Technology

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired the first meeting of the National E-Government Committee in Hanoi on September 20.

More Vietnamese people are fond of shopping online and online shoppers makes up 30 percent of the country’s population, which translates to around 27 million people by 2020.

Vietnam needs to improve the quality of its technical and vocational education and training to meet the requirements of digitisation and industry 4.0, a conference heard in HCM City on September 18.

Construction of a 40.6MW solar power plant commenced in the Mekong Delta province of Long An on September 16.

E-commerce is growing rapidly and thus posing challenges to State management agencies.

Mobile carriers in Vietnam have started to shorten their 11-digit mobile phone numbers to 10 digits by replacing some of the current prefixes with new numbers in a move to standardise the length of all mobile numbers.

The fourth Industrial Revolution has created great opportunities for promoting the integration of Mekong countries.

A recent study has confirmed that Krong No Volcanic Geopark in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong is eligible to become a UNESCO global geopark.

The application of high technologies in cultivation, animal husbandry and fisheries has helped increase economic value by 10-30 percent.

The consumer-to-consumer market in Vietnam will become a space for global tycoons following many recent investment deals with Vietnamese enterprises.

With the Fourth Industrial Revolution in full swing are in the midst of a new technological wave that not only creates opportunities, but also brings challenges to the local government, businesses, and consumers.

Cyber security is a hot issue globally and in Vietnam, concerns on the subject have been expressed by the Government and departments, especially in the field of banking – finance.