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The Hanoitimes -  A solar energy network, funded by Germany at a cost of EUR1 million, was inaugurated in Hanoi o­n November 19, making it the first of its kind so far in Vietnam.

 

The Hanoitimes -  Vietnam’s information technology (IT) industry still lags behind progressive countries in the region as it has yet to satisfy regional advanced standards. 

The Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, in coordination with the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Northeast Asian History Foundation, held a seminar o­n developing social sciences in Hanoi .

The Hanoitimes -  Nearly 150 international and domestic scientists and students attended an international conference o­n information and communications technology (ICT) in Hanoi . The event was jointly held by the Hanoi University of Natural Science under the Vietnam National University, the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). The scientists discussed the major issues of computational intelligence, communication and networking, model and reproduction, information and knowledge management, operation and optimisation, software technology and embedded systems, people-to-robot conversation and image processing. The event offered a chance for ICT students to approach new technologies which are of interest to the scientist community in the world. The participants were also presented with scientific reports by prestigious scientists such as Prof. David W.L. Cheung from the University of Hong Kong, Dr. Barry S. Perlman from the US Army Communications – Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Centre and Dr. Dang Tuan from the Electricity of France.

Vietnam targets to become o­ne of the leading countries in terms of e-government development by 2020.

The Corporation for Financing and Promoting Technology (FPT) and its subsidiary FPT Telecom will become strategic partners of EVN Telecom.

The Hanoitimes  - The Liability-limited Company Intel Products Vietnam o­n October 29 officially inaugurated the largest chipset assembling and testing plant ever built in Vietnam.

FPT Software Company– a member of FPT Group- will invest 57 million USD in a software park at the Hoa Lac Hi-tech Zone in Hanoi. Sources at the FPT Group said o­n Oct. 23 that the project is expected to generate 8,000 jobs, mainly in the software sector. FPT Software said within the next four years, 80 percent of its production will be conducted under outsourcing contracts and the remaining will focus o­n products, services and solutions for the domestic market. The company plans to pay a 10 – percent dividend.

The Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) has been short-listed for the ‘Changing Lives’ awards - o­ne of the 10 prizes up for grabs at the Broadband Infovision Awards 2010. The jury selected VNPT thanks to its initiatives and solutions for developing broadband infrastructures and services in Vietnam during 2009 and 2010. Holding the largest broadband market share in Vietnam , at 75 percent, the group has narrowed the “digital gap” between urban and rural areas, changing people’s lives by giving them access to the internet and the knowledge-based economy. VNPT will compete against three rivals – Columbus Networks, Saudi Telecoms and Telstra, for the award. The Broadband Infovision Award is a world-acclaimed prize which is presented annually by the UK ’s Informa communications group. It attracts major telecoms corporations and operators from all over the world. 53 entrants have been listed for this year’s awards, covering 10 categories including best new service; broadband access network technologies and services; broadband network and services management and operations; content, entertainment, applications and services; broadband home: appliances, devices, home networks and services; enabling silicon and component-level technologies; network innovation; green broadband; broadband innovation of the year and broadband that changes lives. Within the framework of the Awards, a Broadband World Forum will also be held in France , from October 26-28, with 200 executives from the world’s leading telecoms groups attending.

The Hanoitimes -  The world’s biggest micro chip maker, Intel Corporation, will open as chip assembly and testing factory in Vietnam with a total investment of US$1 billion late this month, according to the US Wall Street Journal

Vietnam’s Trade and Technology Conference 2010 opened in Ho Chi Minh City o­n October 13, attracting 200 representatives from businesses operating in technology, banking and finance.

The Hanoitimes -   VinaPhone will launch an international operator service in English, Chinese, Japanese and Korean.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung approved a programme that supports sci-tech transfer and application for socio-economic development in rural and mountainous areas.The VND1.2 trillion programme will focus o­n high-tech agriculture production, improvement of agricultural products and imports, and development of animal and plant husbandry in parallel with processing. The programme is expected to run between 2011 and 2015.

The Hanoitimes -  A Vietnamese delegation, led by Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Le Nam Thang, attended the 18th conference of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in the Mexican city of Guadalajara o­n October 4.

The Hanoitimes -  The Vietnam Report Company and o­nline newspaper VietnamNet announced the 1,000 largest corporate income tax payers in Vietnam in a profile released September 22.

The Hanoitimes -   Mobile service providers must import nearly o­ne thousand iPhone 3GS to meet high demand while waiting for iPhone 4, which will be launched o­n September 28.

The International Data Company (IDC) Vietnam report in the first half of this year stressed the slow sales and imports of PCs in the domestic market.

The Hanoitimes -   Viettel marketed 1,700 units of 3Gs iPhone o­n the domestic market, bringing a total number of 3Gs iPhone distributed by Viettel to 14,700.