Vietnamese Minister of Science and Technology Huynh Thanh Dat and representatives from some UNESCO member countries exchanged views on the role of basic sciences in policy-making at a high-level seminar in Paris on July 8.

Potential plans and roadmaps were proposed to build national capacity in Earth observation using small satellite systems during a seminar held by the Vietnam National Space Centre (VNSC) at the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) in Hanoi on June 30.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has called for the establishment of an industrial environmental index in the country, according to Le Thanh Quan, head of the MPI's department of economic zone management.

VOV.VN - A total of 15 excellent female scientists, including Vietnamese Associate Professor Dr Ho Thi Thanh Van, were honoured at the annual L’Oreal-UNESCO for Women in Science Award ceremony held in Paris, France, on June 22.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Foreign Ministers Bui Thanh Son and his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar concurred to put drastic measures in place to foster bilateral partnership across the board during their recent meeting in New Delhi.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) organised an international conference on June 15 running with the theme of “50 years of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and India: Retrospect and prospects”.

Disciplinary measures have been issued for current and former officials of the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST), the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the State Securities Commission of Vietnam (SSC) for previous wrongdoings.

VOV.VN - Two Vietnamese students have won third prize at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) 2022, the largest international pre-college science competition recently held in the United States.

VOV.VN - An annual report detailing foreign investment in the nation debuted as it was released on May 12 at a ceremony in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - An online international conference focusing on high efficiency agriculture in Vietnam will be held on May 8 and May 22 in a bid to promote the transfer of science and technology in agricultural production from advanced countries to Vietnam.