The White Book on Information and Communications Technology (ICT) 2017 of Vietnam was released by the Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC) in Hanoi on September 19.

 With the Government releasing the policy to develop the solar energy industry, it is poised for a boom, a workshop heard in HCM City on September 18.

An international Hardware and Hand Tools exhibition in Vietnam in 2017 is scheduled to take place from December 6-9 at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnam determines to transform from a consumer to a provider of future technologies and services, ready to stay at the front door of the fourth industrial revolution, according to Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Pham Dai Duong.

 The Vietnam National Space Centre under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency signed an agreement on satellite data exchange in Hanoi on September 18.

 Authorities have confirmed a serious case of deforestation has occurred in this northern mountain province, resulting in the destruction of about 80 percent of the special forest areas in Pa Khoang Commune.

The Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information (ABEI) under the Ministry of Information and Communications on September 14 announced a list of 83 websites that have been found to infringe copyright rules.

 The authorities in Binh Dinh Province are investigating the destruction of 61 hectares of forest in the last fortnight.

 The National Assembly Standing Committee has not approved the Ministry of Finance’s proposal to almost triple the environmental protection tax on oil and gas consumption, citing potential harm to consumers.

 FPT Corporation, Vietnam’s leading information technology firm, has launched Speakdi, a Vietnamese-Japanese automatic translation app, on App Store since early this month.

 The Vietnam Computer Emergency Response Team (VNCERT) has called on agencies and enterprises across the country to take measures to cope with a possible advanced persistent threat (APT) that is looming large.

 Nearly 40 Vietnamese and South Korean information and technology companies took part in the  2017 Viet Nam - South Korea ICT Partnership Program.

 Vietnamobile Telecom Joint Stock Company has been investing in infrastructure and networks for a year and is now able to serve 90 per cent of the population with 3G speed.

All of the garbage in the Nam Son rubbish dump in Soc Son District, Hanoi, will be recycled as an electric power resource.

 Hanoi’s air quality has been at an acceptable level less than two days a week, according to a newly released document.

 The authorities in Dak Lak Province are preparing to welcome the first baby elephant conceived and born by a domesticated elephant in the province after 30 years.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) officially set up a legal entity in Viet Nam to support its customers using the company’s products, an AWS representative said at a conference last week. 

 The Vietnam Computer Emergency Response Team (VNCERT) organised the 2017 ASEAN Computer Emergency Response Team Incident Drill (ACID) in Hanoi on September 11.

 Vietnam strives to raise forest coverage to 42 percent

 A master plan on the use of Vietnam’s sea is being built by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, a necessary move according to experts.