Technology

    Minister of Industry and Trade Trần Tuấn Anh speaks at the conference. VNS Photo Phương Thảo HÀ NỘI — The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is opening up many opportunities for Việt Nam’s agricultural products to reach global markets. However, agricultural products are the most vulnerable commodity when it comes to trade disputes. Therefore, it was necessary to disseminate information on commitments in the CPTPP and implement a comprehensive and timely action plan to ensure long-term benefits for people, businesses and consumers, Minister of Industry and Trade Trần Tuấn Anh said at a conference held in Hà Nội on Tuesday. As a new generation free trade agreement, the CPTPP is expected to have a comprehensive impact on Việt Nam's economic and social activities. In particular, it will create opportunities to expand the market for many … [Read more...] about CPTPP opens up opportunities for VN’s agricultural products

  In the next three to five years, FPT expects to invest about VNĐ2.6 trillion (US$111.59 million) in facilities for software export, education and training and telecommunications. — Photo fptdanang.pro HÀ NỘI — FPT Corporation targets to have 10,000 software engineers working in the central city of Đà Nẵng by 2023, making the city a centre of digital human resources. The statement was made by FPT Vice Chairman Bùi Quang Ngọc at a meeting with Đà Nẵng’s leaders in the locality on Friday. Đà Nẵng is currently one of the three most important human resource centres for FPT, with more than 3,000 software engineers, accounting for 20 per cent of FPT's total employees working in software production, achieving an average human resource growth rate of 40 per cent per year. Speaking at the meeting, Secretary of the Party Committee of Đà Nẵng … [Read more...] about FPT targets 10,000 software engineers in Đà Nẵng

  Lê Đăng Dũng, acting chairman cum general director of Viettel Group, at the launching ceremony of the Viettel High Technology Industries Corporation. — VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Viettel Group on Friday established Viettel High Technology Industries Corporation (VHT), its seventh subsidiary. It focuses on the two core areas of national defence and electronics and telecommunications. The move affirmed Viettel’s development into a hi-tech industrial group with three key sectors including the defence industry, the telecommunications industry and network security. It should help the group become leader in the "Make in Việt Nam" movement and in bringing technology products to the international market. Lê Đăng Dũng, acting chairman cum general director of Viettel Group, said it targeted being in the top 10 biggest telecommunications and information businesses in the world by 2030. … [Read more...] about Viettel establishes seventh subsidiary

  Shoppers can scan QR codes of  products on VinMart 4.0 and pay with VinID. The products will be delivered in two to four hours. — Photo vinid.net HCM CITY — The VinMart 4.0 virtual store, run by VinCommerce under the Vingroup Joint Stock Company, has been launched as the first of its kind in Việt Nam. VinMart 4.0 is a new concept, providing images of more than 100 product groups which are arranged as if in a real supermarket, in public spaces for customers to scan and order. The virtual stores are available in 20 locations in Hà Nội and HCM City, particularly in highly-populated residential and crowded areas such as apartment and office buildings, schools and bus stops. A representative from VinCommerce said that customers can open their VinID app, select the Scan&Go function, and scan QR codes of the products they want to buy at VinMart 4.0 and pay with VinID. The products will be delivered in two to four … [Read more...] about VinMart 4.0 becomes first virtual store in Việt Nam

Innovative Hub and ITPC signed an MoU at a conference held in HCM City on Wednesday on e-commerce and international exports on Alibaba.com. — VNS Photo Việt Dũng HCM CITY — Vietnamese businesses should take advantage of e-commerce to export to global markets, experts said at a conference on e-commerce and international exports via Alibaba.com held in HCM City on Wednesday. Innovative Hub Pte Ltd, a Singapore company focusing on e-commerce advisory services, and Alibaba.com's official service partner in Việt Nam, helps exporters build e-commerce sites on Alibaba.com and offers guidance on how to secure deals and trade internationally, according to Zoe Zuo, managing director of Innovative Hub. Alibaba.com is the world's largest B2B e-commerce marketplace where Vietnamese exporters with a page on the site can reach over 200 countries in which Alibaba operates. Many buyers in Southeast Asia and Asia in general are looking for potential suppliers … [Read more...] about E-commerce: profitable platform for Vietnamese exports

  Wooden furniture produced at the Quảng Ngãi Province-based Hoàn Vũ JSC to export to Sweden, the US and Germany. — VNA/VNS Photo Vũ Sinh HÀ NỘI – Vietnamese firms should hasten technological development to position the country as a global manufacturing centre, Swedish experts said at a seminar on Tuesday. According to Jennie Cato from the Swedish Association for Engineering Industries, technology had progressed and offered a broad range of advantages for the world’s socio-economic development. In Sweden, at least 50 billion krona (about US$5.2 billion) was spent each year for 2010-17 on technology research and development (R&D), making the country home to a concentration of high-tech companies, Cato said. R&D, with an intensive industrial community, was one of the three key strongholds for Sweden’s science and technology sector, she said, adding tech … [Read more...] about Tech key to position VN as a manufacturing leader

With a population of more than 93 million people, including many youngsters, Vietnam has the capacity to take advantage of new technology trends such as Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and blockchain. Besides the Governments’ macro policies to boost corporate restructuring, entrepreneurial ideas will promote the financial ecosystem and boost leverage for business development. To Thi Thu Huong, Deputy Head of the Information Technology Department under the Ministry of Information and Communications, speaks at the summit. Photo: Forbes Vietnam Vietnam is among the 10 most attractive countries for software outsourcing in the region and the world, according to To Thi Thu Huong, Deputy Head of the Information Technology Department under the Ministry of Information and Communications. The country took top spot in the Business Process Outsourcing (BOP) Index of the global real estate adviser Cushman & Wakefield in 2016. It is home to nearly … [Read more...] about Technology helps create breakthrough for startup development

Foreign hackers attack hundreds of agencies in VietnamThe Saigon Times Daily A screenshot of an email from hackers asking for a ransom. The servers of hundreds of agencies in Vietnam have been attacked by foreign hackers – PHOTO: BKAV HCMC - Vietnamese internet security firm Bkav announced on security forum Whitehat.vn that it has detected deliberate attacks by foreign hackers on servers offering services in Vietnam. As of February 14, victims of the attacks amounted to hundreds of agencies and organizations, VietnamPlus reported. These agencies, whose specific names were not revealed, had their servers hacked and all data encrypted. The attacks reportedly originated from Russia, Europe and Americas. The hackers have applied a dictionary attack, one version of the classic hacking method called a brute force attack, to obtain the usernames and passwords of servers running on Windows operating systems. On cracking the passwords, the hackers log into these computers through … [Read more...] about Foreign hackers attack hundreds of agencies in Vietnam

The digital economy era has arrivedBy Nguyen Khac Giang An e-payment being made in a coffee outlet in HCMC. There is no evidence for the rise of the digital economy more convincing than a look into how we loosen our purse strings: The number of online transactions via domestic cards in 2017 grew 50% from 2016, whereas their value surged 75% - PHOTO: THANH HOA This year is a very important time for the digital economy of Vietnam, when the gig economy will take a bigger slice of the cake. More than a decade ago, it was easy to catch sight of people waiting in queue to withdraw cash from an ATM. Back then, salary payment through banks was still a quite new practice. Most workers found it troublesome to get their pay with a card, since there was more to do before cash went into their wallets. Today, office workers transfer their salaries to an e-wallet, or directly use Internet banking for shopping. Payment of power and water bills, purchase of prepaid scratchcards, or debt … [Read more...] about The digital economy era has arrived