Science and technology
Apps rolled out to fight pandemic
Those with smartphones would do well to download Bluezone, a Bluetooth-based app that helps determine if a person has come in contact with a COVID-19 patient, the Authority of Information Technology Application at the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has suggested.If a user is ...
Three Vietnamese female scientists named among Top 100 Asian researchers
Three Vietnamese female scientists have been named among the 100 most outstanding researchers of the year, according to Singapore’s Asian Scientist Magazine.All of them received the 2019 L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science National Fellowship, an award which honours the excellence of women who are on ...
Contest seeks digital solutions to traffic-safety education
A contest on digital technologies in traffic safety education and communication has been launched. Eligible participants include anyone under 16 years old. The Agency for Southern Affairs under the Ministry of Science and Technology in cooperation with the Centre for Young Science and Technology Development ...
Vietnam makes steps to produce COVID-19 vaccine
Vietnam has enjoyed some initial success in producing a vaccine to protect against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), following experimental trials taking place on mice.A total of 50 mice which have been given shots to protect against the COVID-19 for the past 10 days remain healthy ...
Largest national data centre to take shape in 2021
Construction on the nation’s largest data center got underway at the Hi-Tech Park in Ho Chi Minh City on May 4, indicating the intentions of local firms to utilize cloud-based computing technology.This start of the site’s development marks the nation’s first data center to be ...
Vietnamese scientist offers new research method to study effects of air pollution
Dr Tran Manh Tri from the University of Natural Sciences and his co-workers are studying the appearance of phthalates, called the ‘silent killer’ in indoor air, which can give predict their impact on human health and indoor air quality in the future.The important result of ...
Thien Nhien
Digital economy expected to account for 30% of GDP by 2030
Vietnam’s digital economy is anticipated to rapidly grow to the point where it makes up approximately 20% of national GDP by 2025, with the figure expected to rise further to 30% by 2030.These statistics feature in the draft National Strategy on Industry 4.0 which highlights ...
Data labeling: new job for blind people in contribution to combating COVID-19
Vietnam Institute of Software and Digital Content Industry, in collaboration with the Vietnam Blind Association, technology enterprises InfoRe Technology and HMD Technology, and domestic and international researchers have developed software to help blind people to make a living with data labeling jobs.In order to perform ...
Hoang Hanh
Việt Nam ranks 96th in global talent competitiveness index
Việt Nam ranks 96 out of 132 countries on the 2020 Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI), down four positions compared to last year and nine positions in 2018. This year’s report showed that the gap between Việt Nam and other high-income countries in terms of digital ...
COVID-19 early warning system developed by Vietnamese scientists
An early warning system for COVID-19 has been launched by the Institute of Prevention Medicine and Public Health (IPMPH) at the Hà Nội University of Medicine on March 1st. The system provides analyses on the disease threats and countries’ response abilities at http://covid19global.net. Besides counting ...
