In 2024, Vietnam's digital economy saw a major uptick in interest in artificial intelligence (AI).

Vietnam can unlock the digital economy across sectors through the effective use of AI-powered solutions.

The growth of Vietnam's esports market is highlighted in the Vietnam Esports White Book 2022-2023, which outlines global trends.

The World Cup championship will start in o­ne month, and now is the right time for purchasing new TVs to view the world’s top football matches.

Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) and the US aeronautical manufacturer Lockheed Martin Corp. signed a contract to build and launch Vietnam’s second telecom satellite, Vinasat-2, in Hanoi o­n May 11.Under the contract, Lockheed Martin will build the satellite and launch it into orbit within 24 months since the effective date of the contract.Addressing the signing ceremony, VNPT President Pham Long Tran said the US$300 million Vinasat-2 project aims to further develop Vietnam’s telecom market and make full use of the infrastructure system serving the first satellite to meet growing customers’ demand.Vinasat-2, which can cover all Southeast Asia and a number of neighbouring countries, is expected to help ensure safety and stability in service supply as well as security and safety for the national telecommunications network.Vice Director of Lockheed Martin Joseph Rickers affirmed his company will ensure contract is implemented o­n schedule so that the satellite can be launched in April 2012.With the launch of the US$250 million Vinasat-1in April 2008, Vietnam became the 93rd country in the world and the sixth within the region to have its own satellite in orbit.Vinasat-1, which has an operation range of all over Vietnam and Laos , Cambodia and Thailand , has so far had 80% of its capacity leased and it is expected to operate at full capacity by 2011, according to VNPT.

The Hanoitimes -  Vietnamese experts rejected a recent study o­n the country’s computer software copyright violations by two international organizations, saying it was incorrect and unconvincing.  

Vietnam currently has six providers of Internet services, named VDC, Viettel, FPT Telecom, NetNam, SPT and EVN Telecom, with VDC, Viettel and FPT Telecom in the tripod position.

The US-based International Business Machines (IBM) opened a US$2 million centre to help Vietnamese businesses in Ho Chi Minh City-based Quang Trung Software City o­n April 27.

Telecommunication firms must proceed slowly with the import of Apple iPhone handhelds to avoid waste and trade deficit, according to a Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC) instruction. 

Dot VN, Inc. said it intends to apply the benefits of best of breed technology through strategic partnerships to deploy hardware, software and a wireless point-to-point layer o­ne solution in Vietnam. The US company, a provider of internet and telecommunication infrastructure solutions, said o­n April 20 that in order to maximise the benefits the company can derive from the technology, the company also intends to drive growth in registrations of the Vietnamese ccTLD (country code top-level domain)'.vn', build and operate Internet data centres in major city centres in Vietnam, commercialise the use of multi-gigabit capacity virtual fiber systems (a wireless point-to-point layer o­ne solution), commercialise the use of micro modular data centre solutions, and to identify, deploy and commercialise best of breed technologies and applications in Vietnam and Southeast Asia. Dot VN, Inc. has retained CCG Investor Relations, a leading investor relations and strategic advisory firm, to assist the company's shareholder communications, the company said in a press release. Roger Ellis, Vice President of CCG Investor Relations, having corporate headquarters in Los Angeles, said: "We are excited to be working with a client that, through its extremely strong relationships in Vietnam, has tremendous growth potential." He added that Dot VN's exclusive agreement with the Vietnamese Internet Network Information Centre (VNNIC) as the exclusive o­nline domain name registrar, with the authority to approve domain names, has enabled the firm to build a formidable market position. “We look forward to enhancing the firm's shareholder communications as it executes o­n its business plan and achieves its growth objectives, he said.

Forty-seven outstanding individuals and organisations from the Information and Technology (IT) sector were presented with Sao Khue Awards o­n the evening of April 21 in Hanoi.

Vietnam has over the past 15 years had 500 sci-tech innovation projects that have been applied in production, boosting business activities, improving productivity, quality and saving production costs, said the Vietnam Fund for Scientific and Technological Creations (VIFOTEC).The information was delivered at a meeting on April 19 to review the 15-year contest holding for sci-tech creativity and present the innovation awards of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO).Speaking at the event, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan expressed the wish that the competition organiser would encourage a wider variety of contestants.He asked ministries, agencies and local authorities to set up mechanisms for supporting the VIFOTEC as well as facilitating application of innovative ideas in life and production.With contest for advanced, innovative ideas held every year, the VIFOTEC has so far involved many organisations and individual scientists in the research and application of science and technology for the cause of national industrialisation and modernisation.This year, awards went to 39 winners for technical creativity in the main categories such as information technology and telecommunications, mechanics and automation, materials technology, environmental protection technology, energy saving technology, and applied biology.Of the award winners, four won first prize, 10 second prize, 12 third prize, and 13 consolation prize. Nearly 2,000 scientific and technological projects have joined the competition since the first VIFOTEC contest was held in 1995.

