VOV.VN - The Advisory Council for the Registration of Circulation of Drugs and Medicinal Ingredients on August 29 did not approve Nano Covax, the first locally produced COVID-19 vaccine, and requested additional data to ensure the vaccine is completely safe and effective.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) will license Nano Covax, the locally-produced COVID-19 vaccine, for domestic use in the event that the vaccine gathers full scientific data, according to a MoH official.

Vietnam and Italy have carried out more than 40 joint scientific research projects since 1992 when the two sides signed the first protocol on scientific and technological cooperation, according to Italian Ambassador to Vietnam Antonio Alessandro.

VOV.VN - A gaur weighing approximately 700 kilograms has been found dead at a Nature & Culture Reserve in Vinh Cuu district of Dong Nai province, South Vietnam.

Despite having prepared a dossier for the UNESCO recognition of the Ly Son-Sa Huynh Global Geo-Park last November, local authorities have shelved plans to apply for the park's recognition after years of efforts and some 160 field surveys and scientific seminars.

The Ministry of Science and Technology has said it is intensifying studies serving COVID-19 prevention and control, particularly those on vaccine production.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has signed off a strategy for the development and application of space science and technology by 2030.

Vietnam has witnessed an increase in the arrival of global high-tech brands like Pegatron, Universal Scientific Industrial, Foxconn.

The 31st meeting of the Intergovernmental Coordinating Committee for the Vietnam-Russia Tropical Centre was held via video conferencing on December 15.

The Government Inspectorate of Vietnam together with the UN Development Fund (UNDP) organised a scientific seminar in Hanoi on December 9 to assess corruption risks in the country’s road transport sector.