16 May morning, the hovercraft's first complete in Vietnam manufactured by teachers and students of Polytechnic University (VNU HCMC) (Youth 14-9-2011) has been launched and run trial on the Saigon River in the area of Vocational College Waterway Transport II, Phu My ward, district 7, HCMC.

The Dong Nai Biosphere Reserve in southern Vietnam officially became the 580th World Biosphere Reserve by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on May 19.

Computer viruses cause Vietnam "time damage" worth VND559 billion (US$26.7 million) every month, according to a new report by Vietnam Internet security firm Bkav.

The HCM City inter-ministerial inspection delegation has found a series of real estate projects which have turned the land areas reserved for parks and verdure into the land for housing, office buildings and car parking lots.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Science and Technology in conjunction with China’s Ministry of Science and Technology held a scientific seminar on international transformation of the two countries’ research establishments, in Hanoi on May 17.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in conjunction with Germany’s Ministry of the Environment held a seminar on Germany’s experiences in dealing with land pollution, in Hanoi on May 15.

Recently, U.S. scientists have produced a new type of bandage amyloid fibers, which can be absorbed by the body without the need to tear up.

CAN THO – Experts from the Netherlands suggested four socio-economic scenarios for climate change adaptation in the Mekong Delta at a seminar held in Can Tho on Monday.

Province and city authorities have started repairs and upgrades on irrigation systems and reservoirs ahead of the wet season.

Doctors at the National Hospital of Pediatrics in Hanoi conducted a highly risky surgery on May 10, to separate conjoined twin baby girls who had congenital problems.