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Vietnam faces cybersecurity threats

 Vietnam continues to be one of the countries with the highest number of detected online infections, according to Kaspersky Security Network data.

Logging on to e-commerce

 Figures show that online shopping has already reached 60 per cent of the Vietnamese population in 2019 so far, dominated by only a handful of e-commerce websites and social media pages. 

FPT appoints new CEO

 FPT’s Board of Directors has appointed Mr. Nguyen Van Khoa, Executive Vice President of the FPT Corporation and CEO of FPT Information System (FPT IS), as the new CEO of the FPT Corporation.

Minister asks for pre-activated SIM solution

 Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung directed the Viet Nam Telecommunications Authority (VNTA) and network operators to stop the supply of pre-activated SIM cards.

Cybersecurity solutions needed for VN

 Viet Nam continues to be one of the countries with the highest number of detected online infections, according to Kaspersky Security Network data.

Vietnam calls for sci-tech research proposals with Italy, Germany

 Italy’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Vietnam’s Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) jointly launched a scientific and technological cooperation program for the period of 2020-2022.

Youtube incident sends Yeah1 shares plummeting for fifth consecutive day

 An incident with Youtube has caused shares of Vietnam’s leading entertainment group Yeah1 to plunge for five consecutive trading sessions through this morning, according to stock exchange data.

Ly Son-Sa Huynh geopark seeks for global status

 Ly Son-Sa Huynh geopark, located in the central province of Quang Ngai, will be submitted to the UNESCO by November 2019 to be recognized as the UNESCO Global Geopark. 

VinaPhone delivers eSIM to pre-orders

 VinaPhone yesterday distributed nearly 5,000 eSIMs for its customers who had pre-ordered this from January 2019.  It also announced the official mass launch of eSIM onto the market from March 11, 2019.

New technology promises better implementation of IoT in VN

 The technology of Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) has been introduced to Vietnam, yet unable to attract much interest from related businesses. 

AI to be used in VN to decode genes

 Genetica Company has just signed a contract with American International Hospital, locating in District 2 of Ho Chi Minh City, for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in gene decoding.

Vietnam-made software saves money, improves grassroots medical services

 Medical management software called MMS.Net for clinics in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak beat out 600 other entries from around the world to win the gold prize at the 2018 Seoul International Invention Fair in the Republic of Korea.

Vietnam ranks 13th in IPv6 adoption worldwide

 Vietnam is 13th globally in Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) adoption rate with more than 14 million users, according to Google.

“.vn” domain records highest number of registrations in Southeast Asia

 The “.vn” domain name has always had the highest number of registrations across Southeast Asia since 2011, the Vietnam Internet Network Information Centre said on March 5. 

G-DORM forum on global sci-tech education opens

 The Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST) and Japan’s Niigata University co-organised in Hanoi on March 4 the G-DORM Forum on Global Sci-Tech Education through cooperation with universities in Mekong River countries. 

Youngest female scientist to receive Kovalevskaya Award

 Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Lan, Director of the Vietnam National University of Agriculture, has become the youngest woman to receive the Kovalevskaya Award, which honours outstanding female scientists.

A new race down the line

 The Prime Minister has endorsed the use on a pilot basis of telecom accounts for payments of digital content services and small-scale e-commerce. This move may pave the way for Internet service providers to penetrate deeper into the Fintech business. 

Vietnam’s state-of-the-art robotics

 Vietnam’s medical sector is expected to undergo significant changes in the near future, driven by a trend of applying Artificial Intelligence in light with the technology innovations of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

Tomochain CEO: The messenger of blockchain

 Vuong Quang Long, the founder and CEO of Tomochain- a blockchain technology platform firm, is well-known in the Vietnamese startup circle as a pioneer in the application of blockchain disruptive technology in Vietnam. 

Vietnam should create best conditions for tech innovation

 Vietnam should create optimal conditions to encourage technological innovation, President and CEO of Japan’s NTT DATA Corporation Toshio Iwamoto said at a workshop in Hanoi on March 1.