Việt Nam to commercialise 5G in October Việt Nam will commercialise 5G network in October using entirely domestically produced equipment, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC).

'Downright unfair': Vietnamese students slam new US visa policy

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced on Monday that international students on certain visas have to leave the country if their universities only offer online courses in the upcoming autumn semester.

Digital transfomation expected to bring prosperity

Việt Nam has a comparative advantage in digital transformation thank the country's large number of strong telecommunications and IT businesses and a top official has said it's time for the country to make a breakthrough in the field.

Lights given to encourage ethnic minority students go to school

UNESCO in Việt Nam and Signify Foundation in Việt Nam have provided solar lighting systems and portable solar lamps to more than 5,000 students at 16 secondary schools in remote, disadvantaged areas in three provinces of Hà Giang, Ninh Thuận and Sóc Trăng.

HCM City develops wide-ranging AI strategy

HCM City is drawing up a wide-ranging plan to promote artificial intelligence (AI) development and research in the near future, Dương Anh Đức, deputy chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee, has said.

Mobifone blocks subscribers making spam calls Việt Nam Mobile Telecom Services Corporation (Mobifone) has launched a system to detect and prevent spam calls using big data technology (Big Data), artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning.

COVID-19 a once-in-a-century opportunity to boost digital transformation

The COVID-19 pandemic was offering a once-in-a-hundred-year opportunity for Việt Nam to boost digital transformation on a national scale, Minister of Information and Communications Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng said at the ministry’s conference on Monday.

Information sector contributes significantly to COVID-19 fight Telecom service providers sent over 15 billion text messages regarding COVID-19 control and prevention during the first half of 2020 and received donations via text for victims of the pandemic totalling VNĐ152 billion (US$6.58 million).

National retail sales, service revenues up in June

Online shopping has become increasingly popular, especially when social distancing measures were put in place.

Việt Nam to go digital or lose out: Deputy PM Đam

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam highlighted the role of digital transformation when he met with leaders from the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) and the Việt Nam Computer Association, as well as members of the IT community, at a seminar on July 3.