LG Electronics Vietnam showed off “wallpaper” thin LG Signature OLED W Television for the first time in HCM City on August 15, announcing its 2.57mm-thin panel is the thinnest in Vietnam.

Vietnam is facing a severe shortage of IT workers though there is a large number of universities and colleges teaching IT nationwide, heard a conference on IT human resource development on Friday.

 An international scientific conference on flavour physics opened on August 14, in the central city of Quy Nhon, as part of the on-going Rencontres du Vietnam 2017, a series of scientific events held annually in Vietnam.

A red-shanked douc langur was handed over to the Cuc Phuong national park by forest rangers in Phu Loc district, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on August 14.

 No single country or individual could put an end to illegal wildlife trade, but joint international efforts should be made to prevent wildlife crimes and protect the elephant species in the centuries ahead, US Ambassador to Vietnam has said.

 Quang Ninh provincial authorities have imposed a fishing ban in the core area of Ha Long Bay after investigations of fishing activities in Ha Long Bay and Bai Tu Long Bay. 

 After a month of its opening, Creative Lab, an incubator for Vietnamese start-up community, has recently held its first event for start-ups focusing on the role of creative hubs in Vietnam in developing a thriving creative economy.

To ultilise the advantages of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0), citizens must quickly be equipped with knowledge, Tran Van Tung, deputy minister of Science and Technology spoke.

 Analog television signals will be switched off in 15 cities and provinces on August 15, the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) said.

 The Greenovation Challenge contest, aimed at seeking initiatives to solve plastic waste issues in Viet Nam, has been launched in Hanoi. 

The Ngoc Son dumping site, the sole collection point for waste generated by thousands of households in Nghe An central province, has been overloaded for a couple of years, polluting residential areas and threatening to contaminate a nearby reservoir.

 The central province of Quang Nam plans to restore a 80ha forest as habitat for a herd of gray-shanked douc langurs living in Dong Co Village, Tam My Tay Commune.

The Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province’s People’s Committee on Thursday released the report on mass fish deaths in Long Son, stating the main cause to be water pollution and bacterial presence. 

The Hanoi Forest Protection Department and World Animal Protection finished re-implanting microchips in 200 captive bears earlier this week in the capital city.

 The People’s Committee of HCMC has assigned District 9 to set up a land withdrawal plan which will be submit to the Prime Minister for approval to develop a science and technology park project.

 The landfill in Thanh Hoa Province’s Sam Son Town has become overloaded for many years, affecting the lives of local people and polluting Sam Son Beach.

 The Hanoi Forest Protection Department, in coordination with World Animal Protection, has recently completed a re-micro-chipping of over 200 captive bears on farms in Hanoi.

 Complaints have continued about the waste water discharged directly onto Danang City’s beaches.

 The HCM City Department of Information and Communications on Wednesday announced the launch of the 9th Information and Communication Technology Awards.

 A Tibetan bear was rescued by the Asian Animal Foundation after being transferred by a bear breeder in the nothern mountainous province of Lai Chau.