A senior government official has expressed the hope that the country's information and technology (IT) officials would join hands in implementing Resolution 36a/ NQ-CP on e-government this year.

 The number of users on Zalo, the mobile-based free texting and calling app, is now equal to half of Vietnam's population and matches the number of subscribers of the country's biggest mobile carrier.

 The Ho Chi Minh City will host the International Fair on Environmentally Friendly Technologies 2016 (Ecotech Vietnam) which is scheduled for May 5-7.

FPT Software and Echelon Solutions Group have unveiled a strategic global partnership in SAP consulting services to expand service offerings and global capacity.

Cutting-edge technology will be applied in the cultivation of tomatoes and low-potassium lettuce in Vietnam as part of an agriculture collaboration between FPT and Fujitsu.

 A 50kg satellite, measuring 50x50x50cm, will be launched into space by Vietnam in 2018.

 Developing human resources in the field of nuclear power lies at the heart of an international workshop held in Da Lat, the Central Highland province of Lam Dong on February 22.

 Eleven teams from Vietnam’s top engineering and industrial universities and junior colleges will compete at the 2016 Shell Eco-marathon Asia (SEM), reported Lao Dong newspaper.

 The Prime Minister has decided to make August 28 the Traditional Day (or the Foundation Day) of Vietnam’s information and communications sector.

 The military-run Viettel Group is attending the 2016 Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain from February 22 to 25.

 10 most remarkable events of science and technology in 2015 was announced yesterday by Science and Technology Journalist Club and Center for Media Research and Development in Science and Technology.

 The 15th ASEAN Telecommunications and Information Technology (IT) Ministers’ Meeting (TELEMIN) will be held in the central city of Dang Nang on November 26-27.