Representatives from law enforcement agencies in Laos, Cambodia,
Thailand and Vietnam gathered for a seminar in Ho Chi Minh City
on October 30 to look at ways of jointly combating child sex abuse
stemming from the tourist industry.
China and ten ASEAN member countries launched a cooperation plan in science and
technology on September 22 in Nanning, the capital of China's
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on the sidelines of the ninth China-ASEAN Expo.
A seminar entitled “National Assembly’s role in corruption prevention
and fight” was jointly held by the NA Standing Committee and the
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ha Long city, the
northern province of Quang Ninh on August 9.
The leadership roles of Vietnamese Chief Information Officers (CIO) were
recognised and highly appreciated by leaders, experts and the IT
community at the CIO Summit 2011 themed: Vision and Responsibility, in
Hanoi on Sept. 29.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung received in Hanoi on Sept. 16 Indian
Foreign Minister S.M Krishna, affirming Vietnam’s efforts to deepen the
Vietnam-India strategic partnership.
The Hoa Lac Hi-tech Park has been cooperating well with the Asian
Science Park Association (ASPA) to reach investment opportunities with a
wide range of foreign partners.
India has committed to working closely with relevant Vietnamese
agencies in training Vietnamese personnel in accordance with the
Government project on training for officials and managers abroad with
state budget funds, or Project 165.
Electronic payments have improved the Government's ability to collect
taxes and other duties, said Deputy General Director of the Customs
Department Hoang Viet Cuong.
All education and training institutions with electricity in Vietnam
have free access to the internet, said head of the Ministry of
Education and Training's Information and Technology Department Quach
Tuan Ngoc.
The Cuban Foreign Ministry, the Ministry of Information and Technology
and the Cuban Institute for Friendship with the People (ICAP) issued a
special set of stamps on December 6 to celebrate the 50 th anniversary
of the establishment of diplomatic ties with Vietnam, on December 2.
A joint data venture between FPT’s Information System Corporation, KDDI Corporation and ITX Corporation of Japan, called Telehouse
Vietnam, began operating in Hanoi on September 7.
Forty-seven outstanding individuals and
organisations from the Information and Technology (IT) sector were
presented with Sao Khue Awards on the evening of April 21 in Hanoi.
Forty-four young people with
disabilities have been able to acquire different levels of IT
proficiency under a US government-funded project and are ready to join
the job market.
