The Hanoitimes - This is the 13th year in a row the Vietnam Science and Technology Journalists Club has voted the list through the perspective of journalists specializing in the field of science and technology. The Vietnam Science and Technology Journalists Club has recently announced 10 outstanding science and technology events in 2018, covering aspects of science policies, social science and humanity, research of application, international integration and outstanding scientists. This is the 13th year in a row the club has voted the list through the perspective of journalists specializing in the field of science and technology. Specifically, 10 outstanding sci-tech events in 2018 are as follows: 1. Field of science policies: Digital Vietnamese knowledge system put into operation On January 1, 2018, in Hanoi, the "Digital Vietnamese knowledge system" project was launched. The project aims to share knowledge, encourage creativity and connect the community for … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s 10 outstanding sci-tech events in 2018 named
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Can Tho University, Japan firm establish sci-tech center
Can Tho University, Japan firm establish sci-tech center By Trung Chanh The Center for Advanced Technology Research and Renovation at Can Tho City is launched on November 2 - PHOTO: TRUNG CHANH CAN THO - Can Tho University and Brain Works Asia Co., Ltd launched the Center for Advanced Technology Research and Renovation on November 2, which will boost scientific research in the Mekong Delta region. The center’s opening marks the 45th anniversary of Vietnam-Japan diplomatic ties and the fourth Vietnam-Japan culture and trade program in Can Tho, taking place November 2 to 4. Addressing the opening ceremony, Ha Thanh Toan, president of Can Tho University, said the center aims to provide an environment for cooperation between the university and Japanese enterprises working in scientific-technological research to meet the developmental needs of the delta region. The center is also an incubator for startups in the field with the support of experts from Japan, he added. … [Read more...] about Can Tho University, Japan firm establish sci-tech center
HCMC: Red tape hinders investment in sci tech R&D
(VEN) - Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) is a driving force and an investment magnet of the Vietnamese economy. However, the sci-tech business activity still accounts for a small percentage of the city’s total, due to insufficient venture capital and complicated business registration procedures. Ho Chi Minh City is promoting the transfer of scientific research results and technologies to businesses and other units According to Nguyen Viet Dung, Director of the municipal Department of Science and Technology, complicated procedures discourage venture capital funds from investing in Vietnam. Last year, Ho Chi Minh City received a mere US$290 million from these funds. Meanwhile, other countries in the region attract billions of US dollars of venture investment in science and technology annually. Singapore is an attractive destination for startup businesses because simple procedures are required to establish a new company in this country, Dung said. In his opinion, Vietnam should … [Read more...] about HCMC: Red tape hinders investment in sci tech R&D
Provinces focus on applied sci-tech transfer, implementation
Localities have been facilitating technology transfer in production Application and efficiency Ta Duc Hien, director of the center for science and technology application of Thai Nguyen Province said his center has transferred technologies and production models from universities and research institutes to farmers. For example, the center transferred mushroom production techniques to hundreds of households in Thai Nguyen, helping them generate improved revenues. Each household grew mushrooms on an average area of 1,000 square meters, earning about VND300-400 million a year. Nguyen Van Chuc, director of the center for science and technology application of Bac Giang Province said one of the outstanding technologies received and transferred by the center is aeroponic technology for disease-free potato production. The project has provided potato plantlets for about 300 hectares in the province and helped reduce related seed import cost by VND5,000-7,000 per kilo, saving farmer VND2 … [Read more...] about Provinces focus on applied sci-tech transfer, implementation
Savipharm recognized as sci-tech firm
Savipharm recognized as sci-tech firmBy Chi Thinh Savipharm chairman and general director Tran Tuu at a science-technology certificate awarding ceremony on August 27 - PHOTO: CHI THINH HCMC – Savi Pharmaceutical JSC (Savipharm) was granted a science-technology certificate by the HCMC Department of Science and Technology on August 27, making it the first pharmaceutical firm to obtain the certificate, and benefiting from many incentives offered by authorities. The number of enterprises that have been granted a science-technology certificate is on the rise. Certificates were issued to six new firms in 2017, and the figure has increased fivefold over the first eight months of 2018. Since its establishment in 2005, Savipharm has adapted a science and technology model to research and manufacture products and has trained its staff in applying science and technology to boost the company’s development. On receiving the certificate, enterprises can enjoy many incentives. … [Read more...] about Savipharm recognized as sci-tech firm