Vietnam to get first bio-tech centre

Dong Nai (VNA) - The southern province of Dong Nai has begun construction on a 200-hectare applied bio-technology research centre, the first of its kind in Vietnam, with a total capital investment of 530 billion VND (32 million USD) in Cam Duong Commune, Cam My District.

The centre will be used to expand applied biotechnology researches to
improve techniques on breeding high-quality plants and animals.

Researchers at the centre will expand biotechnology towards the diagnoses
and treatment of diseases, preventive health, and environmental protection.

Moreover, scientists at the centre will look for ways to apply technology
to agricultural production and develop networks connecting the business and
farming communities to new cutting-edge researches.

Construction of infrastructure facility is scheduled to complete by 2010
to jumpstart the applied biotechnology research towards the development
of various plants and animals.

The centre plans to build and develop biotechnology enterprises in order
to provide products and service by 2020.-