King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) announced here Sunday the launch of the first phase of the national initiative for water desalination by solar energy, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.

Four rapidly developing countries — Brazil, South Africa, India and China (known as BASIC) — have vowed to boost climate science cooperation among themselves and other developing countries.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this evening, 24 January 2010, met with NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, who is visiting Israel, as the guest of Science and Technology Minister Prof. Daniel Hershkovitz.

Scientists from Taiwan and China will cooperate in a study of the seismic pattern of an earthquake that killed tens of thousands of people in Xichuan province in 2008, a senior official said Saturday.

American scientists, including those who advise the United States government will visit New Zealand for a meeting with their counterparts here next week.

New Opportunities in Science & Technology Collaboration Between India and Republic of Korea.

University President Gary Ransdell renewed a scientific cooperation agreement with Taiyuan University of Technology for study on coal chemistry and multi-pollutant emission control technologies.

Behind-the-scenes manoeuvring is underway in Brussels as EU governments battle for large chunks of the Community research budget.