Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on January 13 called on Russia, specifically its State Atomic Energy Corporation (Rosatom), to collaborate and support Vietnam not only in developing nuclear power but also in advancing nuclear science and technology for peaceful purposes.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on June 19 for visiting Director General of Russia's Rosatom State Atomiс Energy Corporation A.E.Likhachev, during which the host asked the Russian side to continue supporting Vietnam in training human resources in nuclear science.
Energy - an important cooperation area between Vietnam and Russia, has been continuously maintained and promoted, with Russia supporting Vietnam in implementing the Nuclear Science and Technology Research Centre project with a new 10-MW reactor and human resources training, according to Tran Chi Thanh, Director of the Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute under the Ministry of Science and Technology (MST).
Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Ngo Duc Manh visited Voronezh province on November 24-25 to seek ways to promote cooperation between Vietnam and Russia as well as their localities.
The State Atomic Energy Corporation (ROSATOM) of Russia is willing to cooperate with Vietnam in developing mobile mini hydroelectric plants using environmentally friendly technology.
The Russian Centre for Sciences and Culture in Vietnam and the Saint Petersburg State University jointly organised a workshop to promote trade ties between Vietnam and Russia in Hanoi on September 22.
The Russia’s State Atomic Energy Corporation signed a memorandum of understanding with Vietnam on the construction of a Centre for Nuclear Energy Science and Technology in Vietnam.
Russian nuclear power generating company Rosatom is ready to build a nuclear technology and science research center in Indonesia, Antara News reported.
Russia’s National Research Nuclear University (MEPhI) has granted graduation certificates to 28 Vietnamese students, who completed a six-year course on nuclear technology.
A Vietnamese delegation including representatives from the Department of Atomic Energy and the media attended the AtomExport-2016, which recently took place in Moscow, Russia.
Experts from across Asia gathered in a workshop entitled “Public acceptance of nuclear technologies: Sharing Asian experience” held in the central province of Ninh Thuan on November 13.
