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.

​How many views does it take to make a thousand US dollars advertising on YouTube is a very common question asked everyday by tens of millions of daydreamers hoping to strike it rich.

Vietnamese ICT businesses now are willing to cooperate with partners of Slovakia, Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan said at the recent Vietnam-Slovakia IT business forum.

At a meeting with Bertrand Pailhes, French Minister of State for Economy, Industry and Digital Technology during his visit to France November 26-29, Minister of Information and Communication Truong Minh Tuan expressed hope that French businesses will continue investing in Vietnam.

According to the recent announcement of the Ministry of Information and Communications, the area code change will be applied for 59 cities and provinces in three phases, from February 11 to June 17. Most of the new codes will be three-digit ones, except for Hanoi and HCM City.

Cyber security and smart society development were the main focuses of a forum in Hanoi on November 24, which was attended by scientists from research institutes at ASEAN and Vietnamese universities.

An exhibition themed “Smart City 2016 - Week of Houses and Technologies” featuring solutions and advanced technology for house building will take place from December 17-23 at the National Exhibition Construction Centre in Hanoi, the Vietnam Real State Association (VNREA) announced at the recent press conference

The industrialisation and modernisation of agriculture and rural areas are an important task during the industrialisation, modernisation and international integration of the country, President Tran Dai Quang highlighted at the meeting with representatives of outstanding farmers with inventions in agricultural production in Hanoi on November 13.

TechFest Vietnam 2016, a startup festival, that closed in Hanoi on November 13 draw nearly 170 investors and over 3,000 visitors, according to the organising board.

Ministries and sectors should conduct specific activities to realise Government’s policies of encouraging startups, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam stressed at the Vietnam technology startup festival (TechFest Vietnam 2016) in Hanoi on November 12.

Businesses which have applied information technology are able to access information on policies and laws more easily and handle administrative procedures faster, thus gaining better results, according to Dau Anh Tuan, Head of Legal Department under the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

More than 500 primary and secondary school students in Hanoi, HCM City and central Da Nang city will take part in the annual Robothon Contest starting on October 30.

"Japan ranks the world`s top country in the development and application of information technology (IT). I hope Vietnam and Japan will continue to strengthen further cooperation, creating breakthroughs in the field", Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Thanh Hung shared in the conference in Hanoi on October 26.

The 2016 Asia Pacific Conference on Information Management was held in Hanoi on October 21, aiming to develop and sustain an affluent society, both materially and spiritually, using IT-based solutions in Vietnam.

GE Aviation is providing the newest technologies to Vietnamese airlines, treating Vietnam as a focal point as the country grows into a regional hub of business and tourism.

In order to provide technological assistance and infrastructure solutions for Vietnam`s startup ecosystem, the Vietnam Silicon Valley (VSV) project and Microsoft will cooperate closely to support startups across the country in the future.

On September 24, PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc called for a revolution in information technology application while addressing the Vietnam Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Summit 2016.

At a meeting with Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith on September 19, Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan affirmed that his ministry and the Lao Ministry of Post and Telecommunications will coordinate closely in information and communications to tap the potential of both sides in the field in the new period.

Vietnam Int’l LED/OLED Lighting Show 2016 (LEDTEC ASIA 2016) will take place from September 28 to 30 at International Centre for Exhibition (I.C.E) at 91 Tran Hung Dao Street. This is the largest and the only one exhibition of LED industry in Vietnam so far.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Information and Communications and Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications co-chaired a policy dialogue on ICT in Hanoi on September 15.

The Hanoi People’s Committee will coordinate with the Israeli Embassy and FPT Group to hold a workshop themed "Creating Vietnam`s startup ecosystem - A practical lesson from Israel" in the city on September 21.