Ho Chi Minh City authorities have asked relevant agencies to launch campaigns calling on people to reduce the use of plastic bags.

 Vietnam strives to fight natural disasters

 Vietnamese students won one third prize and one consolation prize at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) 2018 which was held in Pennsylvania, the US, from May 13-18.

 Mobile carriers Viettel and VinaPhone have urged their subscribers to update their personal information and submit their headshots by June 2. 

 Zalo, an application developed by VNG Corporation, announced on May 21 that it reached the milestone of 100 million users.

Climate change is damaging production and livestock in the country’s northeast provinces, raising the risks that the poverty rate there could increase in the next few years, according to a new study.

 A wide range of telecommunications and IT products and services will be on display at the 2018 Vietnam ICT COMM to be held in Ho Chi Minh City next month.

 The Blockchain Festival to be organised in HCM City on May 24-25 is expected to open up new opportunities to develop the world’s leading software platform for digital assets and cryptocurrencies in Vietnam.

 The human resources training quality for information, communications and technology (ICT) needs to be improved quickly amid the Fourth Industrial Revolution, said Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Phan Tam.

HCM City was able to reach four of its 16 goals in pollution reduction as part of its 2016-2020 programme to reduce pollution, according to city authorities speaking at a conference held on Friday in the city.

 The Ministry of Information and Communications plans to build a code of conduct for internet users to create a healthy networking atmosphere in the country.

 The fifth annual Conference of Vietnamese Young Scientists (ACVYS 2018) took place in the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Sejong University in Seoul on May 20. 

 The Ministry of Science and Technology presented the Ta Quang Buu Awards 2018 to three scientists yesterday for their outstanding works on physics and agricultural biology.

 A project to encourage more people to cycle and help the environment has won a global award.

 The Digital Vietnamese knowledge system, an ambitious Government funded open database similar to Wikipedia, now boasts more than 10,000 articles, alongside 3.5 million question and answers following its launch in January.

 The context of integration and the trend of the fourth industrial revolution are opening up many opportunities for Vietnamese enterprises, but they can only seize the opportunities if the human resources meet the requirements. 

Statistics from the Saigon Hi-tech Park Incubation Center (SHTP-IC) show that since 2014, the center has incubated 38 projects, 22 of which have been successfully commercialized and other nine projects excellently graduated.

 The central province of Quang Tri has set up a mobile team to patrol the province and prevent illegal logging of timber.

The Bio-technology Institute under the Hue University in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue will be developed into one of the three national bio-technology centres on a par with ASEAN level under a project just approved by the Prime Minister.

 FPT Software has asked the Ministry of Transport and relevant sectors for permission to operate self-driving autos in hi-tech zones and software parks nationwide on an experimental basis.