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Meteorologists debate cause of fog in HCM City

Meteorologists are debating the cause of the thick fog that has blanketed HCM City and some southern provinces in recent days, which has triggered concerns of residents about worsening air quality.

GPS tracking launched to monitor wild elephants in Dak Lak

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Vietnam, in co-operation with Dak Lak Elephant Conservation Centre, plans to launch a GPS supervision project on wild elephant herds found in the province.

Samsung, OPPO & Xiaomi led smartphone market in Q2

Xiaomi takes over third place from Huawei in second quarter as top 2 remain unchanged.

 

HCM City to identity trees best suited to urban areas

HCM City plans to conduct research and identify trees resilient to natural disasters and suited to the local soil.

Northern Vietnam forecasted to see warmer winter this year

The northern region of Vietnam has been predicted to experience a warmer winter this year, said an official from the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

 

Homegrown challenger to Facebook

With the launch of the social network Lotus, VCCorp. is ­trying to reshape the domestic advertising market currently dominated by Facebook and Google, and to give more benefits to content creators.

 

Greenhouse expansion damaging Da Lat environment

The rapid development of greenhouses for vegetable and flower cultivation in the last two decades has had a negative effect on the environment in the central resort city of Da Lat.

Vietnamese airship to serve tourism

The Vietnam Aerospace Association (VASA) has successfully performed a trial flight of an airship from Vietnam Space Technology. The made-in-Vietnam airship will be used in the tourism sector.

HCM City to be first city in VN to be fully covered by IoT network

All of HCM City’s 24 districts will have Internet of Things (IoT) broadcasting stations installed this month, making the city the first place in Viet Nam to be fully covered with an IoT network.

 

Homemade social media platform boom to inspire "Make in Vietnam" upbeat outlook

New social media platform Lotus launched earlier this week, the third homegrown social media platform to go live in the last four months.

 

Caged bears rescued in Binh Duong

Six bears, that have shown signs of having sickness have been rescued at a farm in Binh Duong Province by the Austria-based Four Paws organisation.

HCM City becomes first locality in Vietnam to get 5G service

The Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group (Viettel) announced on September 21 that it has started providing 5G service and put into operation the infrastructure of Internet of Things (IoT) in Ho Chi Minh City.

 

Textile and garment enterprises must pay more attention to chemical management

Textile and garment enterprises consume a large amount of chemicals for their production activities. 

Vietnam’s energy transition faces challenges: experts

Vietnamese and Danish lawmakers and experts talk about barriers that Vietnam has faced in energy transition to reach sustainable development goals, experience from Denmark and the two countries’ partnership in the field.

 

Japanese Koi dies after two days released into To Lich River

A Japanese Koi has been found dead after two days being released into the To Lich River and expert said that it was poisoned.

 

The launch of Lotus enhances the MIC's ambition of exceeding Facebook

The Ministry of Information and Communications’ (MIC) announcement of the launch five local social networks in 2019, including the latest Lotus, shows Vietnam’s desire of escaping Facebook's stranglehold.

 

Vietnam to host ITU Telecom World 2020

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Telecom World 2020 will be held in Hanoi, Vietnam, in September 2020, announced the Ministry of Information and Communications on September 17.

 

Vietnam to reduce 35% HCFCs consumption by 2024

Vietnam plans to reduce 35 per cent of its Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) consumption by 2024 in an attempt to protect the ozone layer.

Made-in-Vietnam Lotus network launched, aiming to have 60 million users

The Vietnamese social network Lotus revealed its plan to attract 60 million users in Vietnam during its official launch in Hanoi last night.

 

Vietnam-Germany Innovation Network debuts

The Vietnam-Germany Innovation Network (VGI) was officially launched at a ceremony at the Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany on September 14.