§        Founded in 1989 (under the Decision No. 207- CT issued by the date July 11, 1989 by  the Chairman of the Council of Ministers (now is Prime Minister).

§        Adrress: 2 Pham Ngu Lao Str., Hoan Kiem Dist., Ha Noi

§        Telephone: (84) 04 9332620; (84) 04 8267498

§        Fax:   (84) 04 8267498

§        Email:         csvhoihoa@fpt.vn; vanphonghoi@fpt.vn.

§        President: Mr. Le Quoc Khanh

§        General Secretary and Vice-President: Prof. Dr. Mai Ngoc Chuc

§        Membership: 35000. CSV members are organisations and individual scientists, technicians and managers working in universities, research institutes and enterprises of chemical industry. The Chemical Society of Vietnam has 11 specialised branches operating nationwide, 10 centres and research institutes.

The working departments are the following:

-         International Co-operation Deparment

-         Science & Technology Department

-         Development & Organisation Department

-         Education- Training- Knowledge Popularization Department

-         Consultance- Opponency and Evaluation Department

-         Scientific Club

-         Magazine “Chemistry and Application”.

Main activities of CSV

1. Science & Technology activities

- To support its members carrying out scientific research, R&D and technology transfer projects in chemical industry.

- To organize international, national and interdiscipline workshops.

- To popularize chemical knowledge.

2. Education and training activities

- To carry out the activities to upgrade chemical teaching and learning quality in high schools and universities.

- Take part in compiling and evaluating the quality of the chemical teaching program and textbooks.

3. Consultance- Opponency- Evaluation activities

- To take consultance, opponency, evaluation for large-scale investment projects, governmental legislative documents involving in chemistry.

- To take part in forming strategies, policies and plans for chemical industry development .

4. International co-operation activities

- To support members of CSV and foreign partners in scientific and business co-operation.

- CSV is a member of the Federation of Asian Chemical Societies (FACS), the International Union of Pure and Application Chemistry (IUPAC) and has the relationship with many national chemical societies.

The submitted proposal for co-operation between the Chemical Society of Vietnam and the Korean Society of Industry and Engineering Chemistry:

-         Scientific research co-operation, information exchange and technology transfer in chemical and environmental field.

-         Training, study tours, specialist exchange

-         Supporting Vietnamese and Korean partners in investment and business.

-         Organization of workshop, meetings between Vietnamese and Korean scientists, businessmen and managers in chemical and environmental industry.