Technology

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment on December 27 launched a nationwide network of stations that constantly log and process satellite-based GPS data for better mapping and surveys.

Vietnam reports an average of 26 cyberattacks per day, with governmental agencies, banks and e-commerce websites the most vulnerable.

AkaBot – a robotic process automation (RPA) solution developed by FPT Software Corporation of Vietnam, has been named in the Top 30 RPA products in the world by the website https://rpahack.com/ of Japan.

As part of the government’s plan to create incentive for domestically manufactured 5G products, three major Vietnamese enterprises have officially announced their 5G research and production roadmap.

Vietnam is facing risks in terms of cybersecurity, threatening national security, said Nguyen Minh Chinh, Director General of the Cyber Security and High-tech Crime Prevention Department under the Ministry of Public Security.

Three outstanding female scientists of Vietnam on December 12 received L’Oreal – UNESCO awards for their research.

The number of '.vn' domain names in Vietnam surpassed 500,000 by October 31 this year, a report has shown.

The Departments of Information and Communications of Long An province, Tay Ninh province and Ho Chi Minh city held a Signing ceremony for information and communication development in the period of 2020 - 2025.

The Prime Minister, Chairman of the National E-Government Committee - Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired the opening ceremony of the National Public Service Portal.

The 28th Informatics Olympiad for Students, the international programming contest Vietnam concluded on December 6 after three days of competition.

A programme to train 100 key experts for the e-Government building scheme will be launched on December 20.

The Vietnam E-Pavilion on e-commerce platforms was rolled out by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s E-Commerce and Digital Economy Department in Ho Chi Minh City on December 2.