The Internet turns 20 in Vietnam: P1 – Forerunners

Vietnam is among the world’s top 20 countries in terms of its number of Internet users

By Tuoi Tre News

October 23, 2017, 19:00 GMT+7

The Internet turns 20 in Vietnam: P1 – Forerunners
1. Dr. Mai Liem Truc, who is credited with helping Vietnam gain access to the Internet. Photo: Tuoi Tre

Not many can remember when the Internet was in its infancy in Vietnam just over two decades ago.

NetNam Co., based in Hanoi, is considered the pioneering Internet provider in Vietnam.

Founded in 1994, the firm was among the country’s first four Internet Service Providers (ISP) back in the 1990s, according to its website. Tiếp tục đọc “The Internet turns 20 in Vietnam: P1 – Forerunners”

VN plans interactive, open-for-all web knowledge base

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Update: June, 01/2017 – 10:45

by Thu Vân

HÀ NỘI – Việt Nam will soon have its own “Wikipedia” page, maybe even more interactive, developed by Vietnamese people for Vietnamese people.

The page is a proactive, interactive effort to spread knowledge and awareness of scientific and technological developments, promoting education resources and sci-tech creativity in the country.

It will be developed under a project called “Development of the Vietnamese digital knowledge system” that has been approved by the Prime Minister. Tiếp tục đọc “VN plans interactive, open-for-all web knowledge base”

VN student wins US invention prize

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Update: May, 29/2017 – 05:00

Phạm Quang Huy
HÀ NỘI — “When my name was voiced out, my whole body was shaking. I even burst into tears stepping on the stage and receiving the award.”Phạm Quang Huy, 11th grade student in central Quảng Trị Province recalled his experience in the US more than one week ago.

Huy won the third prize of Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) 2017 in California for his invention of a robotic prosthetic arm designed for the disabled. His invention competed with more than 1,700 contestants from more than 70 countries all over the world. Tiếp tục đọc “VN student wins US invention prize”

Europol: Ransomware attack is of unprecedented level

Al Jazeera

International investigation needed to identify culprits of biggest-of-its-kind cyber-extortion attack, Europol says.

The wave of cyberattacks wreaking havoc across the globe is “at an unprecedented level”, European Union’s law enforcement agency Europol said.

The attacks will “require a complex international investigation to identify the culprits”, the agency, which is working with countries and companies hit by the attacks, said in a statement on Saturday.

Dozens of countries were hit by the ransomware attack on Friday that locked up computers and held users’ files for ransom at a multitude of hospitals, companies and government agencies.

It was believed to the biggest attack of its kind ever recorded. Tiếp tục đọc “Europol: Ransomware attack is of unprecedented level”