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US, Vietnamese Scientists Aim New Stage In Cooperation

July 20, 2007

A five-year scientific cooperation plan between Vietnam and the US Committee for Scientific Cooperation extends the already existing collaboration. Chairwoman of the US Committee Prof. Judith Ladinsky and the Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Le Dinh Tien in their meeting in Hanoi on July 9 discussed the terms of the new collaboration and the ways to further broaden the existing scientific associations between the two countries.

Scientific agencies of the two countries have already collaborated in healthcare, science and technology, agriculture and social sciences, and have agreed to continue with this cooperation. Future cooperation will focus on the transfer of technologies in the fields of biotechnology, nanotechnology, skin grafting and the production of drugs to combat cancer.

According to Deputy Minister Tien, a Memorandum of Understanding on this extension will be signed by the two countries in December this year. The cooperation plan will run from 2008 to 2012.

For further details contact Hien Le at hienttm@yahoo.com.