Vietnam is planning to start completely switching off the 2G network from December 2023 to make room for more modern telecommunication technologies to develop. The 2G mobile network, first used in Vietnam in 1993, has become outdated and no longer able to meet users’ demand or keep up with the growth of telecoms services. Given this, the Authority of...

An exhibition themed “Khat vong Viet Nam” (Aspirations of Vietnam) kicked off at the National Convention Centre in Hanoi on September 14 as part of activities in the framework of the 9th Global Conference for Young Parliamentarians (GCYP). NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (fourth, left) and participants at the opening ceremony of the exhibition. (Photo: VNA) Jointly hosted...

A ceremony was held by the Saigon Hi-tech Park (SHTP) Management Board on September 6 to launch the Electronics and Semiconductor Centre (ESC). At the launch of the Electronics and Semiconductor Centre (Photo: VNA) The centre, a merger of the Saigon Hi-Tech Park Chip Design Training Centre (SCDC) and the International Electronic Training Centre (IETC), is expected to...

The website Research.com on September 1 announced its rankings of world scientists with excellent achievements in scientific publications in 2023, in which there are 14 Vietnamese. Scientists Nguyen Dinh Duc, Pham Hung Viet, Le Hoang Son and Tu Binh Minh (from left to right, from top to bottom) (Photo: laodong.vn) The Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering discipline saw the...

Vietnam and China finished third at the ABU Asia-Pacific Robot Contest (ABU Robocon) which took place in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on August 27. Contestants at at ABU Robocon 2023 in Cambodia (Photo: VNA) Japan was the winner of the grand prix of the ABU Robocon 2023, followed by Hong Kong (China). Held at the Phnom Penh-based Morodok Techno National...

Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Thanh, a Vietnamese lecturer at University College London (UCL) in the UK, has been honoured with the prestigious Thomas Graham Prize 2023 by the Royal Society of Chemical (RSC) - the Society of Chemical Industry (SCI) consortium. Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Thanh, a Vietnamese lecturer at University College London (UCL) in the UK honoured with...

The Da Nang People’s Committee on August 14 inaugurated an intelligent operation centre (IOC), an important component of the central city’s path to the smart city status. The intelligent operation centre is an important component of Da Nang’s path to the smart city status. (Photo: VNA) The centre is also included in the ICT (information and communication technology) reference...

A five-member team of students from the Hon Gai High School in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh has won a gold medal at the Korea International Youth Olympiad KIYO 4i 2023. The Hon Gai High School team at the Korea International Youth Olympiad KIYO 4i 2023. (Photo: VNA) The group consists of 11th graders Nguyen Phuong Anh,...