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.

​ Robotics students from Vietnam are on their way back home after nabbing seven top honours on November 30 at the Digital Youth Award-International Robotics Competition held in Malaysia.

Microsoft`s smartphone Lumia 535 (VND 3.499 million) will be sold on December 3 in Vietnam.

​Inclusive innovation will help the country develop faster and in a more sustainable way to catch up with other nations in the world.

​Viet Nam needs to rely more on innovation-driven productivity, which requires considerable improvement in its domestic innovativeness, to boost its economy.

​Fifteen pieces of inventions were honoured at a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City, beating other 158 entries from 40 cities and provinces in a four-month competition.

Microsoft’s mobile Office was offered for free on November 6 but it still cannot be used on mobile devices in Vietnam.

​Fifteen pieces of inventions were honoured at a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on November 22, beating other 158 entries from 40 cities and provinces in a four-month competition.

According to statistics of a chain of supermarkets thegioididong.com and dienmay.com nationwide in October, smart phones and tablets had moderate prices and still gain the favor of the majority of consumers.

​The best products and initiatives in the fields of information technology (IT), natural sciences, earth and life sciences, and environmental protection were presented with the 2014 Vietnamese Talent Awards in Hanoi.

​Four Vietnamese start-ups were named as the winners of the Start-up Israel 2014 competition on November 17.

Developing nuclear electricity in Vietnam is a long-term strategy which is being pursued in order to meet domestic energy demands, reduce the reliance on international energy sources, limit environmental pollution caused by burning fossil fuels, and promote the development of science-technology and infrastructure.

​Japanese entrepreneurs plan to teach Vietnamese farmers advanced farming technologies so they can enter export markets with strict food-safety standards and improve the value of their produce.

In Vietnam, the use of “freebie” software is common amongst local consumers.

​OTT (over the top) firms fear they will be at a disadvantage if they have to work with mobile network operators to provide services.

​The Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) in co-ordination with the Ministry of National Resources and Environment held a workshop on the ASEAN earth observation satellite in Hanoi from November 13-14.

​The Ho Chi Minh City government looks set to build five new software parks in the city and one in each of Da Lat city and Nam Dinh province, the Saigon Times Daily reported.

​The main source of income for mobile network operators in the future will be from 3G instead of voice and text services, the English language news portal VietNamNet Bridge reported.

​Vietnam’s leading telecom service provider, Viettel, which is run by the army, sent its Telecommunication Network Equipment Manufacturer (Viettel Core) to the AfricaCom 2014, one of the world’s biggest tech events.

Under a draft circular on the management of internet-based voice and text services, Viber will have to cooperate with Vietnamese telcos and obey the regulations on charges and service quality to be eligible to provide Viber Out in Vietnam.

​The HCMC government looks set to build five new software parks in the city and one in each of Dalat City and Nam Dinh Province.