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.

Although Vietnam is among the countries with the most vibrant coral reefs, many species existing in this biosphere are on the verge of extinction as a result of over exploitation.

Russian scientists have announced the discovery of two new spotted toad species after conducting a research in Bao Loc district, Lam Dong province.

Repeated earthquakes have occurred since the day Song Tranh 2 Hydropower Plant began storing water.

Hanoi is revamping its Xuan Son solid waste treatment zone in Son Tay town utilizing “The Fukuoka Method” proven to be more environmentally friendly.

On June 16, Thoi Dai newspaper (Vietnam Times)- a forum of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organization (VUFO) launched a website in Chinese language.

Repeated earthquakes have occurred since the day Song Tranh 2 Hydropower Plant began storing water.

Vietnamese information technology (IT) firms are aiming for higher profits by focusing on a new sector, agricultural production.

Three Vietnamese students will participate in the final round of the Microsoft Office Specialist Word Championship 2014 (MOSWC) in California, the US, from July 27-30.

A Japanese business delegation led by leaders of Fujitsu Group arrived in Vietnam on June 11, as part of a programme to seek cooperative opportunities and business development in Vietnam.

Chinese games have been penetrating the Vietnamese market through unlicensed Vietnamese businesses dealing with Chinese distributors.

Price cuts on smartphones have hurt some distributors as potential buyers have canceled purchase plans for fear that prices will drop even further.

As many as 99 new species have been found in Vietnam, according to a World Wildlife Fund report released last Thursday.

Electronics, hardware and software firms are unsure whether they can qualify for tax incentives offered to hi-tech businesses.

Millions of iPhone users in Vietnam can sigh with relief as BKAV, the best known internet security solution provider in Vietnam, has said that users were not hurt by hacking of many iPhone users in Australia and the US.

None of the OTT (over the top) TV service providers are dreaming of making profits at a time when they must compete with both illegal services and social networks.

Viet Nam will have 19 information technology parks by 2020, six of them in the central city of Da Nang, a few too many according to a top executive at HCM City`s Quang Trung Software City.

The Global Digital Security Forum was held in Hanoi on June 5 to introduce the latest technologies, applications and solutions in the security equipment market.

The Ministry of Science and Technology is urgently finalising plans to construct a Viet Nam-Republic of Korea Institute of Science and Technology on over 20 hectares at the Hoa Lac High-Tech Park in the capital.

The proportion of Vietnamese businesses interested in cloud computing and willing to use the services is higher than the average level in the Asia-Pacific region, according to experts.

According to the Vietnam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA), a high-level forum on IT and communication for Asian-Pacific countries this year is planned to take place in Ha Noi from October 28-31.