Technology

Vietnam’s first car manufacturer VinFast, under Vingroup, presented the designs for its new line of vehicles named Premium, and officially launched a contest to select the public’s favourite designs on January 15.

The Association of Vietnamese Scientists and Experts reaped many impressive results in its key sectors in 2018, according to its President Prof. Dr. Nguyen Duc Khuong.

Motorcycle sales in 2018 broke the record set seven years ago with nearly 3.4 million vehicles sold in the domestic market during the year.

Under a new regulation, commercial banks will have to switch 30 percent of their current magnetic strip ATM cards – more than 25 million in total – to chip cards by the end of this year.

Australia will assist Vietnam in enhancing its innovative ecosystem through a development assistance programme named Aus4Innovation, which was launched on January 10.

The observatory and planetarium of Vietnam National Space Centre, located at Hanoi’s Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park, will be officially put into operation at the beginning of the second quarter this year.

The Authority of Information Security under the Ministry of Information and Communications, has forecast five major trends in network safety and security to watch in 2019.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on January 8 pointed out several shortcomings of the environment sector when attending the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment’s conference.

Vietnam will lack from 70,000 to 90,000 information and technology workers this year despite increasing salary and welfare.

Vietnam will enhance its telecommunications infrastructure, expand its broadband network and develop 5G mobile connectivity this year.

The Vietnam Software and IT Services Association formally launched Sao Khue Awards 2019 yesterday.

Vietnamese start-ups are still not paying adequate attention to registering intellectual property, although this type of intangible asset plays a significant role in their future development.