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Cyber security threat to persist in 2018

Cyber security will continue to be a ‘hot topic’ this year, demanding the attention of technology experts. According to statistics of the Information Security Department under the Ministry of Information and Communications, 95 percent of issues related to information security are caused by human negligence. Keep ...

VNA Reporter

Vietnam cuts domestic server requirement for foreign firms from cyber-security bill

Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security has scrapped an article requiring foreign tech giants such as Google and Facebook to install servers in Vietnam from its draft cyber-security law.Keep reading ...

Hoang Thuy

Vietnam sets up command center for cyberspace defense

Vietnam announced on Monday the creation of a cyberspace operations command to protect its sovereignty on the Internet, with prime minister citing risks related to the disputed South China Sea and complex regional and global situations.Keep reading ...

QDND Online Reporter

Vietnam’s cryptocurrency market remains active despite ban

Vietnam’s decision to outlaw the supply and use of cryptocurrency does not stop bitcoin investors and enthusiasts from actively engaging in trade and transactions with the digital money. The amended Vietnamese Penal Code, taking effect on January 1, 2018, criminalizes the issuance, supply and usage of cryptocurrency, a digital ...

Tuoi Tre News Reporter

Is Vietnam following the wrong path in treating solid waste?

Local authorities are trying to find advanced technologies for their waste treatment projects, but they appear to be satisfied with superficial solutions that do not treat the problem in a sustainable way. Keep reading ...

Kham Pha

Vietnam loses $542 million to cyber viruses in 2017

Cyber attacks including the rise of ransomware cost Vietnamese users VND12.3 trillion or more than $542.8 million last year, according to a report from top online security firm BKAV.Keep reading ...

Minh Minh

HCM City hospitals use IT to regulate antibiotic use

Many hospitals in HCM City use software to monitor the prescription of antibiotics to ensure they are not abused causing bacteria to mutate to become antibiotic-resistant, a major global health problem, including in Vietnam.Keep reading ...

VietnamNet Reporter

FDI generates limited technology improvement in Vietnam

“Foreign direct investment (FDI) contributes over 20% of Vietnam’s gross domestic product growth, 50% of industrial output, and 70% of total exports, and creates 12 million-13 million direct and indirect jobs.” []However, Dr. Le Quang Thuan pointed out that FDI firms are mostly offering BPO orders ...

VNA Reporter

Shoe industry gears up to go hi-tech

A dramatic change in market trends and the “fourth” industrial revolution are forcing Vietnamese enterprises to gradually apply new technologies to production.Keep reading ...

VIR Reporter

Vietnam to have more smart cities: Experts

Building smart cities is the main and priority orientation in the Vietnamese Government’s development strategy.Keep reading ...

VietnamNet Reporter

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