A thematic seminar on the close linkage between IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) and the Internet of Things (IoT) industry took place in Hanoi on May 5.

Climate change mitigation is the key topic of the second Proof of Concept (PoC) competition recently launched by the Vietnam Climate Innovation Centre (VCIC).

Software and website designers from Asia, including Vietnam, will gather in Hanoi on May 18-19 to compete in the APEC App Challenge.

Vietnam is set to enhance bilateral and multilateral cooperation to step up research activities in basic sciences, according to a programme for basic sciences development between 2017 and 2025.

FPT Corporation, a Vietnamese IT company, and French enterprises are hoped to sign cooperation deals, especially in information and technology service supply.

Facebook has been asked to increase cooperation with Vietnam to block and remove bad content and fake news in this social network.

Japan’s coal enterprises are ready to transfer clean coal technology to Vietnam’s firms to reduce emissions and enhance efficiency in the electricity sector, said Noboru Aoki, head of the environment division at New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organisation.

The Ministry of Information and Communications hosted a ceremony in Hanoi on April 21 to announce the ASEAN ICT Awards 2017 (AICTA).

Hi-tech enterprises from the US and Vietnam gathered at a workshop to seek ways to develop clean energy for smart city in Ho Chi Minh City on April 20.

An ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA)’sonline internal network (AIPA Connect) was introduced to member parliaments of the AIPA during a meeting in Hanoi on April 20.

Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan made clear State management in cyber information safety and social media during a question-and-answer session in Hanoi on April 18.

Viettel launched its 4G service in the presence of Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam, who asked the group to seek measures to give free access to information of Party and State agencies and major media agencies.

A two-day international conference on information science and technology opened in central Da Nang city on April 17.

Customers who want to use Vietnamese domain names can register through registrars instead of registering with the Vietnam Internet Network Information Centre (VNNIC) from April 15.