Viettel has become the 6th company in the world to manufacture 5G devices, and Vietnam is among the first countries in the world mastering the modern technology.

The saying ‘even beggars in China also have QR Code’ shows the great impact WeChat has in China. Grab, Zalo, Go-Viet, be and Now are also struggling to become the super-app with similar level of influence in Vietnam.

Vietnam strives to have at least 100,000 digital technology firms by 2030. It is expected that the digital economy would make up 30 percent of GDP by that time.

Vietnamese-made social networks are struggling to regain the Vietnamese advertising market from giants Facebook and YouTube.

Many years ago, programmers cherished the ambition of creating purely Vietnamese games for Vietnamese people, and also bringing them to the world.

Microalgae are being used as materials to reduce environmental pollution and create new-generation biofuels.

Vietnam’s banks started replacing magnetic cards with chip cards some years ago, but the process has been going slowly.

The others are just companies following traditional business models with a bit of innovation.

The government decree on non-cash payment, once promulgated, will pave the way for mobile money to develop in Vietnam.

Preparation for 5G, MNP (mobile number portability) and elimination of ‘trash’ simcards were the most noteworthy events in 2019.

Investors say they have huge amounts of capital in hands and are seeking good technology startups to disburse the money.

The "super internet" 5G revolution is taking place all over the world, including Vietnam.

With the new policy on choosing investors through bidding, the hot race of developing solar power projects is expected to cool down.

The draft decree to replace Decree 101 on non-cash payments stipulates that telecom network operators can provide payment services and that users can be identified with phone numbers.

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

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.

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

More than 500,000 tons of by-products in the shrimp processing industry could become a source of bioplastics in the future.

Representatives of member states of the Joint Institute For Nuclear Research (JINR) gathered in Hanoi on Monday to review its activities and discuss long-term plans.

Baby crocodiles found living in a remote region of Nepal give hope for the future of one of the rarest and strangest reptiles on earth.