NDO – As many as 180 excellent IT products and services have been honoured as winners of the 2021 Sao Khue Awards – the oldest and most prestigious awards in Vietnam's IT sector. 

NDO/VNA - The implementation of a project on simplifying administrative procedures, citizenship papers, and databases related to population management during 2013-2020 (Project 896) has contributed to improving the efficiency of population management towards the building of a digital economy and society. 

NDO/VNA – State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on April 22 handed over the “Labour Hero in the Renewal Period” title to the family of late Professor, Academician Vu Tuyen Hoang, former Secretary of the Party delegation to and President of the Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations (VUSTA). 

NDO/VNA – Environmental protection will be placed at the centre of decisions and policies in central Da Nang city under a project aiming to build the locality into an environmentally-friendly metropolis during the 2021-2030 period. 

NDO/VNA – Vietnam’s National Power Transmission Corporation (EVNNPT) put into operation its first digital transformer station in Thuy Nguyen district, the northern port city of Hai Phong on April 19. 

NDO/VNA – Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam said at working session with the Ministry of Science and Technology on April 13 that breakthroughs in science-technology are needed for the country to gain speed in development. 

NDO/VNA – The Vietnamese version of the archival publication “Chuyen du hanh vu tru lich su” (Historic outer space journey) debuted in Hanoi on April 12, marking the 40th anniversary of the first Vietnamese astronaut Pham Tuan’s flight to space and the 60th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s spaceflight. 

NDO - The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has launched the Vietnam digital technology challenge forum as part of the activities to introduce Vietnamese-made platforms to serve in driving national digital transformation. 

NDO/VNA – Viettel Cyber Security Company, a subsidiary of Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group, triumphed at the Pwn2Own 2021 contest – one of the world largest cyber-attack competitions – which was held virtually by Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) on April 7 and 8. 

NDO - The Vietnam Digital Awards 2021 have been launched to the honour digital transformation achievements of individuals, enterprises and government agencies. 

NDO - Vietnam Digital Transformation (DX) Day 2021 will take place from May 26-27 in Hanoi with conferences on digital transformation in eight priority sectors, as set out in the national digital transformation strategy. 

NDO – A networking event was held by the Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) and the Ho Chi Minh City Computer Association on April 5, aimed at connecting partners in digital transformation. 

NDO/VNA – Authorities in Da Nang have adopted a host of key measures to speed up economic restructuring in 2020-2025, focusing on strengthening hi-tech and supporting industries and IT development in connection with building startups and innovative urban areas and smart cities. 

NDO – The 2021 Ho Chi Minh City Creative Innovation and Start-up Awards (I-Star 2021) were officially launched by the City’s Department of Science and Technology on April 1.