Posts Tagged ‘ Engineering ’

Fuel to the fire 

January 15, 2012
Fuel to the fire 

  Siphoned gasoline replaced by other liquids by unscrupulous tank truck drivers may be the cause of car and motorbike fires Two men pumping liquid into a tank truck after spiriting hundreds of liters of gasoline. Low quality fuel is now considered the prime suspect responsible for the many car and motorbike fires over the [...]

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Vietnamese wins German environmental competition 

December 23, 2011
Vietnamese wins German environmental competition 

Pham Van Quan, a lecturer at Hanoi Architectural University’s Environmental Engineering Department, won the third “Green Talents” contest, organized by Germany. A Vietnamese has been named among 20 international young scientists who won a German-initiated international environmental competition, VnExpress reported Wednesday. The newswire quoted the German Embassy in Hanoi as saying that Pham Van Quan, a [...]

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Here to stay 

September 9, 2011
Here to stay 

  Vietnam has to get very tough or the flood of illegal Chinese workers will continue Chinese workers at a construction site in the south-central province of Phu Yen. Thousands of illegal workers will continue taking jobs from Vietnamese workers if the Vietnamese government does not take action now, analysts say. There will be no [...]

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President encourages stricter management of foreign labor 

August 14, 2011
President encourages stricter management of foreign labor 

  Newly elected President Truong Tan Sang on Wednesday asked Vietnamese authorities and employers must better manage the country’s foreign workforce. Sang made the statement during a meeting with voters in Ho Chi Minh City after constituents in HCMC’s districts 1 and 3 voiced concerns over the increasing number of unlicensed Chinese workers in several [...]

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PetroVietnam chooses US consulting firm for power project 

May 31, 2011
PetroVietnam chooses US consulting firm for power project 

A perspective of the 1,200-MW Long Phu 1 Power. PetroVietnam has selected US-based Black & Veatch Corp. to provide project management and design services for a coal-fired power plant in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta. PetroVietnam Technical Services Corp. (PTSC), a subsidiary of PetroVietnam, is the engineering, procurement, and construction contractor for the 1,200-MW Long Phu 1 [...]

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US supports Vietnam’s higher technical education 

April 26, 2011
US supports Vietnam’s higher technical education 

  American aid and educational organizations will work with three more Vietnamese universities to improve higher education and technological development in Vietnam, according to the American embassy in Vietnam. The US Agency for International Development (USAID), Arizona State University (ASU), Fulton Schools of Engineering, Siemens, Intel and other industry partners will cooperate with a total [...]

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VN on track for full industrialization by 2020, says Minister

February 2, 2010
VN on track for full industrialization by 2020, says Minister

VietNamNet interviews Minister of Science and Technology Hoang Van Phong on the occasion of the ministry’s 50th anniversary. Minister Hoang Van Phong.VietNamNet interviews Minister of Science and Technology Hoang Van Phong on the occasion of the ministry’s 50th anniversary. VietNamNet: Half a century has passed since the Ministry of Science and Technology was established (its forerunner [...]

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Robots could take over from city traffic police

December 29, 2009
Robots could take over from city traffic police

A robot made by a group of Ho Chi Minh City engineering students directs traffic in the city. With traffic jams worsening in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City and policemen required at virtually every intersection during rush hour, an initiative by some students to use robots to regulate traffic looks appealing. The project, by [...]

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Vocational training should be demand driven: conference

October 15, 2009
Vocational training should be demand driven: conference

Links between vocational training schools and businesses are far too loose for effectively tackling the shortage of skilled labor in the country, experts said at a conference last week.  â€œSchools and businesses are yet to commit to cooperation,” Le Van Hien, principal of Lilama Vocational College No.2, said.“Schools train students based on their resources, yet [...]

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Mumbai bridge raises hopes for new Indian infrastructure

June 30, 2009
Mumbai bridge raises hopes for new Indian infrastructure

Workers clean the cable-stayed bridge on the Bandra Worli Sea Link in Mumbai After years of delays and legal wrangling, India’s first “sea bridge” opens to traffic this week, aiming to ease chronic congestion on Mumbai’s notoriously choked roads. It is hoped that the 16.5 billion rupee (US$340 million) eight-lane freeway will help cut the [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...