Vietnamobile has announced it will invest $450 million in its 3G service with the aim of raising its market share to 15 per cent by 2020.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dozens of fishermen in Long Son commune in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province on Thursday morning placed their dead fish in front of the gates of factories and on the highway to express their protest. 

Vietnamobile yesterday received the three licences for telecom establishment, telecom service provision, and 2G & 3G spectrum usage from the Ministry of Information and Communications.

Some start-up projects in Ho Chi Minh City will receive financial support of up to VND2 billion ($90,000) within two years under a mechanism recently issued by the municipal People’s Committee.

 The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has intensified inspections of industrial zones to ensure they build and operate concentrated waste water treatment systems. 

 A law on renewable energy is needed to ensure sustainable and effective development of renewable energy, according to Dr. Duong Duy Hoat from the Institute of Energy Science. 

 The Vietnam Red Cross Society was selected to represent national organisations in Southeast Asia to host a meeting marking International Day for Disaster Reduction in the central province of Quang Nam on October 13. 

 A meeting marking the International Day for Disaster Reduction (October 13) was organized by Vietnam Red Cross Society, International Red Crescent Society and the 

 VietNamNet Bridge - The news that the IT sector offers the most competitive pay in Vietnam coincides with a report that Vietnam lacks IT professionals. 

 Several experts have expressed concerns that Vietnam's exports could be affected by the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 crisis.

  Samsung Viet Nam on October 12 officially announced it was recalling its Galaxy Note7 smartphone after reports of the device catching fire while charging.

 Vietnamese imports of telephones and components from the US soared by up to 1,288 per cent in the first eight months with turnover of US$25.6 million.

 The Institute of Material Science under the VN Academy of Science and Technology has announced its successful application of nano technology in researching and creating Nano FGC complex.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Illegal sand exploiters have been dredging the Da River bed day and night at the foot of Vietnam’s most important hydropower dam.

 Vietnam’s hi-tech parks are proposing a 50% reduction in personal income tax for employees working in all areas of the high-tech sector, to facilitate future investment attraction.

 Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee, Nguyen Duc Chung, has said Hanoi is installing four high capacity oxygen supply systems at West Lake to improve the lake’s oxygen content.

VietNamNet Bridge - A group of university students in Da Nang has invented a hydroponic vegetable production system by using a smartphone app. The invention won third prize at Danang Runway Startup 2016, a competition for startup ideas.

 Untreated waste from residential areas and resorts in Nha Trang City is suspected of polluting the Nha Trang Bay, which is listed among the world's 29 most beautiful bays.

 The quality of Viet Nam's 3G network service is not low, as was written in recent reports published by global mobile application providers, who evaluate the speed of internet networks and mobile internet throughout the world.

 Viet Nam leads the weekly trend of accessing online video, with 92 per cent of respondents saying that they accessed online video on a weekly basis, Nielsen reported.