Vietnam considers setting up standards for IT skills 21/02/2013, 11:42:10 AM (VietNamNet Bridge)-Being concerned about the qualification of new IT school graduates, Vietnam now considers setting up new standards for IT skills in an effort to internationalize the quality of Vietnamese IT engineers.

Solar energy for remote areas, why not? 20/02/2013, 10:09:33 AM (VietNamNet Bridge)-The Hoa Binh provincial Science & Technology Analysis, Testing and Service Center has received the technology transfer to implement the project on using solar energy and diesel engine to generate electricity for remote areas.

VNPT to pull plug on pay phone service 19/02/2013, 06:12:36 PM (VietNamNet Bridge)-State-owned telecommunications giant VNPT Group has announced it will decommission all pay phones nationwide from March 25 this year due to a slump in demand.

Vietnamese IT firms still hesitant to pour money into PPP projects 18/02/2013, 10:11:10 AM (VietNamNet Bridge-Vietnamese enterprises do not lack money or technologies to implement PPP (private public partnership) projects. What they lack is the feeling of safety when they implement the projects.

Apple App Could Turn Strangers Into Walking ATMs 18/02/2013, 10:07:36 AM (Discovery)-Looking to slake your thirst, you’ve saddled up to the bar at your favorite watering hole, when you realize you don’t have any cash. And since this pub only takes cold, hard greenbacks, you’re in a real pickle, especially since the nearest ATM means hoofing it five blocks in the snow.

Robot Helps Flesh Out Virtual Characters 18/02/2013, 10:05:20 AM (Discovery)-For all the leaping and bounding it’s making in the companionship department, virtual reality is still bereft of physical contact. Sure, it may seem like you’re making contact, but sometimes you wish your avatar had a little more meat on its virtual bones.

Who says a switch plate can't house more than light switches? Enter the Walhub 18/02/2013, 10:03:06 AM (Gizmag)-There are certain devices in the home that we don't generally think about improving.

Vietnam masters satellite technology 17/02/2013, 06:20:59 PM (VOV)-Vietnam has launched two communications satellites into orbit and hopes to control them without foreign assistance by March 2013.

“Mother” of hybrid rice varieties 17/02/2013, 07:02:46 AM (VietNamNet Bridge)-Professor, Dr. Nguyen Thi Lang is one of seven women who was granted the Vietnamese Women’s Award in 2011 for her outstanding achievements in producing dozens of hybrid rice varieties that are salt resistant and have high output and good quality.

Vietnam seeks a special mechanism to assist domestic Internet firms 16/02/2013, 07:34:08 AM (VietNamNet Bridge)-Replying to the complaint that the current regulations cannot generate a fair playing field for domestic and foreign Internet service firms, the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) is thinking of a special mechanism which encourage domestic firms develop Internet services such as social networks or search engines.

Software firms enter in league with others to earn money 14/02/2013, 09:06:08 PM (VietNamNet Bridge)-Software firms now can see great opportunities to earn money when local authorities have thought of using open source software. HCM City, for example, plans to spend VND31 billion dong to use open source software instead of closed source in 2013.

Japan exports environment technology to Vietnam 14/02/2013, 09:04:56 PM (VOV)-Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has announced Vietnam will be the first destination for the planned export of it-s cutting edge environmental information technology and social infrastructure.

Biotechnology in Vietnam’s agricultural sector 10/02/2013, 08:07:29 AM (VietNamNet Bridge)-Vietnam is an agricultural country and one of the largest exporters of agricultural products in the world. Although the country still lags behind advanced countries in the research and application of biotechnology in agriculture, it has achieved encouraging achievements in this field.

WeChat boycott brings opportunities to other service providers 10/02/2013, 08:03:27 AM (VietNamNet Bridge)-Having realized that Vietnamese users turn their back to Chinese WeChat, other service providers have launched a lot of free apps to attract users.

Vietnam ponders eliminating dengue with mosquitoes 08/02/2013, 09:04:59 PM (VietNamNet Bridge)-The project on using mosquitoes to eliminate dengue has been kicked off on Tri Nguyen island of Nha Trang City of Khanh Hoa province.