SCIENCE & TECH

Vietnam’s telecom carriers stopped more than 22,000 spam calls in the first two months of this year.

The average monthly cost of broadband Internet in Vietnam was US$12.4, much cheaper than in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.

Vietnam saw significant improvements in its cybersecurity landscape in 2020 despite the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Vietnam-made satellite weighs some four kilos and belongs to the CubeSat category, a type of miniaturized satellite for space research that is made up of multiple 10 cm × 10 cm × 10 cm modules.

The move by Vietnam's Ministry of Public Security is essential as it is the personal information protection that shows respect for the right of each person.

Hanoi continues to promote infrastructure development for 5G network in the coming years as 5G is an indispensable foundation for the digital economy.

The national high-tech development program focuses primarily on assisting local enterprises to master high technologies.

Building urban infrastructure towards green growth is a necessary goal in the urbanization process, in order to adapt to climate change.

The development of digital economy will benefit Vietnamese state regulatory agencies and enterprises.

Hanoi police will enhance the crackdown to tighten control over the dissemination of fake news in the Covid-19 pandemic period.

In 2021, the Ministry of Information and Communications will continue to hold the annual Viet Solutions competition to find productions/solutions to accelerate the digital transformation process.

The program will support small and medium enterprises in technological innovation.

Vietnam strives to become a developed country with high income by 2045.

Vietnamese researchers have received 20 awards under the Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research program.

The number of feature phones is dropping to less than 5% and would plunge faster in the coming time.

The city’s information and communications is drafting action plans for developing its digital economy.

The number of cyber attacks on financial service providers, particularly banking, is seen increasing.

Hanoi will become a smart city with digital solutions, meeting the increasing demand of businesses and local people.

Vietnam's annual information and communications technology (ICT) revenue growth would be three times economic growth over the next five years.

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