Technology

The Industry 4.0 Summit 2019 is scheduled for October 2 and 3 in Hanoi, announced the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission on September 25.

Three Vietnamese scientists have been named among the world’s 100,000 most cited scientists by monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal PLOS Biology.

The Agricultural Service Center of Long An province and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Chau Thanh district organized a review of high-tech dragon fruit planting models.

The Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group (Viettel) announced on September 21 that it has started providing 5G service and put into operation the infrastructure of the Internet of Things (IoT) in Ho Chi Minh City.

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Telecom World 2020 will be held in Hanoi, Vietnam, on September 2020, announced the Ministry of Information and Communications on September 17.

“Made-in-Vietnam” social network Lotus revealed its plan to attract 60 million users in Vietnam during its official launch in Hanoi on September 16.

The genome of rare Linhzhi mushrooms has been successfully conserved by scientists of the Phuoc Binh National Park in south-central province of Ninh Thuan, opening opportunities for the production of the mushroom.

The Vietnam-Germany Innovation Network (VGI) was officially launched at a ceremony at the Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany on September 14.

A workshop was held at Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST) on September 11 to discuss the transfer of knowledge and technologies from Europe to Vietnam.

Vietnamese social network Lotus will have its beta version debuted on September 16.

Medlink – the supplier of a platform for direct connectivity among drug companies and pharmacies has won the first prize of VietChallenge 2019.

Vietnam is among the top three target countries for phishing websites in Southeast Asia in the first half of the year, according to the global cybersecurity company Kaspersky.