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Dr Hồ Thị Thanh Vân. — VNA/VNS Photo PARIS — The jury of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and the L’Oréal Foundation on Wednesday presented the L’Oréal-UNESCO International Rising Talent Award in 2022 to Dr Hồ Thị Thanh Vân, a chemicals scientist who is working at the HCM City University of Natural Resources and Environment. With her research in developing new materials for the production of green hydrogen, Dr Vân has become one of the 15 young women scientists in the world to receive the award. Since 2000, the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science programme has highlighted the achievements of young women who are in the early stages of their scientific careers. Each year, the International Rising Talents programme selects the 15 most promising female scientists from the 250 national and regional young talents of the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science programme. The 15 International Rising Talents, selected by an international … [Read more...] about Scientist honoured with L’Oréal-UNESCO International Rising Talent award

Van, 42, is currently a lecturer at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Natural Resources and Environment. She received the award on Wednesday in Paris for her research in hydrogen fuel cell technology, which is considered an important area of focus for the future of clean energy. Around the world, there are 15 scientists honored as "International Rising Talents 2022". In the Asia-Pacific region, two other scientists from South Korea and Thailand earned titles. Ho Thi Thanh Van (R) receives the "International Rising Talents 2022" award at the L'Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science Awards in Paris on June 22, 2022. Photo by the organizer Each year, the International Rising Talents Program selects the 15 most promising women scientists among the 275 national and regional fellows of the L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science Awards. Van's research optimizes the operation of fuel cells to improve performance and enable the production of sustainable hydrogen energy, avoiding … [Read more...] about UNESCO honors Vietnamese scientist as ‘rising talent’ in clean energy research

The Swiss - Vietnamese Medical Association (HELVIETMED) announced on Monday the list of seven Vietnamese scientists who had won the Alexandre Yersin Prize for outstanding research achievements in 2021. The first prize was given to Dr. Dang Quang Vinh and his associates in My Duc Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City. The second prize went to Dr. Vuong Ngoc Lan and colleagues at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City; Dr. Hoang Khuong Duy and associates at Ton Duc Thang University in Ho Chi Minh City; Dr. Nguyen Lam Vuong and colleagues at Oxford University Clinical Research Unit in Ho Chi Minh City; Dr. Luong Quoc Chinh and colleagues at Bach Mai Hospital in Hanoi; Dr. Nguyen Minh Nam and colleagues at the Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City. Dr. Tran Le Son and colleagues at the Medical Genetics Institute in Ho Chi Minh City won a consolation prize for their work. This is the third time that the Alexandre Yersin Prize has been given to Vietnamese … [Read more...] about 7 Vietnamese scientists receive Alexandre Yersin award 2021

Dr. Ho Thi Thanh Van (Photo: VNA) Paris (VNA) – The Jury of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and the L’Oréal Foundation on June 22 presented the L’Oréal-UNESCO International Rising Talent Award in 2022 to Dr. Ho Thi Thanh Van , a chemicals scientist who is working at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Natural Resources and Environment. With her research in developing new materials to the production of green hydrogen, Dr. Van has become one of the 15 young women scientists representing the five continents in the world to receive the award. Since 2000, the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science programme has highlighted the achievements of younger women who are in the early stages of their scientific careers. Each year, the International rising talents programme selects the 15 most promising women scientists among the more than 250 national and regional young talents of the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science programme. The … [Read more...] about Scientists honoured with L’Oréal-UNESCO International Rising Talent Award

With her research in developing new materials to the production of green hydrogen, Dr. Van has become one of the 15 young women scientists representing the five continents in the world to receive the award. Since 2000, the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science program has highlighted the achievements of younger women who are in the early stages of their scientific careers. Each year, the International rising talents program selects the 15 most promising women scientists among the more than 250 national and regional young talents of the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science program. The 15 International Rising Talents, selected by an international Selection committee, receive an additional endowment of 15,000 EUR (15,840 USD). In addition to this financial support and international recognition, these young women also benefit from a leadership training that is complementary to their academic background and essential to fight discrimination. This program is exclusively dedicated to the … [Read more...] about Scientists honored with L’Oréal-UNESCO International Rising Talent Award

