Phạm Xuân Hùng’s hi-tech pig farm in Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province’s Châu Đức District. — VNA/VNS Photo Hoàng Nhị Viet Nam News BÀ RỊA-VŨNG TÀU — The development of hi-tech farms for large-scale animal husbandry in Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu Province has reduced costs and improved livestock quality and protects the environment. Phạm Xuân Hùng’s pig farm in Châu Đức District’s Suối Rao Commune is equipped with air conditioners and has 5,000 animals. Built in 2014, it also has a treatment system for swine manure based on solid-liquid separation. The treated pig manure is used to make fertilisers. Phạm Đức Mạnh, who manages the place, said: “Pigs bred in an air-conditioned place have few diseases, need few antibiotics and grow rapidly. Thus, the farm can save on feed.” The farm has a contract with a company and supplies 10,000 pigs a year, earning a profit of more than VNĐ1.5 billion (US$64,200), he said. Nguyễn Thị Bông’s air-conditioned poultry farm in Châu Đức District’s Suối Rao … [Read more...] about Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu hi-tech animal farms’ excellent performance
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Incentives should be applied to hi-tech projects’ locally executed stages: ministry
Incentives should be applied to hi-tech projects’ locally executed stages: ministry By Vu Dung Two employees are at work at an FDI firm. The Ministry of Planning and Investment has proposed that preferential policies should be applied only to stages of hi-tech projects executed in Vietnam - PHOTO: THUY DUNG HANOI - The Government’s preferential policies should be extended to stages of a hi-tech project conducted only in Vietnam instead of to the entire project, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment. The ministry is preparing a plan to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) in the coming period and will submit it to the Politburo this month. Vu Dai Thang, deputy minister of Planning and Investment, said that Vietnam is finalizing socioeconomic development strategies for the 2011-2020 period and is building strategies for the next decade. Over the last 30 years, the country attracted some 28,000 FDI projects, with total registered capital of US$300 … [Read more...] about Incentives should be applied to hi-tech projects’ locally executed stages: ministry
Hà Nội replaces old buses with hi-tech, modern vehicles
The new blue buses with free wifi have been in operation on three routes in Hà Nội since the start of this month. - Photo courtersy of Transerco Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The Transport Corporation Hà Nội ( Transerco ) has replaced buses on three routes with modern vehicles equipped with free wifi and other conveniences. The new buses went into operation in September on route No.62 (Yên Nghĩa-Thường Tín), route No.91 (Yên Nghĩa-Kim Bài-Phú Túc) and route No.92 (Nhổn-Sơn Tây-Tây Đằng). These routes are key connections from suburban districts to the city centre. The bright blue buses have lower floors, modern emission standards, free wifi, modern GPS management software and three security cameras. Four LED boards show bus schedules and other bus route information. This year Transerco plans to launch 13 new bus routes and pilot electronic transportation cards used on BRT route 01, connecting Kim Mã and Yên Nghĩa bus stations. The company is … [Read more...] about Hà Nội replaces old buses with hi-tech, modern vehicles
Free breast cancer screening for women aged 35 or more
A woman is screened for breast cancer in a free programme. —VNA/VNS Photo Dương Ngọc Viet Nam News HCM CITY — HCM City Oncology Hospital and the Supportive Fund for Cancer Patients - Bright Future are offering free breast cancer screening for 1,200 women aged 35 or more. The programme is held on the occasion of Vietnamese Women’s Day on October 20. Women who have had relatives diagnosed with breast cancer are encouraged to take part in the screening. The screenings will be done at the hospital’s hi-tech health examination and treatment room on Nguyễn Huy Lượng Street in Bình Thạnh District from 1:30pm to 4pm every Saturday this month and the first week of November. The screening will include either an ultrasound or a mammography. People at high risk will be offered counselling. On October 18, the hospital will launch a club for patients to share their problems, according to the hospital. Breast cancer is the second-most common cancer among women in the … [Read more...] about Free breast cancer screening for women aged 35 or more
Farmers embrace livestreams, high-tech advances in push for better quality, productivity
An organic red-flesh dragon fruit orchard in Long An Province’s Chau Thanh District. The fruit is a popular variety grown in the districts Chau Thanh, Tan Tru and Thu Thua and Tan An City in Long An Province. — VNA/VNS Photo Bui Giang Digital transformation in agriculture increases production efficiency and offers consumers greater transparency about food products. However, progress remains sluggish in Viet Nam, and more research is needed. Bo Xuan Hiep reports. Farmer Le Van Chin from the southern province of Long An recently livestreamed an advert about his cooperative’s red-flesh dragon fruit on his Facebook page. “Hi everyone! Here is the dragon fruit garden of Que My Thanh Cooperative. After 25 days of harvest, it has a thin peel and red flesh. Rest assured we never use any harmful chemicals to spray the fruit. We guarantee that it is healthy and tasty,” he told viewers. “I livestream various stages such as farming, harvesting and packaging to create consumer confidence … [Read more...] about Farmers embrace livestreams, high-tech advances in push for better quality, productivity
