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Đặng Thanh Tân has been successful with his high-tech shrimp breeding model. — VNA/VNS Photo Thùy Dung Viet Nam News NINH BÌNH — More than two years ago, Đặng Thanh Tân, a farmer in Bình Minh Town, northern Ninh Bình Province decided to switch from breeding shrimp in traditional ponds to high-tech farming. Over the course of the same breeding period, the new technique brings about higher shrimp productivity and quality than the traditional method. By the end of 2015, after studying shrimp breeding models nationwide, Tan decided to renovate his farm by building a green house and spreading out a layer of canvas at the bottom of the pond. Tân said that the high-tech shrimp farming model requires breeders to build a pond with an appropriate area (2ha), as well as additional ponds assisting the main one. Several years ago, the shrimp he raised in the traditional pond yielded low productivity as the shrimps were affected by unfavourable weather conditions and … [Read more...] about High-tech shrimp breeding brings higher profits

Localities need to set up plans for hi-tech agricultural areas in accordance with regional growing and climate conditions.– Photo baodansinh.vn ĐÀ NẴNG – Localities need to set up plans for hi-tech agricultural areas in accordance with regional growing and climate conditions. This is the solution that delegates emphasised at an agriculture forum with the theme "High-tech application in agricultural production adaptation to climate change in the south central coastal areas". The forum was held on Friday in the central city of Đà Nẵng by the National Centre for Agricultural Extension and the Đà Nẵng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. Knots removal Hồ Huy Cường, director of the Agricultural Science Institute for Southern Coastal Central Việt Nam, said that the area had ​​4.42 million hectares of natural land, of which agricultural land accounts for 18.7 per cent. The region has two distinct rainy and dry seasons and rainfall varies from 500 to 2500mm annually. … [Read more...] about Experts find solutions for high-tech agriculture

Around 20,000 volunteers are taking part in the annual “Tiếp Sức Mùa Thi” (Assistance during Exam Season) Programme in HCM City. — VNA/VNS Photo Viet Nam News HCM CITY — Provinces nationwide are offering assistance to students during the three-day national high school examination which kicks off today. In HCM City alone, more than 20,000 volunteers are are taking part in the city’s annual “Tiếp Sức Mùa Thi” (Assistance during Exam Season) Programme. HCM City has 78,000 students registered for the examination. The city’s Tiếp Sức Mùa Thi programme is organised by the Việt Nam Student Association’s HCM City chapter and the HCM City Student Assistance Centre, with support from government agencies. The volunteers have received training to offer assistance to candidates and their relatives. The city has provided VNĐ200 million ($8,700) to support disadvantaged students in the city and other provinces across the country. With the … [Read more...] about High school exam help provided for needy students

Suits are produced for export at Kad Industrial.S.A Việt Nam Company in the Hoà Khánh Industrial Zone of the central city Đà Nẵng. The firm has 100 per cent foreign investment. – VNA/VNS Photo Văn Sơn Viet Nam News ĐÀ NẴNG — State Budget allocation for some infrastructure construction is among preferential policies and regulations that the Prime Minister has approved for the Đà Nẵng Hi-Tech Park in a new decision. Đoàn Hùng Anh, deputy head of the park’s management board, said that the PM’s approval would smooth the way for Đà Nẵng to call on more key investors to invest in hi-tech industries that the city has planned in the Master Plan until 2030, with vision to 2050. The decision, in general, would facilitate domestic and foreign investment inflow in the hi-tech park, he said. Under the decision, the Government will allocate State Budget funds for projects aiming to complete technical infrastructure in the park by 2020. The Government will also raise Official … [Read more...] about Đà Nẵng hi-tech park offers many sweet deals

Bình Dân Hospital’s annual scientific conference highlighted the latest high-tech techniques in surgery and medical treatment. —Photo courtesy of Bình Dân Hospital Viet Nam News HCM CITY — High-tech treatments have become an efficient coworker for doctors in diagnosis and treatment in Việt Nam, Trần Vĩnh Hưng, the director of Bình Dân Hospital, said at a conference held in HCM City on Saturday. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the hospital’s annual scientific conference, Hưng said that progress in treating disease had had a significant improvement on the survival rates and the quality of patients’ life. The hospital has been a pioneer in Việt Nam in using robots in minimally invasive surgeries to treat 14 kinds of disease and cancer. Through a magnified 3D high-definition vision system, surgeons can direct the robot’s hands to bend and rotate 540 degrees, far more than a human hand can. Dr Vũ Lê Chuyên, chairman of the Việt Nam Urology and Nephrology … [Read more...] about Robotics, high-tech treatment improves medical care in VN

