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Pharmacist receives doctorate thanks to his book about herbal medicine

This was the first and only time a science council recognized and gave a doctorate to someone who had not undergone training or defended a dissertation.

VN banks join hands with fintech to develop mobile banking apps

Allowing the "embedding" of fintech solutions into the ebanking app, banks may join the race to become "all-in-one" apps.

VinSmart creates VOS operating system for Vietnamese smartphone market

From the original Android, VinSmart has created a new operating system – VOS - specifically tailored for the Vietnamese market.

VN to join Microsoft's network security protection programme

With increasing use of technology, Vietnam is facing risks in terms of cybersecurity, threatening national security, said Nguyen Minh Chinh, Director General of the Cyber Security and High-tech Crime Prevention Department

Vietnamese companies prove ready for 5G technology

As part of the government’s plan to create incentive for domestically manufactured 5G products, three major Vietnamese enterprises officially announced their 5G research and production roadmap in a recent seminar.

Service offering to erase Facebook accounts available in Vietnam

In early December, many Facebook users received ads about a service – eliminating Facebook accounts – on the social network.

VN Institute makes plastic bags that degrade in water

Within three years, the bag will decompose into water and CO2, easily penetrating the soil, bringing nutrients to plants.

Software alliance wants to inspect 10,000 businesses in December

Realizing that Vietnam has been left far behind in the campaign of legalizing software, the Business Software Alliance (BSA) has decided to deal with Vietnam’s businesses with a heavy hand.

Banks and fintechs: the new and powerful union

The cooperation between banks and fintech firms is fundamentally changing the way the financial sector operates.

Low-cost smartphones – a new strategy of Vsmart?

With reasonable selling prices and Vietnamese brand, Vsmart’s products are capable of dislodging Chinese brands from the Vietnamese market.

FPT president: My biggest regret is missing out on big platforms like FB, Wechat

FPT once had a lot of breakthrough technological and business ideas, such as Tri Tue Viet Nam similar to Facebook and WeTalk similar to Wechat.

Ransomware rises in third quarter

The number of variants of money stealing malware rose in the third quarter of 2019, though the number of victims recorded fell, according to a report from security firm Kaspersky.

 

Used Apple Watches arrive in Vietnam en masse at cheap prices

The Apple Watch Series 1 are being sold without charging accessories and watchbands.

Drones now used by Vietnam’s rice farmers

Loc Troi Group, an agriculture firm, conducts pesticide spraying by drones on 25,000 hectares of fields in cooperation with farmers in Long An province.

How much should VN customers spend on information security solutions?

Ensuring information security is increasingly important as more online transactions are made. However, the budgets for information security allocated by financial institutions remain modest.

Who are the potential clients for Vsmart’s huge smartphone plant?

As the habit of Vietnamese smartphone users has changed, mobile network operators in Vietnam can now cooperate with Vsmart to provide smartphones at low prices with associated service packages.

5G technology slowly showing potential in Vietnam

Leading technological corporations in the world predict that in the near future, the number of 5G subscribers will soak impressively.

Huawei wants to cooperate with Vietnam’s ‘super committee’

Experts said Vietnam needs to be cautious when cooperating with Huawei in digital transformation because of problems related to information security.

Vietnam settles amicably with Russia, Japan after canceling nuclear power project

Japan and Russia, partners with Vietnam in the Ninh Thuan nuclear power project, said they regret Vietnam’s decision to stop the project.

Yeah1 Group says its technology can help newspapers compete with Google, Facebook

Nguyen Anh Nhuong Tong, president of Yeah1 Group, said that Yeah1 will help local newspapers compete equally with Google and Facebook in terms of revenue if the press agencies cooperate with Appnews Vietnam.