ABO/NDO - A number of activities have been held to mark the Vietnam Science and Technology Day (May 18).

ABO/VNA – The Bio-technology Institute under the Hue University in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue will be developed into one of the three national bio-technology centres on a par with ASEAN level under a project just approved by the Prime Minister.

ABO/NDO - Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has just signed Decision 491/QD-TTg for the revision of the National Strategy on Integrated Management of Solid Waste to 2025, with a vision to 2050.

ABO/NDO - LH-ATM from the Dong Nai province-based Lac Hong University have won the Vietnam's 2018 robot contest for students after defeating LH-Galaxy from the same institution on May 13.

ABO/VNA –Vietnam has made progress in water environment management in river basins thanks to a project funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

ABO - On May 11, the Tien Giang provincial People's Committee held the meeting of the steering committee of the national high school graduation exam 2018.

ABO/NDO - Two Nobel laureates and nearly 200 scientists from 40 countries and territories worldwide attended a conference on science and development, which opened in Quy Nhon city, in the central province of Binh Dinh, on May 9.

ABO/VNA – The 10th International Environment and Energy Technology Exhibition (ENTECH Vietnam 2018) kicked off at Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in Ho Chi Minh City on May 9.

ABO/VNA - Localities need to set up plans for hi-tech agricultural areas in accordance with regional growing and climate conditions.

ABO/VNA – A seminar discussing the application of nanotechnology in treating aquaculture waste took place in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre on May 7.

ABO/VNA - An action month on environmental protection will be launched in June under the theme "Resolving pollution caused by plastic and nylon" as part of activities to mark World Environment Day on June 5.

ABO/NDO – Tran Hai Quang, a 28-year-old former student of the Foreign Trade University, has earned initial success after two years since the launch of his startup project, Clingme, a free app to facilitate shopping for consumers.

ABO/NDO - The Green Innovation Awards, the second of its kind, have been launched by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union.

ABO/NDO – Approximately 110 wild animals were rescued and released into the environment or to rescue centres during the first three months of this year.

ABO/VNA – Low-cost models and sustainable energy solutions applied for the community in rural and mountainous areas were introduced at a recent seminar in Hanoi.

ABO/TTO - His inventions received acclaim for their effectiveness and simplicity and are expected to be granted trademarks

ABO – This was a theme under a workshop to prevent drowning children in Tien Giang province chaired by Deputy Chairman of the Tien Giang provincial People's Committee Tran Thanh Duc.

ABO/VNA - Start-ups in Vietnam have invested around 129 million USD in the field of fintech, according to Varun Mittal, Ernst & Young (EY) ASEAN fintech leader.

ABO - Tien Giang University has three students received Hessen scholarships including Nguyen Thi Ai Xuan, Tran Thi Ngoc Huyen and Nguyen Thi Thanh Tam.

ABO/VNA – Blockchain has been introduced at a recent forum as a solution to maximising the transparency of information about agricultural products.

ABO/NDO – The annual Vietnamese Talent Awards 2018 was launched on April 23 with a focus on the power of digital technology.

ABO/VNA - The Vietnam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA) presented the Sao Khue Awards to 73 information and technology (IT) solutions and services, and software products in a ceremony in Hanoi on April 21.

ABO/NDO - Vinaphone and Mobifone, two of the three largest mobile carriers in Vietnam, have decided to extend the deadline for their subscribers to submit photos of their profiles and identity cards to May 15.

ABO - On April 21, the Tien Giang provincial Youth Union held the 24th informatics contest for the students and the 5th for cadre and civil servants in 2018.

ABO/NDO – A rare olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) weighing over 9.5kg has been released back into the environment after getting caught in a local fishing net in Khanh Hoa province.

ABO/VNA – The Ministry of Information and Telecommunications, in collaboration with the BKAV Technology Group, will organise WhiteHat Drill 05, a network safety rehearsal, on May 9 to tackle the coin-miner virus.

ABO/VNA – The People's Committee of Hau Giang province had a working session with the Saemaul Globalisation Foundation (SGF) of the Republic of Korea (RoK) on April 17.

