When the amended Capital Law is enacted, models like the AI sandbox should be piloted at the HHTP.

More than 80 facilities and projects have been recognized for their innovative use of green energy in manufacturing.

With Hanoi's advantages and readiness, a specific regulatory framework for the semiconductor sector can be created, enabling efficient investment promotion in the city.

Attending a conference in Hanoi on January 9 to review the science and technology sector’s performance in 2017 and devise tasks for 2018, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said that the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) should focus on improving four main issues as well as creating three breakthroughs during the 2018-2020 period.

​Hanoi will keep on encouraging application of science and high technology in agricultural production.

Vietnamese Government has instructed related administrative agencies to finalize legal framework to manage and deal with electronic money, virtual assets and currencies.

Instead of accessing bank account through normal PIN passcode, customers just need to hold the phone’s camera up to their faces, then the application will automatically recognize the face for the next login.

The VIetnam ICT Press Club has recently announced the top 10 ICT events in 2017.

Vietnam’s leading internet security firm, Bach Khoa Internetwork Security Centre (BKAV), announced that Vietnamese users lost some 12.3 trillion VND (540 million USD) in 2017 due to viruses.

The Asia-Pacific Getaway (APG) submarine cable from Vietnam to Singapore, which was crashed on December 23, 2017, will be fixed from January 6-7, according to an Internet services supplier in Vietnam.

According to statistics of the Hanoi Department of Information & Communications, Hanoi has approx. 10.52 million mobile phone subscribers, decreasing 10% compared to 2016.

All Vietnamese citizens now can participate in spreading knowledge conveniently and effectively thanks to the “Digital Vietnamese knowledge system” project which was launched in Hanoi on January 1.

International organizations have recognized that Vietnam’s business environment and competitiveness have been improved significantly in 2017.

The first national forum on organic agriculture took place in Ho Chi Minh City on December 27, discussing solutions with which to develop the sector.

An agricultural waste treatment that uses bioproducts has been developed by scientists from the Centre of New Material and the Hanoi Gardening Association.

The latest broadcasting equipment and technology will be presented at the Vietnam International Broadcast & AV (VIBA) Show in Hanoi next year.

According to the Consulate General of India in Ho Chi Minh City, as many as 150 civilian training slots are offered to Vietnam under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) program every year.

Denmark will continuously provide DKK21.6 million (US$3.15 million) official development assistance (ODA) capital for Vietnam through the Vietnam-Denmark Energy Partnership Program for 2017-2020.

Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan claimed on December 22 that YouTube has removed approximately 90% of “toxic” video clips the Vietnamese Government complained about in 2017.

Previously in last month, NAPAS has also signed Memorandum of Understandings (MoU) with Alipay of Jack Ma.

In 2017, total revenue from the Information & Technology (IT) sector is expected to reach 75 billion USD; in which export activities are of 66 billion USD and software export is of 2.5 billion USD.

Scientists have discovered 115 new stranger species in the Greater Mekong region, one of Asia`s biodiversity hotspots, in which 65 species have been found in Vietnam.

The Vietnam-Cambodia Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Cooperation Forum took place in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on December 18.