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In addition, NASATI also bought access right to the medical e-journal pack of ScienceDirect Publisher, including around 800 journals with high impact-factor; the medical and medicine e-journal pack of Springer Nature Publisher, including 3,000 e-books on medicine. The Vietnamese medical community are offered free access to these materials in order to boost their research on treatment methods for Covid-19. … [Read more...] about Free access to Covid-19 research and treatment methods provided

In particular, MoST is going to continue monitoring the position of Vietnam in the GII, published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); the Technology and Innovation Index in accordance with the report ‘Readiness for the Future of Production’ by the World Economic Forum (WEF). … [Read more...] about Vietnam aiming to boost its innovation index

The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Planning and Investment should be merged, while the same applies to the Ministries of Transport and Construction, the Institute for State Organizational Sciences under the Ministry of Home Affairs told the government. … [Read more...] about Join ministries, cut a deputy PM, Vietnam government hears

The information with high accuracy not only provides WHO with data but also helps Vietnam understand the epidemiology of diseases caused by this virus. The information with high accuracy not only provides WHO with data but also helps Vietnam understand the epidemiology of diseases caused by this virus. … [Read more...] about Covid-2019: what can Vietnam’s scientists do?

Hanoi (VNA) – Private conglomerate Vingroup has pledged nearly 19.5 billion VND (around 840,000 USD) to fund research projects on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The Vingroup Innovation Foundation (VINIF) and Vingroup Big Data Institute (VINBDI) on February 20 signed a sponsorship agreement with the Company for Vaccine and Biological Production No.1 (Vabiotech), National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, and Institute of Preventive Medicine and Public Health to develop a vaccine, warning system and comprehensive research on the virus. Vabiotech will get 8 billion VND (almost 345,000 USD) for the project on developing COVID-19 vaccine in the laboratory led by Doctor Do Tuan Dat. The National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology will receive a grant of nearly 7.5 billion VND (323,000 USD) for the project on the epidemiological characteristics of coronavirus, led by Associate Prof. Dr. Phan Trong Lan. The project to develop a national early warning system for the … [Read more...] about Vingroup pledges 840,000 USD for coronavirus research in Vietnam