edge technology. Agreements, more agreements The Ministry of Science and Technology says international cooperation and integration is an important channel for Vietnam to access foreign management expertise and mobilize technological and financial resources for the country’s sci-tech development. Vietnam has scientific and technological relations with almost 70 countries and territories, including Russia, Japan, the US, Germany, and Finland. It has also joined 100 international sci-tech organizations, and signed and implemented more than 80 government-level and ministerial-level sci-tech cooperation protocols. Vietnam has reached many cooperation agreements in the fields of biotechnology, advanced material technology, space technology, atomic energy and new energy, and projects on enhancing national sci-tech capacity, such as … [Read more...] about Vietnam expanding international sci tech cooperation
Sci-tech information access place officially opened to public
The Hanoitimes - The National Agency for Science and Technology Information yesterday officailly opened a place providing free access to science and technology information at No.24, Ly Thuong Kiet street, in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem district. At the sci-tech information access place at No.24, Ly Thuong Kiet Street, Hanoi The establishment of the information access place aimed to encourage not only scientists and students but also all members of the public to search for and acquire science and technology information of the country and the world. The information sources include about 7,700 domestic and foreign magazines, 380,000 books and 17,000 monographs, as well as 23,000 research projects at the national, ministerial and provincial levels. People can also access 220,000 Vietnamese scientific reports and 40 million international documents over the world. Anh Kiet (Source: Kinhtedothi.vn) … [Read more...] about Sci-tech information access place officially opened to public
Bản in : Vietnam attends ASEAN Sci-Tech Ministerial Meeting in Laos
Vientiane (VNA) - A Vietnamese delegation led by Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Quan has taken part in the 16th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Science and Technology, which opened on November 6 in Vientiane, Laos. At the event, the ASEAN ministers are set to review the implementation of ASEAN member states’ action plans and cooperation agreements on science and technology and set tasks for the coming years. They will also identify specific tasks each nation has to do for its sci-tech activities as well as those of the whole ASEAN Community as well as determine the nation to host the next meeting. In his opening remarks, Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Thongloun Sisoulith said the participation of ASEAN member countries at the event demonstrates their commitment to and cooperation in developing an advanced sci-tech community, a key factor for the socio-economic development of each member nation. He expressed his hope that the meeting will approve the … [Read more...] about Bản in : Vietnam attends ASEAN Sci-Tech Ministerial Meeting in Laos