President Vo Van Thuong has highlighted the important mission of scientists in seeking global solutions for new, sustainable and humane development, amidst rapid changes and many risks and challenges facing the world.

Vietnam-made heat-reflective paint helps save 40 percent of energy consumed by cooling equipment, prevents fires and loss of fuel/volatile chemicals, and ensures energy security.

Bioplastics made of brewer’s grains have higher durability, water and heat resistance than plastics made of paper pulp and bagasse. The technology is expected to reduce environmental pollution.

The 2023 VinFuture Sci-Tech Week kicked off on December 18, bringing together leading scientists and experts in key technological domains, including semiconductor technology, precision medicine, green transportation infrastructure, and AI.

Cho Ray Hospital in HCM City has prepared two new radioactive drugs, saving cancer patients a trip to Singapore to have PET/CT scanning costing up to VND100 million.

Vietnam ranks third in terms of the number of researchers in the Republic of Korea (RoK), after China and India and above the US and Pakistan, according to a report released by the RoK Ministry of Science and ICT.

The device is compact, weighs about 200 grammes and has the size of a computer mouse.

Building smart cities in VN faces many challenges, although technology businesses have tried their best to accompany localities in orientation, planning and building, heard attendees at the VN-Asia Smart City Summit 2023.

Three outstanding female scientists, who have received the L’Oréal – UNESCO Science Awards for the Development of Women in Science 2023, speak about their potential research projects in the fields of materials science and life sciences.

They were selected based on their outstanding scientific research achievements, and the modernity, novelty, applicability and potential of their research projects. The prize is worth VNĐ150 million (US$6,100) for each scientist.

With its biodegradable bioplastics product made from organic waste and technology exclusively patented, BUYO Bioplastics became the champion of the National Innovation Technopreneur Contest TECHFEST Vietnam 2023.

People in the nation will be able to observe a Full Beaver Moon on November 27, according to Dang Vu Tuan Son, president of the Vietnam Astronomy and Cosmology Association (VACA).

The Government issued Resolution 189/NQ-CP, dated November 16, 2023 detailing an action program to spur bio-tech development and application serving the national sustainable growth.

Assoc. Prof., Dr. Tran Xuan Bach, a lecturer of the Hanoi Medical University, has won the Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR)’s LMIC Health Economics and Outcomes Research Excellence Award.

Artificial Intelligence is applied more widely in the medical field in Vietnam to help take better care of the public’s health and reduce workload for the medical teams.

The electric car is currently being used to serve educational and transportation needs at Nam Can Tho University.

A group of students at the University of Technology and Education - University of Da Nang is working on an innovative project aimed at using a device to detect and manage pipeline leaks.

Vietnamese astronomy enthusiasts will have the chance to observe two meteor showers which will occur on November 4 and November 18.

The Vietnam Semiconductor Innovation Network made its debut on October 29 within the framework of the Vietnam Semiconductor Summit.

PM Chinh said that innovation is an inevitable trend, a strategic breakthrough choice for the country, and an objective requirement to realise the aspiration to build a strong and prosperous nation with wealthy and happy people.