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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