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Vietnamese mathematician wins Dénes König Prize 2024

Vietnamese mathematician Dr Pham Tuan Huy, a visiting clay scholar and Stanford Science fellow, has been awarded the Dénes König Prize for 2024 by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM).

Saigon Hi-Tech Park seeks to commercialize research results

HCM City’s Saigon Hi-Tech Park (SHTP) is collaborating with many enterprises to commercialise technological research results of its Research and Development Center.

VN vows to compete with global chip/semiconductor powerhouses

Vietnam will be a must-visit destination for chips and semiconductors by 2030, Hoang Nam Tien, Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees of FPT University, predicted.

Japanese leaders hold further talks to make North Hanoi Smart City a reality

Japanese government agencies have held meetings with leaders of a consortium between Vietnam’s BRG Group and Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation to push progress on the North Hanoi Smart City project.

Nha Toi Quan aspires to be global IT service developer

Ten years ago, at Nha Toi Quan (My Home Restaurant), a restaurant in Hanoi, five IT engineers gathered together and talked about plans to set themselves up in business.

VN’s low investment in technology leaves it lagging behind: experts

The ratio of Vietnam’s investment in technology to GDP remains modest, which makes it difficult for the country to keep pace with the world, experts say.

Investment in Vietnamese startups in 2023 ranks third in Southeast Asia

Vietnam maintains the third position in the number of investment capital and deals of startups in Southeast Asia.

Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution to take shape in HCM City

The Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) is expected to make its debut in Saigon High-Tech Park in September.

Digitized companies are the best prepared to deploy AI

Digitized businesses are in the best position to apply AI (artificial intelligence) because their leaders want to apply new technologies quickly, said TMA Innovation CEO Tran Phuc Hong.

National awards honour 84 technical innovations

Eighty-four works were honoured with the 17th National Technical Innovation Awards at a ceremony held in Hanoi on April 23.

Vietnam to launch new satellite as Vinasat-1 operation expires

Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung has instructed the Authority of Radio Frequency Management (ARFM) and VNPT to submit plans to launch new satellites to replace Vinasat-1.

Vietnam urged to build legal corridor for AI industry

Vietnam needs a policy on artificial intelligence (AI) to help this industry develop strongly, while minimising risks, according to insiders.

24th IEEE Real-time Conference opens in Quy Nhon

The 24th IEEE Real-Time Conference opened on April 22 at the International Centre of Interdisciplinary Science Education (ICISE) in Quy Nhon city.

11 Vietnam startups valued at over $100 million each

The 11 largest-scale startups out of the total of 3,800 innovation startups in Vietnam are valued at $100 million each.

Meteor shower to light up Vietnamese skies tonight

Vietnamese astronomy lovers will have the chance to watch the Lyrids meteor shower as it reaches its peak between nightfall and dawn from April 22 to April 23 (local time).

Decree to facilitate science, technology activities

The Ministry of Science and Technology (MST) is drafting a Government decree that will revise and supplement some articles of the 2014 document on investment and financial mechanisms for scientific and technological activities.

Female scientist dedicated to marine toxin research

As a Vietnamese pioneer in researching marine toxins – a challenging research area – she initially faced many difficulties in approaching and developing research methods.

Engineer invents a machine treating waste into organic fertiliser

From seemingly useless piles of organic waste, through the talented invention of mechanical engineer Nguyễn Tuấn Anh, they are turned into microbial organic fertiliser, contributing to environmental protection.

Vietnamese patents average growth rate nears 10% a year in the last decade

Last year, the number of applications filed by Vietnamese entities increased to 991, while those filed by foreign entities rose to 8,469.

Lang Son geopark proposed for UNESCO global recognition

The People's Committee of Lang Son Province is preparing a dossier of the Lang Son geopark area to submit to UNESCO for global recognition.