PM urges stepping up sustainable development in Mekong Delta Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has instructed competent agencies to promptly create regional coordination institutions and a sustainable development mechanism in the Mekong Delta.

More incentives for science, technology firms

The Government issued a decree on February 1creating more favourable conditions for the development of businesses operating in the field of science and technology.

PM lauds post-war bomb, mine recovery

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc lauded bomb and mine recovery efforts over the past several years while chairing a meeting of the National Steering Committee on the Settlement of Post-War Unexploded Ordnance and Toxic Chemical Consequences (Steering Committee 701) in Hà Nội on Tuesday. 

Seminar reviews projects on developing science and technology in the south-eastern region

About 1,090 projects of scientific research and technological development have been implemented in five provinces and cities in the south-eastern region in the period of 2015-17, according to a seminar themed “Promoting regional linkage” on October 26.

VN plans interactive, open-for-all web knowledge base

Việt Nam will soon have its own "Wikipedia" page, maybe even more interactive, developed by Vietnamese people for Vietnamese people.

Minister calls for climate response

Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Trần Hồng Hà said Việt Nam needs to shift its development model, which is based on low labour costs and natural resources, to a clean and environmentally-friendly model to prepare for the Paris Agreement’s implementation.

Deputy PM praises science, tech co-operation with Laos

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked the Ministries of Science and Technology of Việt Nam and Laos to maintain experience sharing in managing science and technology activities, while welcoming Lao Minister Boviengkham Vongdara.

Who owns patents to State-financed inventions? Under the Law on Intellectual Property, the following organisations and individuals have the right to patent an invention: the individual who created the invention by his or her own efforts and expense, and organisations or individuals who have provided the inventor with funds and materials in the course of employment or from the State budget, unless otherwise agreed upon by the parties.

Capital urged to focus on science, technology Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan has urged Ha Noi to increase its focus on science and technology to better tackle challenges associated with the city's development.

Stronger scientific research urged Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan has called on the health sector to take the lead in scientific research in order to improve the quality of healthcare.