Measures to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emission were the focus of a workshop held by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Ho Chi Minh City on March 1.

 Bach Mai hospital in Hanoi launched its robotic systems for joint and neurological operations on March 1, making it the first medical facility in Vietnam to employ the technology.

 Viettel is the only Vietnamese company attending the Mobile World Congress (MWC) currently underway in Barcelona, Spain.

 A “German Science Day” was organised in Ho Chi Minh City on March 1 on the occasion of 20 years of scientific-technological cooperation between Vietnam and Germany.

 Hanoi authorities have banned and removed all fish farms in the West Lake after thousands of fish died last year.

Today, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and US tech giant Microsoft Corporation signed an MoU to promote collaboration, particularly in the information technology development. 

The State Agency for Technology Innovation (SATI) under the Ministry of Science and Technology and its partners from the Republic of Korea have signed a cooperation agreement on energy-saving technology transfer.

 An ecosystem-based climate change adaptation project sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation and Building and Nuclear Safety in Vietnam made strides in 2016.

Lecturer Nguyen Kim Phi Phung of the Nature University’s Chemistry Faculty has won the International Kovalevskaia Award.

 Ton Poh Fund, an open-end fund managed by Thailand's Ton Poh Capital, has paid $11 million to purchase 1.5 million shares of Mobile World Investment Corp (MWG), a major mobile phone distributor in Viet Nam.

 P&G, Yamaha and more have to take responsibility for “having their advertisement shown on illegal videos” on Youtube, according to local authorities.

 Telecom operators are still scrambling to eliminate the impact on internet connectivity in Vietnam from damage to several undersea submarine cables following a breakdown in early January 2017.

 Forest rangers of south central Phu Yen Province’s Tuy Hoa City have received two grey-shanked douc langurs, among the world’s 25 most endangered primates, from two locals.

 Universities nationwide are going to hold the preliminary rounds of Robocon Vietnam 2017 on March 1-20 to shortlist 6 teams for the qualifying round scheduled to take place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on April 1-5.

“Keep Hanoi Clean”, a volunteer group led by James Joseph Kendall, has been clearing household wastes and planting trees across the capital city.

 Vietnamese IT giant FPT Corporation has been selected by Myanmar to implement a 11.3 million USD project that is part of a programme to modernise the nation’s public finance system.

 The ministries of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Information and Communications want to address issues with Youtube’s advertising.

 The Central Highlands province of Lam Dong plans to invest 510.2 billion VND (22.35 million USD) in a project to preserve biodiversity in the province to 2020 with a vision to 2030.

 More than half of the 644.1 million population of Southeast Asia now uses the internet with the numbers having grown 30% in the past year alone, according to the London-based We Are Social digital research agency.

 Vietnamese youth believe there are certain technologies that will have a significant impact on their lives, according to survey findings released on Wednesday by Microsoft.