Technology

The Government has issued a decree creating more favourable conditions for the development of businesses operating in the field of science and technology.

Vietnam is one of Asia’s five worst polluters of ocean plastic waste, according to international organisations.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam praised efforts made by scientists who are participating in projects in Vietnam and in the development of the country’s science and education sector.

A group of Vietnamese researchers has created an unmanned vehicle that can be used to create maps of the ocean floor and collect environmental data.

With a passion for knowledge and a dream for conquering space, 36 engineers of the Vietnam National Space Centre have overcome difficulties to successfully manufacture a microsatellite.

The Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group will trial 5G mobile technology around the country over the next 12 months.

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.

Research by Associate Professor Tran Dang Xuan, who is working at Hiroshima University, has discovered and successfully isolated two precious compounds of momilactones A and B, which inhibit enzymes in white rice.

A workshop on plastics, garbage and the life cycle of a product was held in Hanoi on January 26 to raise public awareness of environmental protection.

Lead author Dr Hieu said the invention works by capturing high-resolution images of semiconductor materials, including many potential defects, within seconds.

The Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group is set to become a digital service provider this year, having lined up a number of products and services from the digital eco-system.

Viettel has become the first mobile carrier in Vietnam licensed to test the next-generation of wireless technology, known as 5G, in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.