Technology

The first images taken by Vietnamese satellite MicroDragon were sent to a land station in Japan on January 23 morning, according to the Vietnam National Space Centre.

A recent report by the Vietnam Telecommunications Authority revealed that the bandwidth for 4G in Vietnam is lower than in many other countries.

The Ministry of Science and Technology should raise awareness of the sector’s importance and promote the role of enterprises in 2019.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has lauded Singapore’s high indexes in innovation, creativity and productivity, and expressed his hope for stronger cooperation with the country in these fields.

The digital age offers opportunities for the world economy, creating new business models, which helps boost global gross domestic product.

A conference was held on January 17 in Hanoi to discuss Vietnam’s readiness for open data and digital government, as part of a World Bank support programme to speed up the development of e-government in the country.

MicroDragon will be launched together with six satellites from Japan, and separate from the rocket after one hour and five minutes. It is expected to reach stable operations after one to three months.

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.