Technology

A number of activities have been held to mark the Vietnam Science and Technology Day (May 18).

The TMA Binh Dinh IT Park will be built at an estimated cost of 10 million USD at the Quy Hoa science and education urban area in Quy Nhon city, the central coastal province of Binh Dinh.

Vietnam will host the Asia Pacific IT Alliance (APICTA) Awards in 2019, said Minister of Information and Communication Truong Minh Tuan on May 14.

The LH-ATM team from Lac Hong University in the southern province of Dong Nai won the 2018 Vietnam Robot Contest (Robocon Vietnam) after defeating another team from the same university.

The Prime Minister has just signed Decision No.504/QD-TTg approving the project on the application of information and communication technology in the State Statistics System for the 2017-2025 period, with a vision to 2030.

Five hundred and twenty contestants from across Vietnam will show off their vocational skills in 24 professions at the tenth National Skills Competition, being held from May 13-20.

Vietnam lost to defending champions Iran by five goals to zero in the semi-finals of the AFC Women’s Futsal Championships at Bangkok Arena in Thailand on May 10.

The Ministry of Science and Technology in coordination with the People's Committee of Lao Cai province held a seminar on developing science and technology in the Northern midland and mountainous region.

Two Nobel laureates and nearly 200 scientists from 40 countries and territories worldwide attended a conference on science and development, which opened in Quy Nhon city, in the central province of Binh Dinh, on May 9.

Regulations of the draft law on cyber security should create a legal framework to avoid negative consequences on enterprises and the development of information technology and telecommunications.

A seminar discussing the application of nanotechnology in treating aquaculture waste took place in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre on May 7.

Payments for e-commerce transactions must be made via banks or authorised payment intermediary services, according to the draft of the amended Law on Tax Management.