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Trần Hà Liên Phương from the National University, HCM City. — Photo tuoitre.vn HÀ NỘI — Asian Scientist Magazine has announced its first ever The Asian Scientist 100 (AS100), a handpicked selection of 100 prize-winning Asian researchers, academicians, innovators and business leaders from across the Asia Pacific region. Spanning a diverse range of industries in science and technology, the list comprises honorees from China, India, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand and Việt Nam. The list includes two women scientists from Việt Nam, Trần Hà Liên Phương, and Đặng Thị Oanh of Thái Nguyên University. A 2015 L’Oreal - UNESCO Women in Science International Rising Talent, Phương develops fucoidan - based polymeric micelles for cancer treatment and diagnosis. Oanh won the Elsevier Foundation Award for Early - Career Women Scientists in the Developing World for developing algorithms to solve problems that are normally too complicated for … [Read more...] about Magazine names 100 scientists of Asia

Party leader asks media to boost role in nation’s renewal Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh and VNA journalists pose for photographs at the eighth congress of the Viet Nam Journalists’ Association in Ha Noi yesterday. — VNA/VNS Photo Xuan Tuan (15-08-2005) HA NOI — Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh has called for the press to positively influence the development of the spiritual, moral and intellectual realms in Viet Nam, ensuring that people are united in the performance of patriotic duties as the nation enters a new stage of development. Manh was speaking at the eighth congress of the Viet Nam Journalists’ Association (VJA) in Ha Noi on Saturday, which was also attended by former General Secretary Le Kha Phieu, former President Le Duc Anh, and more than 500 delegates from 243 media organisations nationwide. The Party leader praised the important contribution of the press to Viet Nam’s revolution. Recent years have seen the strong growth of Viet … [Read more...] about Party leader asks media to boost role in nation’s renewal

Party official hails nation’s young IT professionals (15-08-2005) HA NOI — The future of the country’s information technology sector is safe in the hands of the bright young generation who are committed to the community and society in general, said Politburo member and Party Central Committee Secretary Nguyen Khoa Diem yesterday. He was speaking at a ceremony honouring 15 "IT Knights" for 2005 held as part of celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Ministry of Post and Telematics in the capital. "IT is a big weapon for the young generation to help the Vietnamese people and the country develop rapidly," he said. At the ceremony, the Minister of Post and Telematics Do Trung Ta congratulated the 15 "IT Knights" and said their contributions helped to popularise IT in the whole society. Many had overcome difficulties such as disabilities to contribute to the society, he said. Nguyen Cong Hung, a disabled IT professional, were among those who received the IT Knight … [Read more...] about Party official hails nation’s young IT professionals

PM sends VNA letter of praise on 60th birthday (15-09-2005) HA NOI — Viet Nam’s official news agency, the Vietnam News Agency (VNA), has successfully accomplished the tasks assigned to it by the Viet Nam Communist Party and State, says Prime Minister Phan Van Khai in a congratulatory letter sent for the organisation’s 60th birthday. Generations of VNA reporters – led by the Party and President Ho Chi Minh – have united to overcome difficulties and contribute significantly to national liberation, construction and defence, the letter says. "VNA staff have used their initiative and creativity through their reports and photos to inform and encourage people to successfully implement the policies and guidelines of the State and Party during doi moi (renewal) and the promotion of industrialisation and modernisation," it says. "The VNA deserves to be a trusted strategic information centre of the Party and State and the people can rely upon it," it says. The prime … [Read more...] about PM sends VNA letter of praise on 60th birthday

World socio-economic changes reviewed (12-01-2006) HA NOI — A seminar exploring the impact of the changing world economy on class relations, ideology and culture concluded yesterday in Ha Noi, co-sponsored by the Ho Chi Minh National Political Academy and the US Journal Nature, Society and Thought. The three-day seminar heard some 30 speeches by Marxist researchers and left-wing activists from the US and other countries, as well as Viet Nam. Themes discussed included recent developments in the world political climate, socio-economic impacts of globalisation, cultural diversity in times of globalisation, impact of the changing world economy on the development of socialist concepts, and Marxism and the socialist orientation in Viet Nam. Speakers affirmed that the rapid development of information technology could boost production to develop at a previously unimaginable speed. Globalisation and international economic integration have become an indispensable tendency, … [Read more...] about World socio-economic changes reviewed