ABO - On April 17, the Tien Giang Department of Education and Training held the opening ceremony of the 7th self-teaching equipment contest for the 2017-2018 school year.

ABO - On the morning of April 15, at Tien Giang University, Ap Bac Newspaper cooperated with Hung Vuong Joint Stock Company and Tien Giang University to hold the 11th scholarship awarding ceremony.

ABO/NDO - Vietnam had over 14.4 million ha of forest by the end of 2017, including over 10.2 million ha of natural forest and 4.1 million ha of planted forest, as announced by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

ABO - On April 13, the Tien Giang provincial People's Committee announced the project "To build My Tho city into a smart urban in 2017-2018".

ABO/SGGP - The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) on Monday announced a detailed plan for the implementation of the project 'Supporting students in their startup activities until 2025'.

ABO/NDO - Mobile carriers in Vietnam have asked all of their subscribers to provide photographs of their portraits and identity cards, otherwise their numbers will be locked, in an effort to prevent the rampant use of unregistered SIM cards.

ABO - On April 10, the Tien Giang University welcomed Prof. Dr. Park Kwan Hwa and his wife Im Hee Hyuck from Korea to volunteer for work at school.

ABO/NDO – An additional individual of the Swinhoe's Softshell Turtle (Rafetus swinhoei), the world's most endangered turtle species, has been found at Xuan Khanh Lake on the outskirts of Hanoi.

ABO/VNA – The hosting of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) conference on climate change response toward sustainable development next June is a highlight of Can Tho's people-to-people diplomacy this year, stated a municipal leader.

ABO/NDO - Micro Dragon, a small satellite manufactured by Vietnamese engineers, is awaiting a safety licence from the Japanese authorities and is scheduled for launch at the end of 2018, according to the Vietnam Space Centre (VNSC).

ABO/NDO –A workshop entitled 'Hi-tech Agriculture: Issues and Solutions' was held in Hanoi on April 7, with the aim of discussing measures to boost hi-tech agricultural production in Vietnam.

ABO - On the 24th traditional 30-4 Olympic contest in Ho Chi Minh city, Tien Giang Gifted High School won 44 medals including 8 gold medals, 18 silver medals and 18 bronze medals, ranked 21/63 schools attended.

ABO/VNA – Vietnam is among top 10 countries in which information of Facebook users may have been improperly shared with Cambridge Analytica, according to Facebook chief technology officer Mike Schroepfer.

ABO/NDO – A 25-year-old male red-headed crane died at dawn on the morning of April 3 after six days under the care of staff at the Tram Chim National Park in Tam Nong district, in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap.

ABO - Duong Quoc Thai, owner of Quoc Thai Mechanical factory (in Hau My Bac B commune, Cai Be district has successfully invented a good digging equipment.

ABO/VNA - Singaporean-based Asian Scientist Magazine has named two Vietnamese – Professor Phan Thanh Son Nam and Associate Professor Nguyen Sum – in its recently published list of 100 leading scientists in Asia.

ABO/NDO – A workshop was held in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang on April 2 to discuss the development of hi-tech agricultural value chains between Vietnam and Australia.

ABO/SGGP - The final round of the 2017-2018 ViOlympic, an online math and physics competition, will take place on April 15, 2018.

ABO/SGGP - The Ministry of Health yesterday officially announced the addition of a new vaccine into the National Expand Immunization Program and hiatus of five-in-one Quinvaxem vaccine.

ABO/NDO – Vietnam's financial sector needs to play a key role in the transitional efforts to develop a low-carbon, climate-resilient, economy through re-orienting investment to more sustainable projects, while accounting for environmental and social risks, experts have suggested.

ABO/VNA – The Vietnam National Space Centre (VNSC) will start the pilot run of its observatory and space centre in Hanoi's Hoa Lac high-tech park in June, 2018.

ABO/VNA - Pham Huy, a 12th grader in the central province of Quang Tri, has created a low-cost robotic arm for the disabled. His product won third prize at the Intel Int'l Science and Engineering Fair 2017.