The Ministry of Information and Communications on Monday transferred the ownership of giant telecom service providers VNPT and MobiFone to the Committee for State Capital Management.

 25 scrap containers have been found at Cat Lai Port in HCM City recently despite the government’s tightened controls over scrap imports.

 The mass fish deaths in Danang coast might have been caused by fishing using explosives according to local authorities.

 Mobile subscribers of the country’s major mobile service providers can use a mobile number portability (MNP) service, which allows them to retain their phone numbers when switching carriers, from November 16.

 Humankind had “mortgaged” its future with uncontrolled growth at the expense of the environment for far too long, experts agreed, and urged for the simultaneous pursuit of development and sustainability.

 The loss and degradation of wetland areas are occurring more rapidly than in any other ecosystem due to large-scale land use changes, infrastructure development, altered water flow, and the impact of climate change.

 The Hanoi Forum 2018 opened on November 9, drawing nearly 500 delegates, made up of former and incumbent state leaders, heads of business groups and international organisations, as well as domestic and foreign scholars and scientists.

 Hundreds of wild birds have been sold at a temporary market by Thang Long Avenue in Hanoi.  

 Four Vietnamese agencies were honoured with the Asian-Oceanian Computing Industry Organisation (ASOCIO) awards during a ceremony held in Tokyo, Japan on November 8. 

The HCMC Department of Information and Communications yesterday announced the launch of the annual ‘Vietnam Information Security Day 2018’ with the theme ‘Cyber Security for the Age of Artificial Intelligence and Smart Devices’.

Solid waste can be classified by source or characteristics, and the work has been piloted in HCM City over the past decade. However, shortcomings in waste management and collection have hindered the city’s environmental protection efforts. 

 Vietnam is likely to become Southeast Asia’s fintech (financial technology) hub, according to an article posted on theaseampost.com.

 Scientists have found that northern Vietnam is one of the areas most populated by prehistoric plants in East Asia, containing species which have have been around from some dozens to hundreds of million years ago. 

One of the key provisions of the decree providing guidance for the implementation of the Law on Cybersecurity requires foreign firms including companies like Google and Facebook to localise data and set up local offices in Vietnam.

 Vietnam could cut down 6 percent of its greenhouse gas emissions through the implementation of the ‘Green Office’ Initiative, the Asian Institute of Technology in Vietnam (AIT-VN) said at a workshop in Hanoi on November 7. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has once again emphasised the importance of protecting the marine environment while chairing a meeting on coastal erosion and sediment deposition at river mouths in central coastal provinces from Nghe An to Binh Thuan.

 A ceremony will be held on November 24 in Cao Bang city to receive a certificate from UNESCO recognising Non Nuoc Cao Bang Geopark the northern border province of Cao Bang as a global geopark by the UNESCO.

 Many rare wild animals at Cu Chi Wildlife Rescue Station in Ho Chi Minh City have been found living in poor condition while the numbers are falling sharply. 

 For better cyberspace, the Vietnamese prime minister has asked competent agencies to build a code of conducts on the Internet for both telecommunications service providers and social network users.

 Vietnam will undertake many adaptation activities to increase its resilience to climate change, enabling it to contribute more to mitigating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.