President Tran Dai Quang has hoped to receive further support from international professors for human resources training and science community connection, helping Vietnam attain sci-tech achievements.
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.
Vietnam’s first scientific journal, namely Advances in Natural Sciences: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, has been listed in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) database of Thomson Reuters (UK).
The 9th International Conference on Integrated Circuit Design and Technology and the 4th Solid State Systems Symposium opened in Ho Chi Minh City on June 28.
The military-run telecom group Viettel won one gold and two bronzes at the 11 th Annual 2016 IT World Awards that took place in San Francisco, the US on June 27.
The MobiFone Telecommunications Corporation (MobiFone), the second biggest mobile operator in terms of subscribers, is set to start piloting its 4G and MobiTV services on July 1.
The Russian Federation Space Agency (Roscosmos) and the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) have signed an MoU on expanding cooperation in outer space, Roscommos’ press service announced
An international scientific conference entitled “Mechanobilology: from molecules to tissue” opened in Quy Nhon city of the south central province of Binh Dinh on June 27.
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