More than half of the 644.1 million population of Southeast Asia now uses the internet with the numbers having grown 30% in the past year alone, according to the London-based We Are Social digital research agency.

 Vietnamese youth believe there are certain technologies that will have a significant impact on their lives, according to survey findings released on Wednesday by Microsoft.

 Russia’s National Research Nuclear University (MEPhI) has granted graduation certificates to 28 Vietnamese students, who completed a six-year course on nuclear technology. 

 To celebrate Safe Internet Day, authorities held a symposium on digital citizenship toward a safer Internet in Hanoi on February 22.

 A nuclear study by three Vietnamese scientists has been published by Physical Review Letters, marking Vietnam’s debut in the physics journal.

 The central coastal city’s high-tech park has attracted six projects valued at US$180 million from two Japanese and four domestic investors, said the head of the park management board, Phung Tan Viet.

Huawei Technologiesannounced that it will spend US$2 million for corporate social responsibility programmes in Viet Nam, which mainly focuses on training and developing ICT human resources of the country between 2017 and 2019.

 The Asia-America Gateway (AAG) internet cable line has been broken for the second time since the beginning of this year.

 The Asia Pacific Regional Conference on Operational Technologies (APRICOT) opened in HCM City on February 20.

US digital media and multimedia giant the Thoughtful Media Advertising Co. opened an office in Vietnam on February 16, according to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA).

 Da Nang’s IT and communications sector is facing a serious shortfall in manpower, as colleges and training centres are only able to supply a fifth of the human resources needed for businesses operating in the city.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc yesterday said he was always open to hearing ideas on nation-building from any scientist.

 A number of science and technology events will be held during the first Senior Officials’ Meeting of APEC (SOM-1) in Nha Trang city, in the south central province of Khanh Hoa, on February 18-21.

 The ICT industry grew strongly 2016 but challenges await in 2017.

2016 saw an explosion in technology startups, with some proving successful while others withered on the vine.

 The Government will issue a new decree on mechanisms for the Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park, enabling it to play an extremely important role in enhancing the country’s science and technology capacity, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said. 

 The domestic fibre optic cable market anticipates a tough race this year between leading players for larger market share and expanded service provision.

 Vietnam needs 1 million workers in information technology and digital content creation but now there are only 300,000 people in this field, pointing to a need to improve the quality of education and tailor it to the need of companies.

 A big gap between the demand and supply for senior developers with management skills drove up the average salary.

 The broadcasting of analogue terrestrial television will be ceased in several northern and southern localities before July 1.