Biotech Updates

Vietnam Sets to Develop GM crops

May 11, 2007

Viet Nam has stated that the country will be producing genetically modified (GM) crops by 2020 in a draft of a biotechnology development plan authored by the Ministry of Industry. In addition to GM crops, enzymes, amino acids, new generation vaccines, antibiotics and other bio products will be produced by the country by 2020. Two hi-biotechnology centers will be built in Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City, and a number of international standard research and development centers will be set up nationwide to enable the plan's success.

For further information, contact Hien Le of Biotech Vietnam at hientttm@yahoo.com.