In addition to outsourcing, fintech, blockchain or AI are now among notable trends of Vietnam’s IT industry.

After graduating from the HCMC-based Vietnam University of Science  Nguyen Thi Kieu Phuong confidently pursued synthetic chemistry, focusing strongly on metal-organic frameworks (MOFs).

Responding to the call on social networks of a group of foreign tourists, hundreds of people voluntarily joined together to collect garbage at Quy Hòa beach in Ghềnh Ráng ward, Quy Nhơn city, Binh Dinh province. 

A drill on radiation and nuclear accident response took place on April 19 in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong’s Da Lat city, which is home to a nuclear reactor.

The HCMC-based Center for Science and Technology Information has announced the launch of the upcoming Techmart 2019, themed ‘Technology and Equipment for Farming, Produce & Food Processing and Preserving’.

The e-learning platform Tesse, developed by 26-year-old Nguyen Pham Tuan Anh and partners, is one of the first Vietnamese platforms to allow the creation of virtual classes to upgrade knowledge of the community.

Hanoi Sewage and Drainage Ltd. Company are seeking permission to build a pumping station to take water from the Red River into West Lake and the To Lich River.

The Saigon Hi-tech Park Incubation Center has cooperated with New Energy Nexus Southeast Asia to launch the program New Energy Nexus Vietnam to seek feasible solutions and products for startup projects.

Vietnam can become a cybersecurity powerhouse thanks to its world-class cybersecurity human resources and the dream to become a powerful nation, local media quoted Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung as saying.

The Cuc Phuong National Park on April 17 received 39 pangolins rescued from wildlife traffickers and handed over by authorities of the northern province of Hung Yen.

Giant IT-real-estate-manufacturing-retail conglomerate Vingroup on April 17 opened VinAI Research, a research institute focusing on artificial intelligence (AI) with the goal of elevating Vietnam’s role in the AI world.

Vietnam and the Netherlands are further boosting strategic co-operation in water management and adaption to climate change as part of a plan for the two nations to forge a bilateral comprehensive partnership.

An embankment project in Quan Hoa District, Thanh Hoa Province, is encroaching upon the Ma River.

In the recent times, some supermarkets in Vietnam have started using banana leaves to wrap food instead of plastic bags. The move has been praised by the community.

Campaigns and other activities are now being more regularly seen in Vietnam as people become aware of the threat plastic poses.

Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations in Stuttgart, Germany, to hold 'PURE GOLD - Upcycled! Upgraded!' exhibition from April 21 to 26.

The Viettel Cyber Security Company, a subsidiary of the military-run industry and telecom group Viettel, made debut in Hanoi on April 12.

FPT Software on April 11 announced its cooperation with Yamaha to test self-driving electric automobiles in Ecopark Urban Area in northern Vietnam.

VN News talks with UNDP Viet Nam Country Director Caitlin Wiesen on how Vietnam can promote green expenditure in the future.

Despite having 3,000km of coastline with up to 2,700 hours of sunlight a year, the development of the renewable energy industry is yet to meet its potential. Director of the Green Innovation and Development Centre speaks on the issue.