When Vietnamese people hear the name Gcalls, many are quick to remember that it was the first technology startup to receive a one million–dollar investment from Vina Capital through the reality television show Shark Tank Vietnam.

 The FPT Corporation and Vietnam Television (VTV) has kicked off the 2018-2019 Digital Race for all students at universities across the country and some schools in Asia.

 The iNut Smartcity Team from Việt Nam’s University of Economics and Law has won the World Technopolis Association (WTA) 2018 Bình Dương Smart City Initiative Competition.

 The 16th World Technopolis Association (WTA) Mayors’ Forum took place in the southern province of Binh Duong on October 12, attracting the participation of WTA President Her Tae-jeong and mayors of 30 cities over the world.

Binh Duong celebrated the 20th anniversary of the World Technopolis Association (WTA) with a conference themed “Smart City as an Innovation Engine for Sustainable Growth” on October 11.

Skills in IT, digital literacy and interpersonal communication equal outstanding job prospects.

 BKAV launches two new smartphone versions on October 10.

 The Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology has successfully created an affordably priced robotic arm.

 Kobiton, a mobile testing platform developed by Vietnamese engineers, has successfully raised US$3 million in seed funding from three US companies.

 Nearly 52 million subscribers of military-run telecommunications firm Viettel had their phone numbers switched from 11 digits to 10 digits, Viettel announced on Sunday.

 Vietnam’s commitments to increase foreign equity caps in the telecommunications sectors under the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement will ease European investors to enter the country’s industry.

 Chairman of the UNESCO Global Geoparks Council Guy Martini has expressed his hope that the central province of Quang Ngai will submit the dossiers of the Ly Son geopark to the UNESCO to seek a global status next year.

 The use of 4.0 technologies and digital marketing provides a competitive edge as well as brand differentiation for companies, experts said at a conference held on Saturday in HCM City.

 Around 100 members of the World Technopolis Association (WTA) from nearly 50 countries and territories will gather next week for the WTA Summit 2018 to be held in Bình Dương Province.

 The final round of the global-scale cyber security competition Whitehat Grand Prix 2018 is set to begin on November 1, according to the Information Security Department.

 Potential economic loss across Asia Pacific due to cybersecurity incidents can hit a staggering US$1.745 trillion, or over 7 per cent of the region’s total GDP.

The Ministry of Information and Communications has suggested lifting a controversial requirement for mobile phone users to register their photos in a stunning policy turnaround just six months after the regulation was put into force.

 Up to 71.38 percent of computers and mobile devices in Vietnam are getting infected with malicious viruses, but only 11 percent of the users are aware they have been victims of cyber-attacks.

 HCM City authorities are seeking to promote micro electro mechanical systems technology, which plays an important role in the fabrication of sensors.

 Up to 71.38 percent of computers and mobile devices in Vietnam are getting infected with malicious viruses, but only 11 percent of the users are aware they have been victims of cyber-attacks.