Exhibition on President Ho Chi Minh’s life opens (18-05-2006) Many young generations repeatedly visits Ho Chi Minh Museum in Ha Noi on the occasion of the President’s birthday. — VNS Photo Doan Tung HA NOI — An new exhibition explores Ho Chi Minh’s life in time to celebrate the late President’s 116th birthday on May 19. Titled "Studying and following the thought and moral example of Ho Chi Minh", the show features nearly 200 images and artefacts, including autographs of President Ho Chi Minh. The exhibition, already open at the Ho Chi Minh Museum, covers three major themes, and examines the President’s opinion on revolutionary morals, the President’s moral examples, and the determination of the entire Party, people and military to study and follow the President’s thought. Part of a series of activities to mark President Ho Chi Minh’s birthday nation-wide, a French photographer exhibits nearly 120 of her photos of relic sites relating to the late … [Read more...] about Exhibition on President Ho Chi Minh’s life opens

Former editor salutes paper’s anniversary (16-06-2006) by Do Phuong Journalist Do Phuong, the first Editor-in-Chief of Viet Nam News. — VNS Photo Truong Vi When I think of our decision in 1991 to go ahead with establishing the Viet Nam News newspaper, I am still struck by the fact that the materialistic conditions were not favourable, yet we proceeded with realising our decision. Those who lived in Viet Nam in the 1980s all lacked news coverage, especially international visitors. There were no English-language newspapers, no news from outside Viet Nam. The weekly bulletins published in English and French by the Viet Nam News Agency comprised of only local Viet Nam news and could not meet the growing demand for the latest news from both the outside world and throughout the country. We decided to start producing a four-page newspaper shortly before the 7th National Congress of the Communist Party of Viet Nam. The first three years of the … [Read more...] about Former editor salutes paper’s anniversary

US senators remove barrier to PNTR bill, with conditions (02-10-2006) WASHINGTON — US Senators Elizabeth Dole and Lindsey Graham have withdrawn their temporary holds on legislation that would authorise the US president to grant Viet Nam Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) status. In May this year, Dole and Graham held up the legislation which, if approved by the US Senate, would pave the way for Viet Nam to join the World Trade Organisation. But the pair changed their stance on Friday, after receiving the US government’s commitment that it would work to ensure that the US textile industry was not harmed by Viet Nam’s accession into the WTO. The US government has agreed to monitor textile and apparel imports from Viet Nam, and to launch investigations if there is any evidence of dumping, in a deal reached with Senators Dole and Graham, reported Congress Daily PM, part of the US magazine National Journal. Congress Daily obtained a letter to Dole and Graham … [Read more...] about US senators remove barrier to PNTR bill, with conditions

Nation prepares for Tet celebrations (16-02-2007) Party Secretary Nong Duc Manh visits with staff at Tien Bo Printing Factory to wish them a happy Lunar New Year. — VNA/VNS Photo Dinh Xuan Tuan President Nguyen Minh Triet, right, wishes veteran revolutionaries and Heroic Mothers a happy Tet, and presents gifts. — VNA/VNS Photo Nguyen Khang PM Nguyen Tan Dung visits the Presidential Palace in the capital to mark Tet. — VNA/VNS Photo Duc Tam NA chairman Nguyen Phu Trong visits and presents gift to Nguyen Thi Khit, a Heroic Mother in Bai Yen Village in Hoa Binh City. — VNA/VNS Photo Tri Dung HA NOI —Party and Government leaders yesterday paid another round of visits to deliver Tet gifts and wish people a prosperous new year. Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh visited the Tien Bo Printing Company to wish employees there a happy Tet (Lunar New Year). He said the firm has fulfilled its tasks and asked its leaders to pay … [Read more...] about Nation prepares for Tet celebrations

Viet Nam’s integration inspires forum (26-03-2007) SEOUL — Hundreds of foreign participants including investors, scholars and representatives from organisations and the press are set to join a forum on Viet Nam’s process of modernisation and regional integration to be held late next month in HCM City. The announcement was made at an annual meeting of the Asia News Network (ANN), an alliance of 16 major Asian English-language dailies. Speaking at the ANN meeting in Seoul last Friday, Deputy General Director of the Viet Nam News Agency and Editor-in-Chief of Viet Nam News, Tran Mai Huong, said the forum was an event of great importance to the Vietnamese Government in general and to Viet Nam News and ANN in particular. The forum has drawn special attention from Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, who is expected to deliver a keynote speech at the meeting and may hold direct talks with participants. Huong said the forum, co-organised by the ANN, the … [Read more...] about Viet Nam’s integration inspires forum