Sci-Tech

WIPO supports Vietnam to develop national strategy on intellectual property
24/03/2017 06:46
The Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) and the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) on March 22 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on cooperation in building a national strategy on intellectual property for Vietnam. With the MOU, an official cooperation mechanism...
Viettel deploys 4G nationwide
18/03/2017 02:35
Specifically, more than 100 districts in the border areas in 25 provinces including Loc Binh, Muong Nhe, Sin Ho, Meo Vac and Quan Ba had access to the 4G network. A Viettel technician works in a hard weather condition to install BTS for 4G infrastructure. At present, Viettel has set...
Wind power in Vietnam: three problems may shrink investors back
08/06/2013 10:17
The three biggest problems Wind power projects always require big investment rates, while the electricity production costs are always high. Therefore, the biggest problem is to find out the price level which can be affordable to consumers and can bring reasonable profits to investors....
Online sellers & buyers swindle each other
17/05/2013 07:48
Traps have always been existing on e-commerce websites into which any people may fall. The victims of the swindle cases can be both the sellers and buyers. iPhone 5, the fashionable high technology product, proves to be the product most hunted on online markets. The Apple’s...
Vietnam’s first remote sensing satellite launched after delay
07/05/2013 03:56
The earth observation satellite was launched by a Vega lightweight rocket at 9:06 am. It is expected that 1 hour, 57 minutes and 24 seconds after taking off, the satellite will activate its propulsion engine to make its way to sun synchronous orbit (SSO) at an altitude of nearly 670 km....
Vietnamese big guys vie with one another to distribute “eaten Apple”
04/05/2013 03:20
The race for the right to distribute iPhones in Vietnam has become more strained when FPT, the Vietnamese biggest technology group, decided to jump on the bandwagon. No official information about the FPT’s marketing admission, but sources said FPT’s capability is powerful enough...
Broadcasters provide services below cost prices to attract more subscribers
02/05/2013 04:32
There are 3 satellite TV service providers in Vietnam, namely VTC, K+ and AVG. Only AVG lends set top boxes to subscribers for 18 months without requiring deposit money. VTC and K+ customers have to pay for the devices to be able to watch TV. One month ago, the customers using HD...