Dr. Ho Thi Thanh Van (Photo: VNA) Paris (VNA) – The Jury of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and the L’Oréal Foundation on June 22 presented the L’Oréal- UNESCO International Rising Talent Award in 2022 to Dr. Ho Thi Thanh Van, a chemicals scientist who is working at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Natural Resources and Environment. With her research in developing new materials to the production of green hydrogen, Dr. Van has become one of the 15 young women scientists representing the five continents in the world to receive the award. Since 2000, the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science programme has highlighted the achievements of younger women who are in the early stages of their scientific careers. Each year, the International rising talents programme selects the 15 most promising women scientists among the more than 250 national and regional young talents of the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science programme. The 15 … [Read more...] about Scientist honoured with L’Oréal-UNESCO International Rising Talent Award

With her research in developing new materials to the production of green hydrogen, Dr. Van has become one of the 15 young women scientists representing the five continents in the world to receive the award. Since 2000, the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science programme has highlighted the achievements of younger women who are in the early stages of their scientific careers. Each year, the International rising talents programme selects the 15 most promising women scientists among the more than 250 national and regional young talents of the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science programme. Since 2015, three Vietnamese scientists have been honoured with the L’Oréal-UNESCO International Rising Talent./. VNA … [Read more...] about Scientist honoured with L’Oréal-UNESCO Int’l Rising Talent Award

Major General Nguyen Van Gau, Deputy Chief of the General Department of Political Affairs, attended and chaired the event. The event saw the participation of nearly 1,000 female staff from affiliated units of the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense. Accordingly, participants will compete in two events, volleyball and folk dance. Speaking at the launching ceremony, Major General Nguyen Van Gau affirmed that this is the first time the Board for Women Advancement has organized the Military Women’s Sports Festival. It creates a meaningful playground to improve troops’ physical strength, especially female officers. Also, the festival is seen as an occasion for female staff to exchange and share experience, contributing to tightening solidarity among participants, raising their combat readiness capabilities, and accomplishing all assigned missions in the new situation, he added. In order to organize a successful sports festival, Gen. Gau required the … [Read more...] about Military Women’s Sports Festival 2022 launched

Seminar participants check out facilities used in smart agriculture. (Photo: VNA) Tra Vinh (VNA) - The embrace of digitisation is necessary to cope with saltwater intrusion in the Mekong Delta , experts have said. The delta, the country’s largest rice, fruit and seafood producer, is affected by saltwater intrusion from the sea up rivers every year in the dry season. Nguyen Hieu Trung, deputy rector of Can Tho University, said the delta has been affected by climate change in recent years, especially by drought and worsening saltwater intrusion which cause severe damage to agriculture. Speaking at a seminar in Tra Vinh Province earlier this week, he said it should take advantage of the fourth industrial revolution to create new value for agricultural production. This would reduce the risks and improve the value of agricultural produce and farmers’ incomes, he added. Experts at the seminar analysed and presented solutions for using information technology to cope … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta should adopt digitisation in agriculture: experts

Authorities in Khanh Hoa Province have planned to temporarily suspend tourism diving services in Nha Trang Bay in an attempt to protect the mass dying coral reefs in the area. Dying coral reefs in Nha Trang Bay The Standing Board of the Khanh Hoa Provincial Party Committee on June 20 held a meeting to look into the coral reef degradation in Nha Trang Bay following reports from local media. The meeting concluded that recent reports on reef degradation in the bay, especially at Hon Mun Marine Protected Area, were true. Explaining the causes of the situation, experts at the meeting mentioned some objective causes relating to impacts of climate change and two strong storms, Damrey in 2017 and Rai in 2021. Meanwhile, the subjective cause is the loose management and coordination among relevant departments, sectors, and localities, along with impacts of improper human activities such as illegal fishing, unregulated coastal construction, and waste release from tourism … [Read more...] about Tourism diving to be suspended to protect coral reefs in Nha Trang Bay