NDO/VNA – The Cham Islands’ Marine Protected Area (MPA) management board, in cooperation with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), has launched a new garbage sorting programme as part of efforts to reduce plastic waste in Vietnam. 

NDO – The total revenue of the entire Information and Communications (IC) sector reached over VND1.3 quadrillion (over US$43 billion) in the first six months of 2019, a year-on-year increase of 7%. 

NDO – A roundtable was held at the Vietnamese Embassy in India on July 4 under the theme ‘Leapfrogging Vietnam - India relations through science and technology’. 

NDO – The Bac Kan provincial authorities have decided to establish the 594-hectare Thac Gieng protected site to safeguard a population of more than 500 ancient ‘nghien’ (Burretiodendron hsienmu) trees in the locality. 

NDO – The second conference on biodiversity conservation and sustainable development in Vietnam’s Central and Central Highlands regions opened in the central coastal city of Da Nang on June 29, under the theme “Co-managing natural resources: Best practices and policy recommendations”. 

NDO/VNA – The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City and the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment of Cuba on June 28 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in development and managing science-technology zones. 

NDO – Automation trends combined with smart technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) are having a positive impact on every aspect of life. In particular, the development of science and technology (S&T), high-tech and high quality human resources of each country will be the decisive condition for the success of digital transformation. 

NDO – The 2019 Vietnam Technology and Energy Forum was held by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) in Ho Chi Minh City on June 25, seeking to keep management agencies, businesses and investors updated with the latest information related to energy and renewable energy. 

NDO – The Vietnam Women's Union collaborated with the Vietnam Climate Innovation Centre (VCIC) to organise a ceremony in Hanoi, on June 24, to honour 51 creative ideas at the third Proof-of Concept (PoC) competition under the theme "Women and the future of green economy". 

NDO – The third forum entitled ‘journalists with environment, seas and islands’ was held in Hanoi on June 22, focusing on raising the role of communication in plastic waste prevention. 

NDO – Despite applying the 2G, 3G and 4G technologies later than many other countries, by launching its first 5G call early last month, Vietnam has become one of the nations with the earliest successful piloting of the 5G mobile network in the world. The fact affirms that Vietnam has caught up with the leading countries in information and communication technology (ICT) around the globe. 

NDO – Many technological products that are made in Vietnam are being showcased at ConnecTech Asia 2019, one of the largest information and technology events in the region, from June 18-20 in Singapore. 

NDO/VNA – Two solar power plants were inaugurated in Thanh Thanh Cong industrial park in Trang Bang district, the southern province of Tay Ninh on June 19. 

NDO/VNA – The Vietnam Mekong River Commission (VMRC) held the first plenary meeting in 2019 in the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang on June 19 under the chair of the commission’s chairman Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha.