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Can Tho to host ASEM conference on climate change response

 The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) conference on climate change response toward sustainability chaired by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will  take place in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on June 19-20. 

Fish and sea cucumbers released in Nha Trang Bay

 Around 2,400 baby fish and sea cucumbers have been released to Nha Trang Bay to increase and diversify the marine environment.

11-digit phone numbers to be switched to 10 digits

 Nearly 60 million subscribers will have to change their 11-digit phone numbers to 10 digits from September 15, 2018 to June 30, 2019, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications.

Da Nang seeks investment to boost solid waste treatment

 Da Nang is seeking investment to develop a solid waste treatment complex amid challenges facing the central city in dealing with the large volume of untreated solid waste.

Over 500,000 routers, storages infected by VPNFilter

 The Authority of Information Security under the Ministry of Information and Telecommunications on May 29 warned that more than 500,000 routers and storages in many countries, including Vietnam, have been exposed to VPNFilter virus.

Embassies, int’l organisations join in preventing plastic pollution in VN

 Twenty-two embassies and international organisations in Vietnam will sign a code of conduct on plastic pollution prevention on June 4 to mark World Environment Day (June 5), according to the Canadian Embassy in Vietnam. 

More rare animals released back to the wild

 Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh has co-operated with local forest rangers to release five animals into the wild.

Viettel to launch 4G service in Myanmar

 Telecom provider Viettel has unveiled plans to officially inaugurate its mobile phone network in Myanmar under the trade name Mytel on June 9, 2018.

Vietnam Blockchain Summit to run in June

 A press conference took place in Hanoi on May 28 to introduce the Vietnam Blockchain Summit, themed “from technology to policy”, which was slated for June 8.

Quang Nam province protects primates from peril

 The central province of Quang Nam is working hard to draw local residents’ involvement in protecting gray-shanked douc langurs, which are in critical danger due to poor habitat.

Firms call for improvements in Vietnamese IT ecosystem

 Despite developments in human resources in the information technology (IT) sector, many Vietnamese firms still start up in other countries, such as the United States, Singapore , and Japan.

Mobiistar enters Indian market

 Vietnamese mobile phone brand Mobiistar is set to start selling in India on the country’s biggest online store, Flipkart, by the end of the month.

SMS solution to promote e-commerce

 Gaining the trust of customers is still a challenge to the development of the e-commerce industry, despite its huge potential.

Sea turtle smuggler faces 2-7 years in prison

 The People’s Procuracy of Nha Trang City has finished the indictment to sentence Hoàng Tuấn Hải to two to seven years in prison for smuggling sea turtles.

Largest stork garden of Bac Giang Province in danger of elimination

 The population of storks as well as many other kinds of birds in a special park in the northern province of Ba Giang has now declined by more than two thirds due to illegal firecracker explosions.

Waste treatment delayed in Viet Nam

 Poor infrastructure investment in waste treatment has kept Vieệt Nam in the list of five countries who together discharge more solid waste, particularly plastic, into the ocean than the rest of the world combined. 

Ly Son islanders urged not to use plastic bags, straws

 The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has launched a communication campaign to cut the use of plastic bags on Ly Son island, as a prelude to its sea turtle conservation programme on the island.

The man who protects Hatinh Langurs

 With his love for the endangered Hatinh Langurs, a man in Quang Binh Province has protected and helped raise local awareness about the species to prevent illegal hunting for the past five years.

E-commerce and game cards: new trends in the gaming industry

Halting phone card payments creates new prospects for the gaming industry, as gaming enterprises started co-operating with e-commerce platforms to satisfy the burgeoning demand for game cards. 

Vietnam Circus Federation responds against animal cruelty accusations

Vietnam Circus Federation defended their animal treatment after the Asia for Animals Coalition called to end animal cruelty at circuses in Vietnam.