Phung Le, PhD, HCM City University of Technology was cited a top 100 Asian Scientist for her research creating biofuel out of agricultural waste such as rubber seed oil, ground coffee beans and fruit.

 Ho Chi Minh City wishes to boost cooperative ties with Intel Group, particularly in high-tech human resource development.

 Delegates to a seminar held in Ho Chi Minh City on June 28 raised concern about the lack of highly-skilled IT workforce in the country. 

 Repair of the Asia-Pacific Gateway submarine optic cable system will not be completed prior to July 14, so international Internet traffic will remain choppy until then, according to a source from the APG management board.

 Giant mobile phone retailer The Gioi Di Dong (Mobile World) Investment Corporation has opened its first store outside the country.

 The Vietnam Universe Center will become a modern science and technology center of the country and top universe centers of ASEAN after project of the National Satellite Center is expected to be put into operation in 2018.

Sun Group, one of Vietnam’s largest resort estate developers, is opening its luxury resort complex Sun Premier Village Ha Long Bay at a grand ceremony held in Wyndham Legend Halong Hotel, Quang Ninh Province on July 1.

FPT will implement a digital map of Hanoi that provides people and agencies with real-time traffic information and a list of traffic infrastructure facilities for public transport. 

 Cloud computing is a crucial technological trend and has become an important technology during the fourth industrial revolution, according to Nguyen Thanh Phuc, Director General of the Authority of Information Technology Application.

 Vietnam and Laos convened the fourth meeting of their Scientific and Technological Cooperation Committee in Cua Lo town, the central province of Nghe An, on June 25.

 The total number of malware samples targeting smart devices has reached more than 7,000, with over half of these emerging in 2017, according to Kaspersky Lab’s researchers.

 Vietnam recorded the fastest growth among ASEAN countries in cloud computing spending in the 2010-2016 period.

 The National University of Singapore (NUS) Faculty of Engineering on Wednesday released the results of its new study “Cybersecurity Risks from Non-Genuine Software.”

 The Creative Lab jointly developed by UP Co-working Space and Hanoi Creative City will debut on June 25 in the Hanoi Creative City Complex at No.1 Luong Yen Street, Hanoi, heard a press conference on June 21.

 The Asia-Pacific Gateway (APG) submarine cable was broken at 16:00pm on June 20, affecting Internet connection in Vietnam, especially for users in central localities.

 The Vietnam National Satellite Centre and the Israel Space Agency inked an agreement on cooperation in science and technology and peaceful use of outer space, in Hanoi on June 21.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has suggested the Ministry of Information and Telecommunication and the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications of Laos continue enhancing cooperation to implement agreements reached between the two sides. 

Vietnam-based internet company VNG Corporation earned $133 million and $23.9million in after-tax profit last year, according to its 2016 financial report.

 Tired of Tinder? A new app in Viet Nam looks to attract the more discerning dater, putting users through a strict vetting process before matching them with potential suitors. 

 Owners of websites with the Vietnamese domain name “.vn” can  now transfer domain names directly following a circular that was promulgated last year finally coming into effect, said the Viet Nam Internet Network Information Centre.