Ten young talents who have the most outstanding research projects or solutions in science and technology were presented with the Golden Globe Awards 2018 at a ceremony held in Ho Chi Minh City on December 28.

 Vietnam plans to build 160 stations to serve its Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), aiming to increase the system’s accuracy and nationwide coverage.

 Vietnam’s first domestic chip cards will be launched in the first quarter of 2019 to enhance safety and service quality of the country’s bank card operations.

 The Vietnam Science and Technology Journalists Club on December 25 announced 10 outstanding science and technology events in 2018, selected by science and technology journalists from 20 central and local media agencies. 

 Vietnamese computer users suffered a record 14.9 trillion VND (637.6 million USD) in damage from viruses this year, an increase of 21 percent from 2017, according to a cyber security assessment report released by Bkav Technology Group this week.

 As “Made in Vietnam” smartphone brands are jealously guarding their tiny market share in the fiercely competitive mid-end segment against Chinese devices, newcomer Vsmart’s chances in the arena are subject to heavy speculation. 

 The Hi-Tech Business Incubator in Ho Chi Minh City held a ceremony on December 18 to debut a surgical equipment using Fractional CO2 Laser – one of the most advanced technologies in skin treatment – designed and made by Vietnamese engineers.

 State-owned MobiFone Telecommunications Corporation and private pay TV firm AVG on December 18 officially struck an agreement to terminate and liquidate a highly controversial deal.

 One hundred teams from across Vietnam are taking part in a biggest ever cyber-attack drill, which runs in Hanoi, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City from December 18 to 21.

Vietnam’s internet security firm Bkav has released a warning over a new version of GandCrab ransomware, with an estimated 3,900 computers across the country currently infected with the blackmail malware.

 Enforcement efforts are underway in provinces and cities across the country following software owners’ requests to take stronger action to protect copyright and software ownership.

 The Observatory and Planetarium of the Vietnam National Space Centre in Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park, Hanoi, will be put into operation.

VinSmart, a subsidiary of Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup, on December 14 rolled out four Vsmart-branded smartphone models.

PhD Nguyen Thien Tao, from the Vietnam National Museum of Nature was elected as a young member of the World Academy of Sciences (WAS) in the 2018-2022 tenure.

 Google is researching the procedures for opening a representative office in Vietnam to ensure that its compliance with local regulations is in line with its international commitments, Senior Vice President Ken Walker has said.

 Adopting significant technological advances, the 5G network, which aims to improve connection speed, reduce latency and raise the number of devices connected at the same time, is expected to be a powerful boost for digital economy.

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 A high schooler in the northern province of Nam Dinh has successfully made a car using solar energy.

 Vietnamese information technology engineers are as qualified as those in the global market but receive lower salaries, increasing Vietnam’s attractiveness to foreign software enterprises.

 Tweaks are needed to existing policies to encourage the application of scientific research in production and business.