Vietnam and Australia strengthen sci-tech innovation ties
June 05, 2023 | 15:46
An MoU between Vietnam’s MoST and Australia's DFAT is expected to further strengthen bilateral cooperation in science, technology and innovation.
Tests show UVC lamps could light the way in COVID-19 fight
May 11, 2020 | 08:28
NEW YORK: Could a new type of ultraviolet lamp be used in stations, airplanes and schools to kill dangerous viruses, becoming a game changer in the COVID-19 fight?
US laboratory identifies rare new HIV strain
November 08, 2019 | 09:13
A US healthcare company has identified a new subtype of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and said the finding showed that cutting edge genome sequencing is helping researchers stay ahead of mutations.
UK particle accelerator to reveal secrets of 2,000-year-old papyrus
October 04, 2019 | 08:55
A leading science facility in the English countryside is helping in a bid to decipher Roman-era scrolls carbonised in the deadly eruption of Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago.
UN biodiversity meet wraps up, report due Monday
May 05, 2019 | 09:30
Diplomats and scientists from 132 nations wrapped up six days of negotiations in Paris Saturday (May 4) over the wording of a landmark report on the dire state of Nature and its impact on humanity, a UN official told AFP.
NASA spaceship zooms toward farthest world ever photographed
December 31, 2018 | 15:48
A NASA spaceship is zooming toward the farthest, and quite possibly the oldest, cosmic body ever photographed by humankind, a tiny, distant world called Ultima Thule some four billion miles (6.4 billion km) away.
'Super-Earth' discovered orbiting Sun's nearest star
November 15, 2018 | 11:23
A "Super-Earth" has been discovered orbiting the closest single star to our Sun, scientists said Wednesday (Nov 14) in a breakthrough that could shine a light on Earth's nearest planetary neighbours.
BASF Kids’ Lab 2018 brings chemistry to the young and needy
November 12, 2018 | 09:25
BASF has kicked off the eighth annual BASF Kids’ Lab, offering primary school students and needy children an opportunity to learn about chemistry.
NASA's Dawn asteroid mission ends as fuel runs out
November 02, 2018 | 15:40
WASHINGTON: Dawn, a NASA spacecraft that launched 11 years ago and studied two of the largest objects in the asteroid belt, has ended its mission after running out of fuel, officials said Thursday (Nov 1).
Japan delays touchdown of Hayabusa2 probe on asteroid: Official
October 12, 2018 | 09:57
A Japanese probe sent to examine an asteroid in order to shed light on the origins of the solar system will now land on the rock several months later than planned, officials said Thursday (Oct 11).
Hawaii volcano summit erupts, residents urged to take shelter
May 18, 2018 | 09:46
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupted from its summit early on Thursday (May 17), shooting a huge plume of ash miles into the sky and prompting authorities to urge area residents to take cover.
World's carbon emissions on the rise again: IEA
March 23, 2018 | 14:19
Harmful carbon emissions from energy rose in 2017 for the first time in three years, the International Energy Agency said Thursday (Mar 22), proof that the world's efforts to fight climate change are falling short.
V-KIST: a milestone in science and technology co-operation
March 23, 2018 | 10:56
The headquarters of V-KIST started construction yesterday at Hoa Lac High-Tech Park in Hanoi, in the presence of the two countries’ leaders.
Indian surgeons remove 'heaviest recorded' brain tumour
February 23, 2018 | 10:55
MUMBAI: Indian surgeons who removed a massive brain tumour in a marathon seven-hour procedure said Thursday (Feb 22) it could be the heaviest ever recorded.
Vietnam, RoK sign MoU on science, technology cooperation
October 30, 2012 | 20:41
Ministers of Science and Technology of Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to boost bilateral cooperation in this field.
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