Vietnam’s scientific influence continues to rise as nine local scientists secure spots in the list of the 10,000 most cited researchers worldwide, marking an increase from last year.

Scientists from the Institute of Biotechnology under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology have successfully developed 69 extracts from 11 species, belonging to eight genera of seaweed for dietary use in Alzheimer's treatment.

An article on a research study by doctors at Ho Chi Minh City-based My Duc Hospital was recently published in The Lancet, a highly respected international medical journal in the world.

The website Research.com recently announced its rankings of global scientists who recorded excellent achievements in scientific publications in 2024, with 19 Vietnamese nationals featured.

Vietnamese mathematician Dr Pham Tuan Huy, a visiting clay scholar and Stanford Science fellow, has been awarded the Dénes König Prize for 2024 by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM).

As one of 20 youths shortlisted for the Vietnamese Outstanding Young Face Award 2023, Dr. Ha Huy Hieu, VinUni University, is well known for medical inventions that help solve medical and technological problems and challenges in Vietnam.

The "agricultural engineers" originating from these efforts have successfully engaged in breeding new rice varieties, making significant contributions to rice production in the Mekong Delta region.

Cho Ray Hospital in HCM City has prepared two new radioactive drugs, saving cancer patients a trip to Singapore to have PET/CT scanning costing up to VND100 million.

Vietnam ranks third in terms of the number of researchers in the Republic of Korea (RoK), after China and India and above the US and Pakistan, according to a report released by the RoK Ministry of Science and ICT.

Assoc. Prof., Dr. Tran Xuan Bach, a lecturer of the Hanoi Medical University, has won the Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR)’s LMIC Health Economics and Outcomes Research Excellence Award.

Two Vietnamese scientists – Dr. Hoang Thi Giang and Tran Quang Hoa, have been honoured with the French Academy of Sciences' prize for bilateral cooperation in science research between France and ASEAN countries.

The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee announced the list of ten young scientists who win the Golden Globe Science and Technology Award 2023 on September 28.

The website Research.com on September 1 announced its rankings of world scientists with excellent achievements in scientific publications in 2023, in which there are 14 Vietnamese.

To reduce labour and enhance agricultural productivity, one farmer has devoted nearly two decades to tireless research and developing more than 50 types of automated agricultural machinery.

Prof. Tran Dang Xuan at Japan’s Hiroshima University has been listed among the world’s top scientists by Research.com, a reputable scientist ranking website.

Two Vietnamese researchers have been bestowed by the French Academy of Sciences and the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research with a scientific cooperation award in recognition of their contributions to cooperation projects with France.

Vietnamese scientist Ngo Thi Thuy Huong and her colleagues at Phenikaa University were recently honoured with the King of Thailand Awards in recognition of their outstanding achievements in the field of Vetiver phytoremediation technology.

When there is enough love and passion, there will be no limit for women in doing scientific research, said Professor, Dr of Chemistry Le Minh Thang, who has spent two decades teaching and studying petrochemical technology.

Vietnamese-American scientist Nguyen Thuc Quyen has recently been awarded the Wilhelm Exner Medal 2023 for her valuable contributions directly impacting the future economy through the development of organic solar cells.