Japanese government agencies have held meetings with leaders of a consortium between Vietnam’s BRG Group and Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation to push progress on the North Hanoi Smart City project.

Ten years ago, at Nha Toi Quan (My Home Restaurant), a restaurant in Hanoi, five IT engineers gathered together and talked about plans to set themselves up in business.

The ratio of Vietnam’s investment in technology to GDP remains modest, which makes it difficult for the country to keep pace with the world, experts say.

Vietnam maintains the third position in the number of investment capital and deals of startups in Southeast Asia.

The Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) is expected to make its debut in Saigon High-Tech Park in September.

Digitized businesses are in the best position to apply AI (artificial intelligence) because their leaders want to apply new technologies quickly, said TMA Innovation CEO Tran Phuc Hong.

Eighty-four works were honoured with the 17th National Technical Innovation Awards at a ceremony held in Hanoi on April 23.

Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung has instructed the Authority of Radio Frequency Management (ARFM) and VNPT to submit plans to launch new satellites to replace Vinasat-1.

Vietnam needs a policy on artificial intelligence (AI) to help this industry develop strongly, while minimising risks, according to insiders.

The 24th IEEE Real-Time Conference opened on April 22 at the International Centre of Interdisciplinary Science Education (ICISE) in Quy Nhon city.

The 11 largest-scale startups out of the total of 3,800 innovation startups in Vietnam are valued at $100 million each.

Vietnamese astronomy lovers will have the chance to watch the Lyrids meteor shower as it reaches its peak between nightfall and dawn from April 22 to April 23 (local time).

The Ministry of Science and Technology (MST) is drafting a Government decree that will revise and supplement some articles of the 2014 document on investment and financial mechanisms for scientific and technological activities.

As a Vietnamese pioneer in researching marine toxins – a challenging research area – she initially faced many difficulties in approaching and developing research methods.

From seemingly useless piles of organic waste, through the talented invention of mechanical engineer Nguyễn Tuấn Anh, they are turned into microbial organic fertiliser, contributing to environmental protection.

Last year, the number of applications filed by Vietnamese entities increased to 991, while those filed by foreign entities rose to 8,469.

The People's Committee of Lang Son Province is preparing a dossier of the Lang Son geopark area to submit to UNESCO for global recognition.

At the pinnacle of her career, with 15 patents in the field of materials processing for a major steel group, she decisively returned to Việt Nam.

Vietnam has accomplished numerous achievements in scientific research and technology application in the production of vaccines, pharmaceuticals and medicinal herbs, Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Lien Huong has announced.

With a new approach, Vietnamese software engineers need three months of training to shift to making chips, rather than an 18-month transition, according to Truong Gia Binh, Vinasa's (Vietnam Software and IT Services) chair of its founding council.