Vietnam, Netherlands to cooperate in post-harvest tech application
Vietnam, Netherlands to cooperate in post-harvest tech application The Saigon Times Daily Workers process bananas for export. The Netherlands and Vietnam will team up to build a roadmap to apply and develop post-harvest technologies - PHOTO: VNA HCMC – Officials of the agriculture sector in Vietnam and the Netherlands have reached a consensus to jointly build and develop a roadmap applying post-harvest technologies, VietnamPlus news site reported. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong met with Dutch Vice Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality Marjolijn Sonnema in Hanoi City today, April 9, to discuss strategies and bilateral cooperation for the sustainable development of both countries’ agriculture sectors and food security. Cuong and Sonnema noted that developing a sustainable value chain would play an important role in Vietnam-Netherlands cooperation. Specifically, the chain will focus on meeting customer demand and ensuring … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Netherlands to cooperate in post-harvest tech application
Smart city solutions for Việt Nam can be home-grown: tech businesses
Police officers in the traffic signal control centre of Hà Nội. In the ’smart city’ future, a system of sensors and actuators would automatically handle the management of traffic signals based on current demands, without the need for human intervention. — VNA/VNS Photo Huy Hùng Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Local Vietnamese tech companies “are fully capable of” providing the core components of a smart city, said Lê Ngọc Tuấn, head of the Internet-of-Things (IoT) division in one of the leading IT companies in the country, FPT. The vision of modern, urban Việt Nam is usually associated with foreign giants such as Microsoft or IBM, which have partnered with Đà Nẵng and Hà Nội to realise their smart city dreams. However, as it stands, several made-in-Việt Nam solutions for smart homes, meters and transportation fleet management, are ranked highly even in the global market, Tuấn said during a smart city talk held on Thursday in Hà Nội by the Ministry of Planning and Investment and … [Read more...] about Smart city solutions for Việt Nam can be home-grown: tech businesses
Vietnamese French doctor devotes his life to patients
Vietnamese French doctor, René D. Esser examines a patient in Thống Nhất General Hospital in Đồng Nai southern province. - VNA/VNS Photo Lê Xuân Viet Nam News Lê Xuân HÀ NỘI — Over the past three years, many Vietnamese patients suffering from bone-related illnesses have been able to return to a normal life and have hope for the future thanks to the help of a Vietnamese-French doctor. Every three months, 67-year-old professor, doctor, René D. Esser of Polyclinique du Ternois Hospital’s Orthopedic Trauma Department in France, travels thousands of kilometres to Thống Nhất General Hospital in the southern province of Đồng Nai to perform free medical examinations and treatment for many difficult cases of osteoarthritis. Graduated from the Medical University of Paris in 1975, Dr. Esser began his career in Germany. In 1995, Esser decided to return to work in France. After gaining a lot of experience over years, he has actively sought out charity surgery programmes and ended up … [Read more...] about Vietnamese French doctor devotes his life to patients
Medical programme provides free digestion checkup and surgery in Đức Giang Hospital
Prof. Leroy (centre) trains doctors of Đức Giang General Hospital on minimally invasive surgery. — VNS Photo Thanh Hải Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Đức Giang General Hospital launched a medical programme to provide free checkups, consultation and endoscopy surgery to patients with digestion diseases on Monday in Hà Nội. Prof. Joel Leroy, a leading French expert in digestion endoscopy, is participating in the programme. He was the first surgeon to perform colorectal surgery without scarring the patient’s abdominal wall. Prof. Leroy will examine and perform surgeries on patients with dangerous digestion cancers, with all medical service expenses supported by the Hà Nội People’s Committee and Đức Giang Hospital with technical support of medical firm Olympus Company. The Frenchman also taught the latest techniques in digestion endoscopy, especially minimally invasive surgery, to Đức Giang hospital surgeons to help the hospital master new surgery techniques and improve service … [Read more...] about Medical programme provides free digestion checkup and surgery in Đức Giang Hospital
Lawmakers discuss law on technology
Lawmakers discuss law on technology (28-05-2008) HA NOI — National Assembly delegates yesterday debated the Law on High Technology, with most deputies agreeing that it was necessary to issue the law. Most NA delegates agreed with the name of the law, but some proposed to change it to the Law on High-TechActivities of , said the head of the NA’s Committee for Science, Technology and Environment, Dang Vu Minh. Nguyen Dang Vang from the central province of Binh Dinh said it was necessary to encourage investment in the study and application of high technology. The State earmarked US$350 million this year for scientific studies, he said. Vang said high-tech products should be imported for use in Viet Nam, such as hygienic toilet equipment that uses nano-technology to kill bacteria. He suggested the State make a list of high-tech products and fields that should be given priority. Do Thi Huyen Tam from the northern Bac Ninh Province also agreed that it was necessary … [Read more...] about Lawmakers discuss law on technology