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IT workers good at foreign languages earn higher salaries

Local employees in the information technology (IT) sector will earn much higher salaries if they have a good command of foreign languages, according to survey results of job recruitment websites VietnamWorks and TopITworks. 

Draft cyber information security law ready this month

 The draft cyber information security law will be submitted to the National Assembly Standing Committee this month, the Ministry of Public Security said on its website.

Microsoft Vietnam gets new CEO

Microsoft Vietnam has officially announced it was appointing Aung San Maung from Myanmar as its new acting CEO in Viet Nam, a position which was held by Vu Minh Tri for seven years.

VINASA: 35.2% of Vietnam firms ready for 4IR

 Only 35.2% of enterprises and agencies in Vietnam are prepared for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), according to a survey of the Vietnam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA).

Ba Ria - Vung Tau restores coral reefs

The Ba Ria - Vung Tau province is conducting a rehabilitation of the coral reef at the Ramsar area of Con Dao National Park.

Cable car and resort plan raised for Bach Ma National Park

 The Ministry of Construction has asked the authorities in Thua Thien-Hue Province to gather opinions from experts and the public before building a large-scale resort project and cable car system on Bach Ma Mountain.

Vietnam, UK experts talk to fight wildlife trafficking

Experts from government and law enforcement agencies of Vietnam and the UK met at a conference in Hanoi on September 7 to discuss measures to combat the illegal wildlife trade.

Elephant sanctuary established in Quang Nam

 The Vietnam Administration of Forestry in partnership with USAID announced the establishment of an elephant sanctuary in central Quang Nam province on September 7.

Ha Long Bay threatened by thermal power waste

Ash and slag waste from thermal power plants in Quang Ninh Province is contaminating the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ha Long Bay.

Vietnam ICT Summit 2017 this week

 The seventh edition of the Viet Nam ICT Summit 2017 will take place in Ha Noi on Wednesday, organised by the Viet Nam Software and IT Services Association.

Marine environment monitoring system set up in central provinces

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a project to develop a marine environment monitoring system in the central provinces of Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue.

Cham Island saves threatened turtle

The Cham island’s Marine Protected Area (MPA) management board started conservation of the green turtle (Chelonia mydas) by hatching 450 eggs taken from Con Dao Island on August 30.

Fingerlings released in Hue lagoon

 A total of 300,000 ocean fingerlings were released into an area of Tam Giang Lagoon in central Thua Thien- Hue Province, aiming to produce a swift recovery for local seafood resources after the Formosa toxic spill in 2016.

More efforts needed to preserve biodiversity on Ly Son Island

 Destructive human activities have put coral reefs, sea grass beds and many other marine species off Ly Son Island at risk, with local authorities urged to make more efforts to preserve the unique ecosystem.

Vietnam ICT Summit 2017 on horizon

 The Vietnam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA) will hold the 7th Vietnam ICT Summit 2017 on September 6 at InterContinental Landmark 72 in Hanoi.

Carbon market necessary to attain GHG reduction targets

 A carbon market will be one of the means for Vietnam to achieve the committed greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, said the Director of the Department of Meteorology, Hydrology and Climate Change.

Poachers rampant in Kon Ka Kinh National Park

 Many precious and protected animals at the Kon Ka Kinh National Park in Gia Lai Province, one of 27 national parks listed on ASEAN Heritage Park, are being hunted and killed.

Cloud computing not just for large firms

 Mr. Nguyen Tien Dung, Director of Viettel IDC, tells VET about the development of cloud computing in Vietnam.

Conference spotlights recovery of central marine ecology

A conference took place in Thua Thien – Hue on August 31 to discuss the protection and resilience of the marine ecosystem in the waters in the four central regions that suffered from mass fish deaths last year.

Internet traffic insignificantly affected by undersea cable rupture

The rupture of two undersea cable lines Asia-America Gateway (AAG) and Intra-Asia (IA) in waters off Hong Kong’s coast on August 28 has insignificant impacts on Internet traffic in Vietnam, said domestic Internet service providers.