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Latest Bphone 2017 introduced

 The Bkav Corporation officially introduced the Bphone 2017, the second version of its Bphone, the first made-in-Viet Nam smartphone, on Tuesday.

Dong Nai moves to protect black-shanked douc langurs

 The Forest Ranger Sub-department of southern Dong Nai province has completed a project to protect the black-shanked douc langurs found recently on Chua Chan mountain, in Xuan Loc district.

Vietnam – leading Asian destination for information technology

 Vietnam is a leading information technology (IT) services destination in Asia, heard a press conference in Ho Chi Minh City on August 8 on the upcoming IT service export conference 2017.

Cua Dai Beach recovers from erosion

 Cua Dai Beach in Hoi An Town has been restored and attracted many visitors after three years being ravaged by erosion.

Scientists discuss star formation in different environments

Nearly 80 professors, scientists and researchers from 17 countries gathered at an international conference themed “Star formation in different environments” that opened in Quy Nhon city on August 7.

Quang Ninh gets tough on destructive fishing practices

 Local authorities in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh will try and enforce and end to destructive fishing practices.

Ha Long Bay surrounded by rubbish

The fast-growing tourist development coupled with thousands of fishing vessels operating off its coast has resulted in large amounts of rubbish being dumped into the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ha Long Bay.

Cybercrime crack down in works

 Software and legal documents on cybercrime prevention will soon be launched in Viet Nam.

Illegal waste pollutes Da Nang's My Khe Beach

A section of My Khe Beach in Da Nang, considered one of the most beautiful stretches of coastline in Viet Nam, has been heavily polluted by untreated waste water illegally discharged from a construction project.

Vietnam to tighten cyber protection

 Software and legal documents on cybercrime prevention will soon be launched in Việt Nam.

Memory sticks in Vietnam highly vulnerable to malware

 Vietnam is one of the top 20 countries that are at great risk of malware attacks on personal computers through USB flash drives, CDs and DVDs, according to Kaspersky Lab’s quarter two report on global security.

Vietnam should speed up renewable energy development

 Vietnam should develop renewable energy sources in a timely manner in order to meet the rising demand for electricity in the years to come, according to industry watchers.

VinaPhone, Viettel slash roaming rates

 Domestic mobile carriers VinaPhone and Viettel have slashed charges for data roaming services for subscribers, helping them stay connected at an extremely low rate when going abroad.

Danang beaches covered in 30 tonnes of rubbish

 Cleaning workers in Danang are trying to collect the large amount of rubbish that has covered beaches in the central city.  

Startups co-found network of neuroscience labs in Vietnam

 Two tech startups from Vietnam and Australia have agreed to establish a network of laboratories for neuroscience studies, named Neuro Lab, in Vietnam.

HCM City to build $23 million wastewater treatment plant

 The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City has asked for the Prime Minister’s permission to build a wastewater treatment plant with a total cost of VND522 billion ($23 million).

Event highlights 4 sectors of frontier technology

 Vietnam has a solid foundation for information technology but must constantly strive to be globally competitive, Hajime Hotta, co-founder of Innovatube and president of Cinnamon AI Labs, said at the Ha Noi technology event on Sunday.

24 climate change response projects to be launched till 2020

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has submitted a plan to the government to launch 24 climate change response projects in the Mekong Delta for 2017-2020, including nine transit and 15 new projects. 

Scientific conference on nano technology opens

 As many as 120 foreign and domestic scientists are attending the conference “Nanophysics: From fundamental to applications”, which opened in Quy Nhon city, on July 31 as part of the 13th Recontres du Vietnam (Meet Vietnam) program.

MobiFone voted top 4G service provider

 Mobile service provider MobiFone was voted by mobile users as “the most excellent 4G service quality provider” in a recent survey by the International Data Group (IDG).