Minister wants HCMC to get smarter at ICT

China on Sunday warned Britain not to discriminate against companies involved in developing the 5G network and to resist pressure from other countries over whether it should work with Huawei Technologies.

China's foreign minister lashed out Monday at what he called "abnormal, immoral" attacks on Huawei amid growing concern that the telecom giant poses a security risk to the West.

Huawei Technologies says it has a good chance to be a supplier of 5G equipment to Vietnamese service providers.

Vietnam's largest telecommunications company Viettel has received a license to trial its 5G services.

Vietnamese telecom firms are seeking a head start in the 5G race as the country becomes an early adopter of the technology.

To move up in global telecom rankings, Vietnam should be among the first to launch 5G services, says the nation's information minister.

5G will make it easier to download and upload Ultra HD and 3D video and allow smartphones to run more complex mobile internet apps.

It's set to be the biggest deal in the world this year.