Chaos and Harmony: Perspectives on Scientific Revolutions of the 20th Century
Bulletin.India (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Professor Yash Pal of India was Thursday awarded UNESCO’s annual Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science jointly with Trinh Xuan Thuan of Vietnam.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
... for the Popularization of Science has been jointly awarded to Yash Pal of India and Trinh Xuan Thuan of Viet Nam, UNESCO said in a press release.Professor Pal was recognized for his participation in many Indian television programmes that deal with popular science, including Turning Point and Science is everywhere. He also helped establish the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics...
rediff News (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Professor Yash Pal of India was Thursday awarded UNESCO's annual Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science jointly with Trinh Xuan Thuan of Vietnam.
Relief Web (Free subscription) | yesterday
... (No.11):At 7pm on 07/11/2009 ():Deaths: 122 (Binh Dinh: 22; Phu Yen: 78, Khanh Hoa: 14; Ninh Thuan 1, Dak Lak: 2, Gia Lai: 5) Missing: 2 ( Phu Yen: 2) Injured: 145 (Quang Ngai: 7; Binh Dinh 35; Phu Yen 76, Khanh Hoa: 9; Dak Lak: 18) Houses collapsed: 2,198 Houses damaged: 41,375 Classrooms damaged: 842 Rice paddies flooded: 19,272.2 ha Fish and shrimp ponds damaged: 1,987 ha Boats sunk:...
Vietnam Business Finance (Free subscription) | yesterday
... for 60 years. The first of the two plants, both located in the central coastal province of Ninh Thuan, is expected to start commercial operations in 2020.Nuclear power generation will be able to meet up to 20% of commercial power demand in 2050, according to government forecasts.
People Daily (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
... central and central highland provinces of Phu Yen, Binh Dinh, Khanh Hoa, Gia Lai and Ninh Thuan, said the report. The prime minister decided to provide 10 ...
Vietnam Business Finance (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
... and plans to invest into two projects; the Lai Chau hydro-electric power plant and the Ninh Thuan nuclear power plant.Construction of the Dung Quat oil refinery is now fundamentally complete, Industry and Trade Minister Vu Huy Hoang said, adding that the plant produced 39,000 tonnes of LPG, more than 198,000 tonnes of unleaded petrol, 142,000 tonnes of diesel, and 30,000 tonnes of kerosene...
Travelblog (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Hoi An is located 30km south of Danang City and it is the heart of Quang Nam central province. Hoi An attracts tourists thanks to its poetic and picturesque landscapes such as Thuan Tinh islet Cua Dai beachCham island together with traditional handicrafts and famous local specialities. Hoi An used to be an international trade center by sea on the west east area in the 16th and 17th centuries....
Sify (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... for the Popularisation of Science has been jointly awarded to Yash Pal of India and Trinh Xuan Thuan of Vietnam, Unesco said in a press release. Co-winner Trinh is a world-renowned astrophysicist who in 2004 discovered the youngest known galaxy in the universe. The Great Man-Made River International Water Prize for Arid and Semi-Arid Zones, awarded every two years, has been given to Bellachheb...
Gulf Coast Hurricane Tracker (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
... About 7,900 people, mostly women, children and elderly residents in Phu Yen, Khanh Hoa and Ninh Thuan provinces, where the storm may make landfall, were evacuated as of 9 p.m. yesterday, Vietnam’s National Committee for Flood and Storm Control said in a statement. Typhoon slams Vietnam after hitting Philippines (USA Today) HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Tropical Storm Mirinae slammed...
Xinhuanet (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... reported five deaths and two others missing. Gia Lai province reported four deaths and Ninh Thuan province reported one death. The National Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting said that Typhoon Mirinae has downgraded into a tropical low pressure, but more rain is still forecast for central provinces in the next few days.
Vietnam Business Finance (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
... to the Son La Hydroelectric Plant, Lai Chau Hydroelectric Plant, Dung Quat Oil Refinery, Ninh Thuan Nuclear Power Plant, Ho Chi Minh Road, and the planting of five million hectares of forest.
Vietnam Business Finance (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
What are the basic features of the nuclear power project that will be submitted to the National Assembly'It’s planned that our first two nuclear power plants will be built in Phuoc Dinh and Vinh Hai communes in Ninh Phuoc and Ninh Hai districts of Ninh Thuan province beginning in 2015. Each will have a pressurized water reactor able to supply 1000 megawatts to the national grid. The plants will...
