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‘Make in Vietnam’ needs better preparation, resources to become a success

Building and implementing the national program on heightening independence and self-reliance of Vietnam’s production by 2045 is an important policy at making the nation develop sustainably in the era of international integration.

Telecom carriers could make trillions of dong in profit if ‘junk card’ settled

If the ‘junk card’ problem can be solved, long term benefits will occur, helping telecom carriers increase revenue and reduce operation costs.

MIC, Apple discuss dispute over iPhone 12’s radiation levels in France

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has said it has had a working session with Apple about the dispute related to high radiation levels of iPhone 12 in France.

Four Vietnamese-language virtual assistants created

Several new virtual assistants are expected to make major changes in the lives of Vietnamese.

Campaign seeks to prevent fake news, create healthier cyberculture

A communications campaign called "Chien dich Tin" was launched in Hanoi on October 11 to raise public awareness of fighting fake news, and improve cyberculture in Vietnam.

Vietnam to create policies on semiconductor industry development

Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Huy Dung said Vietnam will accelerate the process of joining the regional semiconductor ecosystem to attract semiconductor enterprises to come to Vietnam and manufacture and conduct R&D.

Cross-border platforms to have favorable conditions in Vietnam

By setting up representative offices in Vietnam, cross-border platforms will have better conditions to develop their business models.

Vietnam has large microchip designing community

A community of microchip designers with over 30 firms and 5,000 designing engineers is being formed in Vietnam.

Vietnam aims to achieve dual target in digital transformation: PM

The Government of Vietnam is determined to achieve the dual goal of developing a digital government, digital economy, digital society, and forming digital technology enterprises with global competitiveness, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said.

Room remains for data centre development

The data centre industry in Vietnam is on the rise and is being driven by a number of factors, as heard at a Ho Chi Minh City forum at the end of last month.

Ministry introduces information-communication technology maps

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) on October 9 released eight technology maps in the information and communication sector, becoming the first agency to research and develop technology maps for all areas of its management.

Awards promotes digital transformation, innovation

Winners of the Vietnam Digital Awards 2023 (VDA 2023) were honoured at a ceremony held on October 7 by the Vietnam Digital Media Association (VDCA) under the sponsorship of the Ministry of Information and Communications.

‘iPhone 15’, “generative AI’ most searched terms by Vietnamese in 3rd quarter

Since the launch of iPhone 15 series, Vietnamese have been seeking information about prices and times for official sales. Chatbots and drawings with AI have also seen many searches.

Local authorities pilot program using blockchain in e-government

Da Nang has consulted with many experts and placed orders with many companies, but has not received advice about an application domain for blockchain technology.

YouTube in VN highly popular, ranked as platform with the most diverse content

Through YouTube, many Vietnamese content creators can approach the global market.

National Digital Transformation Day to take place on October 10

The National Digital Transformation Day 2023 will be held on October 10, the Government Office announced on October 5.

5G to be officially commercialised early next year

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) will auction 5G frequencies in November and license 5G by the end of this year.

TikTok Singapore’s operation in Vietnam violates local laws: Ministry

Violations of Vietnam's laws have been detected in TikTok's cross-border services in Vietnam after a comprehensive inspection of TikTok's activities in the country from May this year.

Cybersecurity threats on the rise in Vietnam's SMB sector: reports

There was a huge jump in the number of threats targeting small and medium-sized businesses (SMB) in Vietnam in the first half of the year, global cybersecurity and digital privacy company Kaspersky has said.

2.65 million subscribers use virtual mobile networks in Vietnam

Four licenced virtual mobile networks in Vietnam - Indochina Telecom, Mobicast, ASIM, Digilife - have 2.56 million subscribers, accounting for 2.1% of the total number of mobile subscribers in the country.