The five-day international event, themed "Innovating Futures: AI & Semiconductors Globally," is expected to provide local businesses with meaningful connections with global companies, facilitate the exchange of knowledge and experience in AI and semiconductors.

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Welcome to this week's Words on the Street, where we explore the latest shifts shaping Vietnam's digital landscape, and look at Deepseek's quiet but intriguing entry into an AI market where ChatGPT reigns supreme.

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.

Nguyen Thanh Hung, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications, has recently said that cyber security will be difficult to maintain next year as hackers use smarter and more sophisticated technology to make attacks.

FPT Software and Airbus have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) on looking into opportunities to develop aviation technology related to Airbus’s Skywise, a new aviation data platform.

According to Vietnam Post and Telecommunication Group (VNPT), Asia-Middle East-Western Europe (SMW-3) submarine cable troubles are expected to be fixed between December 21-26, 2017 instead of December 10 as planned.

The Ministry of Information and Communications has recently organised a workshop on Vietnamese-branded IT products and services in Ho Chi Minh City.

The fourth industrial revolution has transformed distribution channels, services and products offered by traditional banks, but also posing potential risks for information security.