Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup on November 20 announced the establishment of VinRobotics JSC, with a charter capital of 1 trillion VND (40 million USD), aiming to revolutionise production efficiency and optimise processes across industry, services and daily life through production and integration of smart robots and robotic products.
Indonesian Primary and Secondary Education Minister Abdul Mu'ti has confirmed that artificial intelligence (AI) and coding will be offered as optional subjects rather than compulsory in schools.
Vietnamese small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) should better their management capacity and business strategies so as to draw capital from both domestic and foreign investment funds who are holding hundreds of billions of USD, economists have said.
The HSBC Vietnam will support Dat Bike Vietnam Co. in digitalising its financial operations and taking initial steps into the international financial market.
Electricity Vietnam (EVN) plans to nominate three of its self-developed automated products as “Make in Vietnam” ones as part of its efforts to contribute to the Government’s national digital transformation programme by 2025, with a vision to 2030.
Vietnam has 64,000 digital enterprises and the figure is on the rise, which is a good condition for the country to promote its technological self-reliance to rise stronger, according to General Director of FPT Nguyen Van Khoa.
The General Department of Taxation on November 21 started to issue electronic invoices (or e-invoices) in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hai Phong, Quang Ninh, Phu Tho, and Binh Dinh.
The robotics market has grown strongly in recent years due to enterprises’ growing demand for automotive solutions to optimise output and save both labour and operational costs.
The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) is seen as a comprehensive and high-quality trade pact that helps diversify export markets for products originating from Vietnam.
With e-commerce and automation changing the landscape of the logistics sector dramatically, there will be a focus on re-skilling the existing workforce in technology, which will improve the competitiveness of the logistics industry.
Studying Germany’s new technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and automation as well as models of digital and knowledge-based economic development, vocational training and financial centres is crucial for Ho Chi Minh City to shape its development, Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan has said.
The current logistics labour force needs to adapt to fast-changing automation and ecommerce requirements, experts said at a dialogue organised by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and Australia Aid on April 26 in Ho Chi Minh City.
Viet Tien Garment JSC, one of the leading companies in the garment-textile industry in Vietnam, has set a goal of grossing one billion USD in export turnover by 2020 with an annual average growth of 10 percent, according to Director General Bui Van Tien.