PANO - The Vietnam Military History Institute on December 29th reviewed its task implementation in 2015 and rolled out its 2016 missions. Accordingly, the military history work saw comprehensive developments. It carried out a wide variety of activities, and the quality of projects and military history activities has been boosted. In 2015, the institute conducted more than 570 scientific projects, of which 80 have now been made public. The unit successfully organized six state-, ministry- and locality-level seminars and worked closely with other units in collecting information for hundreds of books, and thousands of documents. Besides, the quality of the institute’s magazine has been improved with 12 issues featuring different historical themes. For its recorded achievements, the institute was honoured with a Certificate of Merit from the Prime Minister and an emulation flag from the General Staff. In 2016, the institute will promote its main functional role of providing … [Read more...] about Vietnam Military History Institute rolls out 2016 missions
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Vietnam sees record int’l voice call in 2008
The Vietnam Telecom International (VTI) reported a record international voice call in 2008 at close to 1.47 billion minutes, doubling the previous year’s figure. According to VTI’s report, the figure included over 1.21 billion minutes of incoming calls, a two-fold increase, and 257 million minutes of outgoing calls, a 50 percent increase. The military telecom corporation Viettel’s also saw a high international call traffic, with about 500 million minutes of calls to Vietnam and 95 million minute of calls abroad. Telecom experts attribute the achievements to the drastic reduction of fees for international calls. Both VTI and Viettel cut their charges on international calls by between 30-55 percent in the third quarter last year. Source: VNA … [Read more...] about Vietnam sees record int’l voice call in 2008
Vietnam military to get Viettel-made drones by year’s end
Vietnam 's giant military-run telecom firm Viettel recently announced that it is putting the final touches on its unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and expect they will be available to the nation's military by late this year. Colonel Do Van Lap, director of Viettel's Instrument Flight Center, said the Viettel's first UAVs were successfully launched in late last December and proved capable of handling harsh weather conditions, news website VietamPlus reported June 28. Viettel's UAV, named the VT Patrol, weighs just 26 kilograms and has a 3.3-meter wingspan. It can fly at speeds of up to 150 kilometers per hour for short distances, up to 50 km. Its infrared camera can transmit high quality images and identify targets from up to 600 meters away. Viettel also plans to produce medium-range UAVs, which can travel greater distances and for 15-24 hours. In early May, scientists at the Vietnam Space Technology Institute successfully launched the country's first three UAVsfrom Hanoi's … [Read more...] about Vietnam military to get Viettel-made drones by year’s end
Vietnam metro records its first H1N1 fatality this year
A 72-year-old man in Ho Chi Minh City has died of influenza A subtype H1N1, also known as swine flu, becoming the city's first fatality from the virus, and the fourth in Vietnam, so far this year. The man, known as N.H.C., a District 11 resident, was admitted to the 7A Military Hospital on May 2 and died the next day. His family said he had traveled with his old comrades to the Shrub Forest in Can Gio District, HCMC, for two days, and returned with symptoms such coughing, a high fever, chest pain and breathing problems, adding that the other members in his family did not have the flu. Doctor Tran Phu Manh Sieu, director of HCMC Center for Preventive Medicine told Thanh Nien that those who travelled with C. and 30 households in his neighborhood showed no signs of H1N1 infection. The source for his infection remains unclear. The HCMC and District 11 Centers for Preventive Medicine have sterilized his house and locality, as well as monitored those who had contact with the … [Read more...] about Vietnam metro records its first H1N1 fatality this year
Vietnam military to test bird flu vaccine on humans
Vietnam, one of the countries hardest-hit by bird flu, will start a human vaccine trial this month, a military medical official said Tuesday. The official did not give a specific date but said the Health Ministry had approved testing that would last eight months at the Military Medical Academy in Ha Tay province near Hanoi. A worker injects a duckling with the bird flu vaccine at a duck farm following an outbreak of bird flu … [Read more...] about Vietnam military to test bird flu vaccine on humans