They have begun preparatory steps in Japan to produce LOTUSat-1 as part of the Natural Disaster and Climate Change Prevention project undertaken by the Vietnam National Space Center (VNSC), the Japan International Cooperation Agency said Thursday. The satellite will use a sensor that uses radio waves to observe the Earth, and thus functions independently of a light source. That means it can function 24x7, a clear advantage over satellites using optical sensors, which can only function in daylight. It could take 36 months to build LOTUSat-1, but the launch schedule has yet to be fixed since there are many factors to be considered, Vu Anh Tuan of the VNSC said. But he said that, typically, it takes six to 12 months for a satellite of this kind to be launched. Once the satellite is in orbit, it would cover the whole of Vietnam and help reduce damage caused by natural disasters by 10 percent, he said. The time it takes Vietnam to retrieve images of a specific location would also be reduced … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Japan building satellite for natural disaster prevention
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Japan becomes VN’s major partner in Industry 4.0
Japan ICT Day, regularly held since 2007, is the most important event to boost the business cooperation among Vietnamese and Japanese information technology (IT) companies. It is jointly organized by the Vietnam Software Association (VINASA) and the Vietnam – Japan IT Cooperation Club (VJC). The festival this year is one of the activities to celebrate the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Japan. Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Minh Hong stated in the event that there has been impressive and comprehensive development in the collaboration between the two nations to increase prosperity. Until now, Japan has become a leading economic and investment partner of Vietnam. In 2017, it was the country with the largest amount of foreign direct investment into Vietnam, pouring over $9 billion and accounting for more than 25 percent of the total foreign investment capital into the country. The collaboration between Vietnam and Japan … [Read more...] about Japan becomes VN’s major partner in Industry 4.0
Vietnam promotes IT cooperation with Japan
The Hanoitimes - The Industrial Revolution 4.0 with new technology trends such as IoT, AI, Big Data, digitalization and Vietnam’s abundant human resources will open great cooperation opportunities for the country. Vietnam expects to enhance cooperation with Japan in information technology (IT), said Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Minh Hong at the opening ceremony of Japan IT Day 2018 held by the Vietnam Software and IT Services (Vinasa) in Hanoi. Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Minh Hong made speech at the opening ceremony Deputy Minister Nguyen Minh Hong said that Vietnam - Japan relationship had a strong and comprehensive development in the spirit of “For the sake of peace and prosperity in Asia" established by the two sides. So far, Japan has become Vietnam’s leading economic, trade and investment partner. In 2017, Japan became the largest foreign direct investor in Vietnam with more than US$9 … [Read more...] about Vietnam promotes IT cooperation with Japan
Japan ICT Day 2018 opens in Hanoi to promote VN-Japan cooperation
At the opening ceremony (Source: http://congthuong.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – The Japan ICT Day 2018 was opened in Hanoi on August 29, themed “Vietnam-Japan IT Cooperation in the Fourth Industrial Revolution.” The event is hosted by the Vietnam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA) and the Vietnam-Japan IT Cooperation Club as part of activities to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic ties. During his welcome speech, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Minh Hong said that Vietnam-Japan cooperation in IT has been strengthened by state agencies and businesses, who act as a bridge between the IT associations of the two countries. Vietnam’s Ministry of Information and Communications and the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications have signed a number of agreements for comprehensive collaboration in radio frequency control, information security, ICT workforce training, and more, he noted. … [Read more...] about Japan ICT Day 2018 opens in Hanoi to promote VN-Japan cooperation
Japan ICT Day 2018 opens in Hanoi to promote Vietnam-Japan cooperation
The event is hosted by the Vietnam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA) and the Vietnam-Japan IT Cooperation Club as part of activities to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic ties. During his welcome speech, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Minh Hong said that Vietnam-Japan cooperation in IT has been strengthened by state agencies and businesses, who act as a bridge between the IT associations of the two countries. Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Minh Hong delivers a speech at the event. Photo: vietnamnet.vn Vietnam’s Ministry of Information and Communications and the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications have signed a number of agreements for comprehensive collaboration in radio frequency control, information security, ICT workforce training, and more, he noted. The two sides have accelerated the implementation of an action plan for the development of … [Read more...] about Japan ICT Day 2018 opens in Hanoi to promote Vietnam-Japan cooperation