The Vietnam ICT COMM 2016, an exhibition of information and communication technology opened in Hanoi on July 20.

Vietnam's software giant FPT inked a cooperative agreement on global business development with Slovakian Gratex International (GTI) in Hanoi on July 18.

The French government has decided to bestow the “Legion of Honour” on a Vietnamese-French biologist for her contributions to France’s scientific development and her charitable activities.

Vietnam ICT COMM 2016, an exhibition of information and communication technology products, will be held in Hanoi from July 20 to 22.

Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan urged enterprises to send recent reports on 4G testing results as the Government had policies to accelerate the licensing for 4G this year.

Vietnamese enterprises have registered a total of more than 200,000 .vn domain names, according the Vi etnam Internet Network Information Centre (VNNIC).

The HCM City People’s Committee has instructed all city agencies and city-owned enterprises to replace communication by paper with text messages and emails.

The Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) and US-based Microsoft on July 7 inked a Memorandum of Understanding on strategic cooperation in cloud computing, cyber security and smart city.

A group of experts from the IAEA has visited central Da Nang city where they plan to install an automatic system for radiation detection at Da Nang International Airport.

Vietnam pays special attention to boosting the development of science in general and basic science in particular, said Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam.

Using information technology in agriculture is imperative for improving productivity and quality and reducing costs to bolster the sector’s competitiveness amid the country’s integration.

The Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) on July 5 organised a regular press conference in Hanoi to clarify major issues in the first six months and highlight important events in the second half.

Google began to offer support to Vietnamese large- and medium-scale businesses in switching to its Google Apps for Work in late June, according to ICTnews website.

The international conference GEOTEC Hanoi 2016 on geotechnics for substantial infrastructure development will take place in Hanoi from November 24-25.