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The announcement was made on International Human Solidarity Day - December 20. The award encourages the creation of positive changes in the daily lives of millions of people on the Earth via bolstering scientific research and technological innovation. VinFuture Prize honours outstanding intellectuals regardless of their nationalities, genders and ages, whose research studies and inventions help address global challenges such as raising quality of health and life, poverty eradication, elimination of famine, and access to advanced education and clean water. It comprises VinFuture Grand Prize and three special prizes totalling VND104.5 billion (US$4.5 million). The US$3 million VinFuture Grand Prize is one of the most impressive awards in the field of science-technology worldwide. The three special prizes worth VND11.5 billion (US$500,000) each will be presented to those of developing countries, pioneers in new fields and female researchers or scientists, which is the largest … [Read more...] about VinGroup kick-starts global science-technology award

Clip expresses gratitude toward doctors in COVID-19 fight A video clip comprising a series of paintings by children on doctors, who are called intimately as white blouse warriors during the COVID-19 fight, has been published recently by the Ministry of Health. The paintings by child artists are part of a campaign initiated by the Vietnamese Ministry of Health and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). They depict doctors as white-blouse soldiers who have relentlessly fought against the pandemic, through which children’s gratitude toward health workers is expressed. The video also conveys a message of solidarity in the fight against COVID-19./. 110 foreign experts to be isolated for COVID-19 combat The administration of Quang Ngai province, central Vietnam, has outlined plans to put a total of 110 foreign experts into isolation in concentrated places in an effort to prevent the potential spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The foreign experts are … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES MARCH 3

A survey conducted by Prof. Dr. Nguyen Dinh Duc from Vietnam National University – Hanoi reveals that in 10 years from 2009, the number of Vietnamese articles published in international scientific journals increased fivefold (between 1,764 articles in 2009 to 8,234 in 2018). After the introduction of Resolution No.29 in 2013, which promotes scientific research in different fields, only in 2 years from 2017-2018, leading universities in Vietnam possess around 10,000 research result reports announced internationally. Statistics of Web of Science (WoS) and SCOPUS also display that in 2018, the quantity of annual international announcements related to research result reached nearly 10,000, 70 percent of which belongs to tertiary educational institutes. Vietnam National University – Hanoi and Vietnam National University – Ho Chi Minh City are the two with the most articles. Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha commented that since 2014, 23 universities in Vietnam have … [Read more...] about Scientific research wholeheartedly promoted nationwide

Ajax Amsterdam, the four-time European champions, will take on Swiss club Young Boys, while Arsenal face Greek side Olympiakos and Tottenham Hotspur, the third English club to reach the last 16, will tackle Dinamo Zagreb. European debutants Granada of Spain will face Norwegian club Molde while AS Roma face a tough tie against seasoned European contenders Shakhtar Donetsk. * Werder Bremen's United States forward Josh Sargent scored the winner as his struggling side came from a goal down at halftime to beat Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 in the Bundesliga on Friday and hand the visitors a first league defeat of the year. Victory moved Werder eight points above the relegation zone while ending fourth-placed Frankfurt’s 11-match unbeaten run in the Bundesliga, stretching back to early December. * Fifteen-time major winner Tiger Woods is recovering and in "good spirits" after he received successful follow-up procedures on injuries sustained this week in a car accident, according to a statement … [Read more...] about Milan v Manchester United lights up Europa League last 16 draw

Cần Giờ District specialties that have been granted Trademark Certificates are part of HCM City's effort to develop 'golden brands' for local agricultural products. – Photo dost.hochiminhcity.gov.vn HCM CITY — The HCM City Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is building a 'golden brand' for its agricultural enterprises, Võ Văn Hoan, vice chairman of the city's People Committee, has said. In 2020, none of the 30 enterprises receiving the HCM City Golden Brand Award were in the agricultural sector. Hoan has encouraged enterprises to develop brands for local agricultural products and services. Cần Giờ District specialties, for example, that have already been branded include dried shark catfish, bird's nest and mango. The development of high-value agricultural products together with tourism will benefit the local economy and maintain agriculture. Đinh Minh Hiệp, director of the municipal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, said the city will … [Read more...] about HCM City to build ‘golden brands’ for agricultural products