Vietnam’s total revenue from information and communications technology (ICT) in 2018 reached an estimated US$98.9 billion, according to data released at a meeting yesterday by the Ministry of Information and Communications.

 Reports from Kaspersky Lab in Vietnam show that in the beginning of 2019, Vietnamese companies are actively investing in information security (IS), especially related to Business-to-Business (B2B) type.

 The latest announcement of the Ministry of Information and Communications' Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information stated that Facebook has been seriously violating Vietnamese laws related to information management, tax, and advertising.

 Representatives of Mekong Delta localities, central departments, and agencies, as well as scientists gathered at a conference on January 15 to discuss the potential impacts of the Pak Lay hydropower project in Laos.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) to increase Vietnam’s rankings in information and communication technology (ICT) as ICT is the foundation of all areas, including the digital economy.

Urbanization has gradually increased its pressure on agriculture land of HCMC year by year. 

 To minimize the import of plastic waste as well as upgrade the ability to treat domestic one, the Vietnamese government has asked businesses to invest into advanced technology for plastic waste recycling.

 Nearly 80 leading scientists in applied physics and materials science from Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) are gathering at the Vietnam – RoK International Symposium on Applied Physics (V-KISAP) 2019.

 The forestry sector will support the issuance of sustainable forest management certificates on an area of 100,000ha per year as part of efforts to ensure that Vietnamese wood products satisfy all international requirements.

 Local telcos are set to being testing 5G services in the first quarter of 2019, whereas associated infrastructure and terminal equipment providers stand ready for 5G commercialisation starting from 2020.

Coral is considered the under-ocean home to aquatic species. Since 2012 experts of the Nha Trang Institute of Oceanography have helped Cham islanders in Quang Nam province revive the polyped stony corals by farming techniques.

 Dozens of people living near Nam Son Rubbish Dump in Hanoi’s outlying district of Soc Son have gathered to prevent rubbish dumping.

 The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has issued a circular to regulate marine oil spill cleanup and recovery efforts.

 Inside the Cultural Park of Ca Mau city lies a breath-taking bird garden, drawing thousands of visitors to the country’s southernmost province. However, increasing pollution has threatened the survival of the local environment.

 The Intra Asia (IA) cable system connecting Vietnam to Hong Kong and other parts of Asia encountered a power failure on January 10 morning, affecting the speed of internet connection of local users. 

 The import of scrap to use as material for production through road and railway border gates will be banned in Vietnam from February 22, according to a circular freshly issued by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

 The first Vietnam-Japan Environmental Week has provided the opportunity for Vietnamese environmental service providers to access suitable technologies in the field, said Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Vo Tuan Nhan.

 A rare turtle was released back into the ocean in the south-central coastal province of Phu Yen on January 11 by the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Xuan Thinh Border Post.

 Animals Asia will provide a funding of 60,000 USD for the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak to carry out the elephant conservation project from November 2019 to February 2021.

 New launches by giant corporations and newcomers heat up the mid-range smartphone segment.