The Asia-America Gateway (AAG) submarine cable, which was cut on July 15, will resume operation on 11:00 July 30, FPT Telecom said on July 22, citing sources of the cable’s operator.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ratified an intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in exploring and using aerospace for peaceful purposes between Russia and Vietnam, according to the Russian news agency Itar-Tass.

Vietnam has been ranked 81st in the ICT Development Index for 2013, up five places from the previous year's index, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC).

The mobile game market was very quiet in the first half of the year, but things are expected to heat up in the second half, the English language news website VietNamNet Bridge reported.

The Asia-America Gateway (AAG) submarine cable was cut at 6.36pm on July 15.

Vietnam’s high technology industry has made great strides over the recent years but also caused challenges to the environment and human health due to its production activities, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Bui Cach Tuyen has said.

Administrative reform will not be very effective if information technology is not applied, a HCM City leader said.

VNPT International, a member company of the Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Corporation (VNPT), opened a representative office in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on July 7.

The adoption and effective implementation of IT progress in administrative reform at commune and district levels in the central city of Da Nang have brought many positive changes in recent years, the Vietnam Investment Review reported.

Despite macroeconomic challenges, spending in Vietnam for IT services increased 9.9 percent to 446 million USD in 2013, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC).

The Hanoi police on June 28 started legal proceedings against Viet Hong Company for selling spy software, affecting more than 14,000 mobile subscribers.

Microsoft, the Viet Son Company, and Intel Corporation officially launched the first Vietnamese brand tablet in Vietnam market, namely ROSA on June 26, the Saigon Giai phong Daily reported.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked ministries, agencies and localities to accelerate the application of information technology in State management, especially in the fields of health, education, tax and customs.

The Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap has benefited from its cooperation with Netherlands partnership to develop hi-tech agriculture.