Over 4,900 scrap containers left unclaimed for 90 days are piling up at major seaports across the country, raising environmental concerns.

 Up to 71.38 percent of computers and mobile devices in Vietnam are getting infected with malicious viruses, but only 11 percent of the users are aware they have been victims of cyber-attacks.

 HCM City authorities are seeking to promote micro electro mechanical systems technology, which plays an important role in the fabrication of sensors.

 Plastic waste is a resource that needs to be collected, sorted and recycled. Non-reusable solid waste should be moved to a waste treatment plant, said a representative from the Ministry of Construction. 

 Up to 71.38 percent of computers and mobile devices in Vietnam are getting infected with malicious viruses, but only 11 percent of the users are aware they have been victims of cyber-attacks.

Vietnam’s authorised Apple distributors now count a new member, as IPPG has launched its first APR store called eDiGi. However, IPPG’s chances for success seem thin. 

 Vietnam has proposed initiatives to enhance the role of the Asia-Europe Parliamentary Partnership (ASEP) and the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in coping with climate change. 

 The Ministry of Information and Communications is encouraging the development of broadband infrastructure to complete the 4G network and begin work on 5G as early as possible to enhance the performance of the Internet of Things (IoT).

 Vietnam has made great strides in the fight against wildlife crime, said Bui Thi Ha, Deputy Director of Education for Nature Vietnam (ENV), a non-governmental organisation on the reservation of nature and the protection of the environment.

 After huge tensions around purchasing the broadcasting rights of the World Cup and the Asiad, global social network Facebook has announced to have purchased the rights to broadcast the Premier League.

 Hanoi authorities have vowed to punish and revoke the licence of firms which are polluting the environment. 

 Authorities in the Mekong Delta province of Long An are opposed to the construction of a new thermal power plant project, saying that a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) plant should be built instead for power generation.

 The total number of national registered domain names with “.vn” reached 453,979 as of last month, an increase of 9.33 per cent over the same period last year, according to the Viet Nam Internet Network Information Centre.

 Nguyễn Phương Anh, a 12-year-old student from Hà Nội Amsterdam School, thought plastic bags found their final resting place in the dustbin until she joined an educational project on plastic recycling.

 Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng has requested the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment strengthen inspections on environmental protection in mineral mining.

 Vietnam will cooperate with Japan in reducing marine plastic waste, according to head of the Vietnam Administration of Seas and Islands (VASI) Ta Dinh Thi. 

 The Investment and Trade Promotion Center of HCM City and the city’s Department of Information and Communications on September 18 jointly organized a discussion session between ICT businesses and the municipal authorities.

 Vietnam has actively implemented the Montreal Protocol and measures to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to preserve the ozone layer, earning international recognition.

 Denis Brunetti, president of Ericsson Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos sheds light on the preparation for 5G, and how the technology will benefit Vietnam and its industries, and accelerate the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

 The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) is proposing to build a decree on data connection and sharing with an aim to create a legal framework and accelerate the Government’s administrative reforms.