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Vietnam artificial intelligence day to take place in August

The 2019 Vietnam artificial intelligence day (AI4VN) is scheduled to take place on August 15 and 16 in Hanoi, featuring exhibitions, workshops, and performance of advanced technologies.

 

‘Magic’ givey sim turns locked iPhones into international iPhones

Khoa, a university student, complained he was deceived when buying an iPhone. He wanted to buy an international iPhone 8 Plus, but he mistakenly got a locked iPhone.

Nearly 107,000 mobile subscribers in Vietnam switch networks in July

Nearly 107,000 out of 164,871 or 70.7 percent of mobile service subscribers that registered to change their networks performed the procedures successfully and retained their numbers from July 1-28.

 

Water shortage a looming crisis for Vietnam

According to experts at a forum on water resource management on Friday, Vietnam is facing a severe water crisis.

Discover Cuc Phuong National Park through photos

Spanning across 25,000 hectares with diverse fauna and flora species, Cuc Phuong National Park has flaunted its captivating beauty to tourists.

HCM City takes steps to reduce pollution in canal networks

HCM City's People’s Committee has taken several steps to solve pollution in four canals in HCM City's Thu Duc District and District 9.

Management board tries to keep Con Dao National Park clean

Keeping the Con Dao National Park clean and conserving biodiversity is the top priority for its management board.

 

Hanoi businessman confident to revive polluted To Lich River

A company director in Hanoi claims he can clean up the severely-polluted To Lich River in just six months.

Sandbox regulations to be submitted for approval in Q3

The legal framework on sandbox development will be submitted to the Government for approval in the third quarter of the year to foster new models of business and service.

Smart city groups expand

Vietnam’s aspirations to advance smart technology will help develop the largest municipalities into smart cities in a decade, with the Asian Silicon Valley of Taiwan ready to assist via innovative solutions.

 

Growing demand for robots in Vietnam

Vietnam became the world’s seventh largest market for robots in 2017, and the demand from companies looking to use robots to modernize production remains strong, according to speakers at a recent workshop in HCMC.

Genetic resources of local plants, animals alarmingly decline

A recent report by the Vietnam Environment Administration showed that forest cover in the South has reduced drastically from 39.7 percent in 2016 to 33 percent in 2018.

API startup Stringee raises US$2 million

Dau Ngoc Huy and Nguyen Ba Luan, the two co-founders of Stringee, a communications platform, have raised almost US$2 million from a local investment fund and other angel investors.

 

Hai Duong suspends waste treatment plant project

Hai Duong Province has decided to suspend a project to build a waste treatment and power generation plant in Luong Dien Commune, Cam Giang District, according to the leader of the provincial Department of Planning and Investment.

Formosa meets standard three years after pollution incident: environment ministry

Vietnam’s environment ministry on Wednesday confirmed that Formosa Ha Tinh had finally met national standards on sewage, three years after causing the country's biggest environmental crisis ever.

Broken wastewater tank affects Dak Nong farmers

Wastewater from a granite and basalt stone processing plant in Dak Nong Province has affected many households in Dak R’Lap District in recent days.

5G is here and is set to grow faster than any other ‘G’

Digital transformation is an inevitable trend in developing and developed countries alike. 5G networks are going live in many markets and it promises to deliver significant socio-economic benefits.

Vietnam’s social network Gapo plagued by errors after launch

Many users of Vietnam’s social network Gapo, which began operating on July 23, have complained that they could not log into their accounts, or their connections were interrupted.

Vietnam up three spots in global innovation index

Vietnam has jumped three spots to the 42nd position out of 129 world economies in the Global Innovation Index (GII) as announced by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) on July 24.

 

Fall armyworm attacks Vietnam’s agriculture

The fall armyworm has hit Vietnam and caused serious damage to maize crops in recent months, after leading to the loss of billions of dollars in sub-Saharan countries and Asian countries.