Minister of Information and Telecommunications Truong Minh Tuan highlighted great potential for cooperation between Vietnamese and Czech ICT businesses in the fourth industrial revolution.

The Vice Minister of Information and Communications said that cybersecurity has always been an intense concern in Viet Nam, which will only increase to protect legitimate properties and interests against theft and sabotage.

  Fourteen executives, all of them Vietnamese, were conferred the coveted ASEAN CIO/CSO Awards in HCM City on December 1.

 Network attacks in Vietnam have become more sophisticated with rises in scale, number and quality, especially those targeting big businesses, said Nguyen Thanh Hung, Deputy Minister of Information and Communication.

 The deployment of 4G, combined with increasing demand for advanced IT services, is set to drive growth in Vietnam’s telecoms sector.

 Nearly 250 scientists from 40 countries are expected to participate in the Asiacrypt conference scheduled to open in Hanoi soon.

 Viettel Group’s Customer Insights product won a bronze award in the research and development category at the ASEAN ICT Awards 2016 in Brunei late November.

In its Information Technology Threat Evolution report for Q3 2016, Kaspersky Lab showed statistical records on the forms of cyber threats that the company had detected worldwide from data provided by its users. 

 Minister of Information and Communication Truong Minh Tuan visited France from November 26-29, aiming to strengthen cooperation between Vietnam and France in information technology and communications.

Managers of IT enterprises believe that the potential of the Internet of Things in Vietnam is huge but it is nonetheless essential to have more supportive policies from the government, the 11th Asia IoT Business Platform 2016 held in Hanoi heard. 

 Truong Minh Tuan, Minister of Information and Communications, speaks to the media about irritating messages sent from unregistered SIM cards and the role of  telecom companies to control them.

 Monkey Junior by the Early Start Company won gold prize at the ASEAN ICT Award after winning at the Vietnamese Talent Awards.

 Electronic phone recharging app OnOnPay received investment of $800,000 from the Malaysian Government’s Gobi Partners Fund on November 18.

 Vietnam’s broadband market is growing strongly on the back of the mobile broadband sector, according to the latest report from Reportbuyer, a leading industry intelligence solution that provides all market research reports from top publishers.

 The Ministry of Information and Communications  imposed fines of around VNĐ1 billion (US$45,000) on Viettel, VinaPhone, MobiFone, Vietnamobile and GTel for violating regulations on discounts and promotions.

 Viet Nam has decided to cancel the Ninh Thuan nuclear power project, according to the Government’s official announcement released at a press conference on Tuesday.

 The dialling codes of all cities and provinces, except Hanoi and HCM City, will change to a three-digit number early next year.

 Outstanding inventions in IT, health, sciences, technologies and environment have been honoured at the Vietnamese Talents Awards 2016 on Saturday evening in the capital city.

 Viet Nam has not revealed details of network attacks or how it plans to prevent what is becoming an increasingly serious problem, experts told a conference on online security.

 Microsoft Viet Nam on Wednesday officially launched the Microsoft Imagine Cup 2017, aiming to support talented young people worldwide in using technology to build creative and realistic solutions.