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.

This year, the country celebrate the 20 anniversay of Internet Day.

The Vietnam Internet Association (VIA) organised Internet Day 2017 on the 20th anniversary of the Internet use in Vietnam in Hanoi on November 22.

The Ministry of Science and Technology (MST) held a ceremony to launch the Vietnam-Korea Institute of Science and Technology (V-KIST) in Hanoi on November 21.

Cisco, the worldwide technology leader, and INTERPOL, the world’s largest international police organization, have today announced an agreement to share threat intelligence as the first step in jointly fighting cybercrime.

Honeywell has announced a new particle sensor designed to help building owners and consumers monitor the air for potentially harmful particulate contaminants caused by dust, soot and smoke.

Vietnam holds potential to develop its software industry thanks to having many young IT-savvy workers, according to Cedrik Neike, Member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG, Europe’s leading industrial manufacturer based in Germany.

Vietnam’s national energy development plan does not include geothermal sources, but a senior official has said that it was time to study their potential in the country.

Vietnam Internet Forum (VIF) 2017 will take place in two days (November 27-28) in Hanoi.

Fifteen teams from around the world were selected to pitch their smart cities solutions for Vietnam at the Smart City Innovation Challenge (SCIC) Demo Day recently held in Hanoi.

Currently, Facebook Messenger is being used by millions of Vietnamese for texting, calling or information sharing. But now, they can even make transactions such as opening a bank account, money transfer or depositing through Facebook Messenger.

The Fourth Industrial Revolution refers to a set of highly disruptive technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, block chain and 3D printing, that are transforming social, economic and political systems and putting huge pressure on leaders and policy-makers to respond.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has issued an action plan to enhance the ministry’s approaching capacity toward the Industrial Revolution 4.0.

The Embassy of Denmark and the Denmark-Vietnam Alumni Network are calling for best Green City Solutions ideas under the competition “Raising Awareness on Green City Solutions in Vietnam”.

The national innovation and start-up festival Techfest Vietnam 2017 has been taking place under the theme “Start-up Ecosystem Connect” in Hanoi on November 14-15.

E-wallet VIMO.vn has officially confirmed as the first intermediary payment service to allow Chinese tourists using e-wallet WeChat Pay to make payment in VND at stores accepting VIMO when traveling to Vietnam.

Applying new technologies to reduce production cost and increase competitive edge is the urgent solution for the garment-textile industry given global fiercer competition.

From November 14 - 15 in Hanoi, the Ministry of Science & Technology along with related ministries have jointly held the TECHFEST 2017.

After Alipay, Samsung Pay, there will be Facebook Apple and Google to join the Vietnam’s financial market. However, the era of cashless payment has not begun, as not only Vietnamese banks and FinTech companies, but also these tech giants are facing numerous challenges.

An international workshop on nanotechnology and its application is being held in Binh Thuan Province of Vietnam from November 9 to 11.

The cooperation between FinTech and banks will be the inevitable trend in Vietnam for the future, which plays an essential part in banks’ operating system.