Vietnam seeks to have 50,000 more tech firms by 2030 By Van Ly Staff of tech firm DKT introduce technological solutions to customers. Vietnam seeks to have 50,000 more tech firms by 2030 – PHOTO: VAN LY HANOI - There are 50,000 technology firms currently active in Vietnam, but the country is set to double the number by 2030, said To Thi Thu Huong, deputy director of Information Technology at the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC). The target was announced at a press briefing held on May 6 to introduce the National Forum on Developing Vietnamese Tech Companies. By setting the target, Vietnam aims to be listed among the 30 most technologically advanced countries in the world. Among the present 50,000 tech firms in the country, 30 software and hardware companies posted a total of nearly US$100 billion in revenue and contributed VND50 trillion (US$2.1 billion) to the State budget last year. Huong added that Vietnam has the potential to realize the … [Read more...] about Vietnam seeks to have 50,000 more tech firms by 2030

A farmer harvests tra fish in Cần Thơ. To cope with climate change, the Mekong Delta needs to restructure agriculture by using hi-tech methods, experts have recommended. VNA/VNS Photo Duy Khương Viet Nam News HCM CITY — Experts have urged authorities in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta region to use cutting-edge technologies to restructure the agricultural sector in the face of climate change. Speaking at a conference held in Tiền Giang Province late last week, Dr. Nguyễn Văn Sánh of the Institute for Research and Development of the Mekong Delta at Cần Thơ University, said the agricultural sector was facing challenges due to degradation of natural resources and land, mostly caused by climate change. Major agricultural products in the region such as fisheries, fruit and rice face severe competition in both local and foreign markets. Sánh said that biotechnology, new production techniques and hi-tech applications as well as new state policies to promote sustainable … [Read more...] about Delta turns to tech to fight climate change

Việt Nam and Laos convened the fourth meeting of their Scientific and Technological Co-operation Committee in Cửa Lò town, the central province of Nghệ An, yesterday. — VNA/VNS Photo Tá Chuyên NGHỆ AN – Việt Nam and Laos convened the fourth meeting of their Scientific and Technological Co-operation Committee in Cửa Lò town, the central province of Nghệ An, yesterday. At the meeting, the two sides agreed on priorities in co-operating during 2017-19, with the focus on helping the Lao Science and Technology Development Fund in its operation, assisting Laos in completing the creation of its legal infrastructure and enhancing technical capacities in the safe use of radiation. Việt  Nam will also support Laos in increasing information and statistical capacities of Lao scientific and technological officials. The two sides will also boost investment activities and technology transfers between the two countries, and cooperate in intellectual property fields. They … [Read more...] about VN-Laos sci-tech committee meets

Sci-fi: An artist’s impression of Hòa Lạc Hi-tech Park planned for Hà Nội’s Thăng Long Boulevard. Photo tapchitaichinh.vn Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI – Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has approved updated plans for Hòa Lạc High-tech Park, to be completed by 2030 in Hà Nội’s outlying districts of Thạch Thất and Quốc Oai. The Hòa Lạc Hi-tech Park, approved in 1998, is the first and the largest hi-tech facility in Việt Nam with total area of 1,586 ha. The park is located along Hà Nội’s Thăng Long Boulevard, convenient for transport links to Nội Bài International Airport and Hải Phòng deep-sea port. It is expected to become a model science city and a national hub for technology development and application. About 12,600 people are currently living and working in the park, and by 2030 the park’s population is expected to reach 229,000, half of which will be permanent residents. Core hi-tech fields to be developed in the park include information and technology, communication, … [Read more...] about Hòa Lạc Hi-tech Park to get update

APEC 2017 a comprehensive success: Deputy PM Phạm Bình Minh Đà Nẵng Declaration stresses multilateral trade, inclusive growth 2017 APEC Ministerial Meeting Joint Ministerial Statement The 25th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting adopts Đà Nẵng Declaration APEC needs to bolster its leadership Senior officials in disaster management of Pacific Rim economies gathered yesterday morning to begin the 11th Senior Disaster Management Officials’ Forum (SDMOF) of the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) in Vinh City, Nghệ An Province. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Tùng NGHỆ AN — APEC disaster officials yesterday worked on a recommendation to leaders of member economies to use more advanced technology in disaster prevention given the "new normal" status of extreme weather in the region has been facing. Senior officials in disaster management of Pacific Rim economies gathered yesterday morning to begin the 11th Senior Disaster Management Officials’ Forum (SDMOF) of … [Read more...] about APEC urges high-tech to fight extreme weather