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Although Vietnam is placing great emphasis on the technology sector, the growth of technology stocks on the stock market is still modest compared to their potential.

Leading technology company FPT Corporation reported a 20.9 percent year-on-year increase in pre-tax profits to 2,936 billion VND (127.7 million USD) in the first half of this year on a turnover of 16,228 billion VND (705.6 million USD), up 19.2 percent.

Vietnam is working to realise its goal of being listed in Top 4 in ASEAN and Top 50 of the world in terms in artificial intelligence (AI) research, development and application by 2030.

Russian animation studio Soyuzmultfilm on March 5 said it has sealed a deal with a Vietnamese partner – FPT Telecom – on licensing the screening of its five new animated series in Vietnam.

FPT Corporation achieved pre-tax profit of 5.26 trillion VND (228.3 million USD) on revenues of 29.83 trillion (1.29 billion USD) last year, a year-on-year increase of 12.8 percent and 7.6 percent, mainly driven by the digital transformation, overseas IT services and telecom.

It is undeniable that adopting environment, society and governance (ESG) principles is helping local companies improve business management and attract more foreign capital.

FPT Corporation overcame challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic in both the global and domestic markets to achieve positive financial results in the first half of the year, especially in core business lines.

Many software companies have provided free e-learning software for students to study online while schools remain closed at least until the month-end due to the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) fears.

FPT Corporation is aiming to earn 32.45 trillion VND (over 1.38 billion USD) in revenue and 5.51 trillion VND in pre-tax profit this year, gaining 17 percent and 18 percent respectively against 2019.

The FPT Techday 2019was held at the National Convention Centre in Hanoi on November 21.

FPT Software of Vietnam and Taiwanese system integration solution provider ThinkPower have inked an agreement on the distribution of the former’s digital transformation solution and platform in Taiwan.

Five Vietnamese companies are among the 300 largest and fastest-growing businesses in Asia, according to Nikkei Asia Review's exclusive ranking.

Many leading groups and corporations of the Republic of Korea, which operate in banking, finance, electricity, retail sales, and technology, have expressed their interest in cooperation with Vietnamese partners, including FPT Corporation, in the fields of new technologies digital transformation.

FPT Software-a subsidiary company of Vietnam’s leading technology firm FPT Corporation-has assisted Airbus in collecting, standardising and integrating data on the Skywise platform.

FPT Corporation, a leading technology firm of Vietnam, has reported a 22.6 percent year-on-year increase in profit before tax and 19.4 percent increase in revenues in the first four months of the year.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on March 14 called on Vietnam to help Cambodia complete a national cyber information safety monitoring centre in 2019, saying it is very essential to the country. ​

FPT Corporation’s revenue and pre-tax profit in 2018 were 23.2 trillion VND (almost 1 billion USD) and 3.85 trillion VND, respectively.

The FPT Corporation and Vietnam Television (VTV) has kicked off the 2018-2019 Digital Race for all students at universities across the country and some schools in Asia.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on August 10 attended the inauguration of the FPT University and Software Park Complex (first phase) in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho.

Information-telecommunication-technology group FPT Corporation (FPT) has acquired 90 percent of the US-based tech advisory firm Intellinet Consulting (Intellinet).