Universities, health institutions and IT companies across the country have been developing a number of technologies and devices to help combat COVID-19.

VOV.VN - For the first time, Vietnamese scientists have successfully developed a technological process used for sequencing the SARS-CoV-2 virus genome through PacBio long-read genome sequencing technologies.

The number of patents granted to Viettel has increased by 142% a year which is nearly eight times higher than the country’s average increase of 18%.

The COVID-19 pandemic in the last half of 2020 saw Vietnamese people download and use more phone applications than in 2019, according to the Mobile Application 2021 report from Appota Group.

A project on enhancing capacity and bolstering the protection of children working in coffee production in Dak Lak was officially launched in the Central Highlands province on April 26.

Germany’s Großmann Ingenieur Consult GmbH (GICON®) and the Vietnam Petroleum Institute (VPI) have identified cooperation sectors and forms, covering technologies, under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed on March 29.

Hanoi will install free public wifi systems at more tourist spots to better serve visitors to the capital city.

Vietnam Post Corporation (Vietnam Post) on March 22 launched an automated packages sorting system at its logistics centre in the central region, which is located at the Hoa Khanh Industrial Park in Da Nang city.

VOV.VN - Bars, karaoke parlours, and nightclubs throughout the capital are set to reopen as of 0:00 on March 23 following the recent COVID-19 containment, according to Chu Xuan Dzung, vice chairman of the municipal People's Committee.

VOV.VN - A total of 367 volunteers, including 30 people over the age of 60, have been injected with Nano Covax, the nation’s first locally-produced novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine as part of the second phase of human trials, according to the Military Medical University.