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Why is Vietnam not among the 140 countries with Apple SIM?

 VietNamNet Bridge - Apple SIM services are available in 140 countries, including in the Southeast Asian region, except for Vietnam because partners of Apple have not cooperated with local networks.

VN doctor: birthing new skin with umbilical cord stem cells

 VietNamNet Bridge - Dr. Phan Toan Thang is honored as the father of the technique of grafting stem cells from the umbilical cord to heal wounds caused by burns, diabetes and many other diseases.

Vietnam, Laos boost cooperation in scientific research

 The Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) and the Lao National Institute for Social Sciences (NISS) have agreed to conduct joint research and exchange scientific documents in various fields.

Vietnam’s first biological nano-product manufacturing line put into operation

  The Vietlife biological nano-plant was officially put into operation on June 20 at the North Thang Long Industrial Park in Hanoi.

Binh Dinh - the destination of the world’s elite scientists

The program ‘Rencontres du Vietnam’ or Meet Vietnam along with the open of the International Center for Interdisciplinary Science and Education has turned Binh Dinh into an attractive "revenue" for local and international scientists.

Hanoi to host Vietnam Mobile Day 2016

Vietnam Mobile Day 2016, the largest of a series of IT events in 2016, will be held in Ha Noi on June 25 and Da Nang on July 2. 

AAG submarine cable under maintenance, Internet in Vietnam to be slow for 6 days

VietNamNet Bridge - The Asia-American Gateway (AAG) submarine cable will undergo maintainence from 11pm on June 22 to 28. In these 6 days, the Internet in Vietnam will be affected.

Technology ministry says will prop up startups

 The Ministry of Science and Technology said it is finding ways to spur growth of startups following the Government’s approval last month of a national scheme to support an innovative startup ecosystem.

Vietnam smartphone subscriptions to triple

 Viet Nam is expected to witness one of the largest growths in mobile broadband subscriptions in Southeast Asia together with Myanmar, Indonesia, Bangladesh and the Philippines, by 2021.

VNPT aims for second place

The Vietnam National Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) targets revenue of VND19.5 trillion ($877.5 million) in the 2016-2020 period.

Self-trained mechanic manufactures $100,000 armored vehicle

VietNamNet Bridge - About 2 years ago, after watching a TV program on a foreign channel armored vehicles, Nguyen Dinh Chinh, 57, who runs a mechanics workshop, began to study and then make an armored vehicle.

Tech trends illustrated at Cloud8 Day in HCM City

 Five modern technology trends and applications were introduced at the sixth Cloud8 Day, themed “The Internet of things – everything on the cloud,” that opened in HCM City on June 16.

841 servers in Vietnam hacked to be sold: Kaspersky

  Kaspersky Lab researchers have identified a global forum where cybercriminals can buy and sell access to compromised servers for as little as US$6.

Analog TV channels to go dark

  Seven analog television channels were to be switched off as of yesterday in Ha Noi, HCM City and Can Tho.

Mobile Commerce Day kicks off June 18 in HCM City

 The Vietnam E-Commerce Association (VECOM) has announced they expect a strong turnout to participate in this year’s annual Mobile Commerce Day workshop on June 18 in Ho Chi Minh City.

4G testing result to be reported

 The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) was finalising the 4G licensing policy, Deputy Minister Phan Tam said at an international workshop on spectrum management for mobile broadband.

US telcos eye local market

Vietnam’s telecommunications industry has become the target of many large US firms, thanks to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which will see the gradual opening of its doors to the agreement’s other 11 member countries.

Campaign promoting effective IP right protection and enforcement in Vietnam

The Ministry of Science and Technology today held a review of the “One-month campaign commemorating World Intellectual Property Day towards integration”.

CIRPACK settles down in Vietnam

 CIRPACK, a French editor of Internet Protocol (IP) communications software, is developing its business activities in Vietnam via the new arrival of an APAC Business Development Manager based in Ho Chi Minh City.

46% of Vietnamese study on YouTube

 VietNamNet Bridge - This is the figure given by a representative of YouTube Vietnam at an event in HCM City on June 7.