Dr Nguyen Thi Hiep was selected to be part of the International Rising Talents Programme of the L’Oreal-UNESCO For Women In Science Awards, which were presented on March 21 in Paris, France.

 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and MobiFone Global signed an agreement to boost engineering and commercial cooperation on 4G and 5G networks in Vietnam on March 22 in Hanoi in front of about 100 ICT businesses from Korea and Vietnam.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Science and Technology and KOICA on March 22 co-organised a ground-breaking ceremony for Vietnam-Republic of Korea Institute of Science and Technology in Hanoi-based Hoa Lac High-Tech Park. 

 Three national hi-tech parks in Hoa Lac, HCM City and Da Nang have attracted 218 investment projects with a registered capital of nearly US$10 billion, creating jobs for about 50,000 workers.

 The list of 16 finalists in the Fintech Challenge Vietnam (FCV) – the first-ever financial technology contest in the country has been officially announced, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Vietnam on March 20. 

 The Ministry of Public Security (MoPS) has just announced that three telecommunication companies (Viettel, Vinaphone, and MobileFone) earned VND1.4 trillion ($62 million) from the gambling ring led by former C50 director general Nguyen Thanh Hoa.

 Nguyen Tuan Anh on March 17 launched an outlet to sell baby products and maternity wear of the UK-based Mamas & Papas brand in Japan.

 VNPT VinaPhone Corporation launched its Over-The-Top (OTT) application Karo for businesses and individuals this week.

 Experts have recommended amending e-commerce regulations that would allow authorities to better manage and collect tax as well as develop the sector.

 Japan, one of the global leaders in implementing the 4.0 industrial revolution, is witnessing strong investment from Viet Nam’s information technology (IT) firms.

 The Sao Khue Awards 2018 received 100 nominations from 80 enterprises and units in the two months since the process began.

 Quang Trung Software City (QTSC) in Ho Chi Minh City introduced its pioneering model of building a smart urban area using modern technology on March 13. 

 The Internet traffic through the Asia-Pacific Gateway (APG), the international Internet cable connecting Vietnam to Asian countries that broke down on February 27, is expected to resume operation at 5:00 am on April 10.

 The southern province of Binh Duong has announced it will organise the World Technopolis Association (WTA) Events in October since its capital, Binh Duong City, has just become a member of the association.

The very first Vietnam Blockchain Week has attracted 2,000 attendees and experts who were excited to discuss the future of this breakthrough technology in Vietnam.

 Vietnamobile shows signs of violation in telecommunication fee management by issuing the super low-cost SIM cards named “Thánh SIM” that offers massive incentives for customers.

 Team LH-EST of the Lac Hong University, based in southern Dong Nai province, has won the UrbanConcept – Battery Electric sub-category of the Shell Eco-marathon Asia in Singapore.

 The satellite data sharing system, Vietnam Data Cube, has been introduced in the country, promising a satellite image database for Vietnamese earth observation satellite data users.

Vietnam ranks 24th out of 24 leading information and technology economies on the 2018 global cloud computing scorecard, a flagship study that assesses cloud computing policies around the globe released by BSA | The Software Alliance.

  Local Vietnamese tech companies “are fully capable of” providing the core components of a smart city, said Le Ngoc Tuan, head of the Internet-of-Things (IoT) division in one of the leading IT companies in the country, FPT.