An international expert on ASEAN trade has underlined the importance of the application of digital technology to help Vietnamese SMEs, and startups to join the global value chain.

Blockchain could bring a commercial benefit of 1 trillion USD, mostly for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as for some newly-emerged markets which suffer most from a lack of access to credit and have ample room to grow trade, including Vietnam, according to a new report jointly released by Bain & Company and the World Economic Forum (WEF).

Vietnamese Acting Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung has said that Vietnam, as an emerging economy, would be able to take advantage of the fourth industrial revolution, even though the country missed the first three.

The 7th international exhibition on technology, equipment and solutions for electricity transmission and distribution (Electric & Power Vietnam 2018) opened in Ho Chi Minh City on September 12.

Representatives of Russia’s Federal Service for the Oversight of Consumer Protection and Welfare (Rospotrebnadzor) handed over a mobile lab to Major General Nguyen Hong Du, Director of the Vietnam-Russia Tropical Centre on September 11 on the sidelines of the fourth Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok.

The Grow Asia Forum was held in Hanoi on September 11 within the framework of the World Economic Forum (WEF) on ASEAN 2018 which lasts from September 11-13.

As the host of the 2018 World Economic Forum on ASEAN (WEF ASEAN 2018), Vietnam has the responsibility to work with the WEF and ASEAN to discuss important issues and plans for the development of ASEAN member countries amidst the Fourth Industrial Revolution, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

The World Economic Forum on ASEAN (WEF ASEAN), slated for September 11-13 in Hanoi, will offer a chance for countries to share experience in utilising opportunities and addressing challenges generated by the fourth Industrial Revolution.

Vietnamese websites were hit by more than 6,500 cyber security attacks – all either deface malware or phishing attacks – in the first eight months of 2018.

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 Vietnam Computer Emergency Response Team (VNCERT) hosted the ASEAN CERTs Incident Drill – ACID 2018 in Hanoi on September 5, focusing on improving the capacity of participating countries in dealing with cyber crimes caused by coin mining viruses.

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, said Le Manh Hung, director of the State Bank of Vietnam’s Information Technology Department.

Quang Trung Software City (QTSC), and the Vietnam Information Technology Outsourcing (VNITO) Alliance have signed an agreement with Japan’s Fukuoka Information Services Industry Association to enhance business cooperation and support trade promotion by members of both sides.

An international conference on nanotechnology and advanced materials was held in Ho Chi Minh City on August 31, introducing the field’s latest research ideas and application achievements from Vietnam and around the world.