It is essential that technology be regarded as the crucial factor that could take Vietnam out of the middle-income trap and turn it into a developed country, stated Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at a technology forum in Hanoi today, May 9.

The first National Forum on Developing Vietnam Technology Companies opened in Hanoi on May 9, with the attendance of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

The FPT Corp recently received approval to build an AI-education complex in Binh Dinh province.

Management of solid waste has not met the requirements of environmental protection, thus Vietnam is making efforts to manage solid waste in a more effective way, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Vo Tuan Nhan said.

Thirty-two teams have begun competing in the final round of the 2019 Vietnam Robot Contest (Robocon Vietnam), which opened in the northern province of Hai Duong on May 7.

Shell Eco-marathon Asia 2019, held this year as part of the Make the Future Live Malaysia, came to a close last week with new efficiency records set by participating student teams.

There are 50,000 technology firms currently active in Vietnam, but the country is set to double the number by 2030, said To Thi Thu Huong, deputy director of Information Technology at the Ministry of Information and Communications.

A large amount of untreated wastewater has been discharged into a park in the central city of Danang over the past 10 days with the local authorities struggling to deal with the problem.

A vast area of pine trees has been poisoned in the biggest forest destruction reported so far in the central highlands province of Lam Dong.

The authorities in Hoi An Town are trying to curb noise pollution in the area.

The National Forum on Developing Vietnam Technology Companies will be held for the first time in Hanoi on May 9, said Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Phan Tam.

The application of high frequency waves in drying produce and food is one of the most prominent ideas introduced by the Center for Statistics and Science & Technology Information in HCM City.

The boycott campaign against disposable plastic products is urging plastic manufacturers to renew their production strategies, while giving them opportunities to switch to more environment-friendly product lines.

The final round of Robot Contest (Robocon) Vietnam 2019 will be held in Hai Duong City from May 7 to 12, drawing 32 teams from universities across the country, the organizer announced recently.

Danang authorities have planned a tour to bring visitors to Cu Lao Cham Island in the neighbouring city of Hoi An. However, this has been opposed by Hoi An officials. 

Google Assistant has learnt to speak Vietnamese, and the search company launched its revamped AI personal assistant in the language on May 6.

Vietnam ranked sixth in the world and second in Asia-Pacific for Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack sources in the fourth quarter of 2018, according to Nexusguard.

In the context of Industry 4.0, Vietnam is trying its best to promote a digital economy, with an initiative to promote a national innovation centre.

As the local demand for smartphones reaches the saturation point, technology retailers Mobile World and FPT Shop have been steadily changing business orientations, working to expand into other segments.

Hundreds of people, including Singer Tuan Hung, joined hands to collect rubbish on Ly Son Island in the central province of Quang Ngai.