The Hanoitimes -  Twelve top engineering teams from the south have been selected to compete in the final round of the national robot competition “Robocon,” to be held in the Central Highlands’ city of Buon Ma Thuot from May 10-16.

Vietnam will host the International Biology Olympiad in 2016.The government’s Prime Minister office says the Ministry of Education and Training will preside over the event. 

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has said meeting the annual export target of US$61.1 billion this year, a 7 percent increase over 2009, will be a tough task.

The Hanoitimes -  The number of new mobile phone subscriptions topped 7.2 million in the first quarter, 22 percent higher than in the same period last year, even as landline subscriptions fell 28.1 percent to 677,400, the General Statistic Office said.

The Hanoitimes -  Software giant FPT has announced a revenue target for 2010 of nearly 23 trillion VND (1.2 billion USD) in 2010, an increase of 23 percent over 2009 totals, as well as a profit target of 2.1 trillion VND (110 million USD), representing an increase of 25 percent.

The Hanoitimes - The Vietnam Satellite Digital Television, a Vietnam – France joint venture, has launched its first satellite channel, K+1.

The Hanoitimes - The Vietnam National Institute of Ophthalmology (VNIO) held a ceremony to announce the launching of an Eye Bank in Hanoi o­n March 30.

The Hanoitimes - In the wake of the global economic downturn and green movement, ebooks have emerged as the latest method of publishing a literary piece without the drawbacks of traditional publishing methods.

The Hanoitimes -  Mobile phone promotions are undercutting competition and leading to inactive phone numbers and a waste of digital resources, Government sources say. The problem has led to the formation of a draft management plan by the Ministry of Information and Communications to control mobile phone promotions and reduce the “chaos” in the market. The draft plan puts a limit of 90 days a year o­n which mobile phone promotions can be run and a limit of 45 days o­n each promotion. In also mandates that mobile networks must maintain the quality of their services during promotions and the information given to subscribers must comply with regulations. Under the draft plan, minimum charges set by the Government may not be reduced and any promotion reduction may not exceed 50 percent of the service’s total value. The ministry has called for comment o­n the draft management plan which is expected to become the final plan by the end of the month. Ministry telecom department head Pham Hong Hai said close management of mobile promotions aimed to create healthy completion. While promotion programmes attracted users, Hai said, they were tending to be used to undercut competitors and had led to and crease in the number of inactive subscriptions, resulting in a waste of digital resources. Changes had already been made to the promotions regulations. At the end of last year, mobile operators were limited to 50 percent promotions for pre-paid cards, instead of 100 percent or more before. The Ministry of Industry and Trade said the country’s telecommunication market was in chaos because of promotion “races” to attract subscribers to domestic networks.

Thirty-three information-communication technology (ICT) awards were presented to ICT businesses in Hanoi o­n March 20 in recognition of their outstanding performance in 2009 and contributions to the ICT sector. Of the total awards, nine went to landline and mobile phone and Internet service providers, 10 to IT software developers, four to businesses for IT training, and seven to businesses for creative IT applications. The Vietnam Data Communication Company (VDC) won all four awards for Internet providers, namely best Internet business, best customer care service provider, best new service provider and best broadband supplier. Meanwhile, big-name FPT software was awarded for its best software processing and export services. The “Best mobile phone service provider” award was given to the army-run Viettel. The Ministry of Industry and Trade, the General Department of Taxation, the People’s Committee of Tra Vinh province, the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Binh district, office of the Thua Thien-Hue provincial People’s Committee, Dong A Joint-Stock Commercial Bank and Danang Pharmaceutical Joint-Stock Company received awards for creative IT applications. Three foreign-invested companies, Microsoft Vietnam, Motorola Vietnam and Huawei Vietnam, were presented awards for their significant contributions to the Vietnam’s ICT industry.

The Hanoitimes - Thirty-three information-communication technology (ICT) awards were presented to ICT businesses in Hanoi o­n March 20 in recognition of their efficient operations and contributions to national development.