Paris, Jan. 23 -- A key requirement for Vietnam's development in the coming period is to turn words and trust into concrete, sustained and effective action, said Professor Tran Thanh Van, a renowned Vietnamese-French scientist, the founder and President of the Quy Nhon-based International Centre for Interdisciplinary Science and Education (ICISE). Speaking with Vietnam News Agency correspondent in Paris on the occasion of the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), Van said the congress's identification of science - technology and innovation as a key driver of national development is a precise decision holding long-term strategic significance. A strong scientific foundation, he stressed, is indispensable to indepen...