Digital technology, if exploited to the maximum, can bring over 1.733 quadrillion VND (74 billion USD) to Vietnam by 2030, with the most beneficial sectors including manufacturing, agriculture and food, and education-training.
As one of the major tourist destinations of Vietnam, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue has managed to maintain operations by applying various measures to adapt to COVID-19 pandemic situation.
Children need to learn how to protect their personal and social well-being in cyberspace, Phan Thi Cam Giang, a lecturer at the Vietnam Women’s Academy's branch in Ho Chi Minh City, said at a recent online conference.
Vietnam holds huge potential in the application and development of new technologies amid the wide utilisation of robot and artificial intelligence (AI) in daily life activities.
Lao Minister of Technology and Communications Boviengkham Vongdara has highlighted the need for Laos to accelerate digital transformation in association with sustainable development.
A ministerial-level roundtable discussion themed “Cutting the cost: Can affordable access accelerate digital transformation?” was held on October 12, within the framework of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)'s Digital World 2021.
As co-host of International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Digital World 2021, Vietnam has marked 50 years of ITU Telecom events and aims for inclusive tech-driven prosperity.
A competition for Vietnamese students was launched in Hanoi on October 12 to seek innovative communication solutions to mitigate the impacts of natural disasters and climate change, in response to International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (October 13).
Le Thu Thuy from the Academy of Journalism and Communication has won one of the three top prizes at the ASEAN Youth Video Competition on reducing plastic pollution towards sustainable lifestyle.
Teams from Thailand, Cambodia and Malaysia won the 2021 ASEAN Data Science Explorers (DSE) Regional Finals 2021 that was co-hosted by the ASEAN Foundation and the multinational software group SAP from October 5-7.
Minister of Public Security Gen. To Lam held online talks with Singaporean Minister for Communications and Information and Minister-in-charge of Smart Nation and Cybersecurity Josephine Teo on October 11.
Online teaching and studying via the Internet and television were being carried out in 40 centrally-run cities and provinces nationwide as of October 8 due to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Ministry of Education and Training.
The southern province of Binh Phuoc will present 10,000 smart phones to poor students in mid-October to assist them in online learning, said Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Education and Training Ho Hai Thach on October 8.
The Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) on October 7 granted a Geographical Indication (GI) certification for dragon fruit grown in the south central province of Binh Thuan of Vietnam after three years the Binh Thuan Dragon Fruit Association had submitted the application for the status in Japan.
The Hanoi People’s Court on October 8 gave imprisonment sentences to three persons for illegally bringing two Chinese to Vietnam amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The freshly-launched Vietnam Workforce for an Innovation and Start-up Ecosystem (WISE) project funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) with an amount of around 2 million USD is expected to help improve Vietnam’s human resources working in this field.
Google in cooperation with the National Cyber Security Centre has launched the Google Safety Centre and the Safer Programme with Google for Vietnamese users.
Vietnam backs ASEAN countries’ viewpoint on promoting the development of the ASEAN Cybersecurity Cooperation Strategy for 2021-2025 to unify a vision, awareness and common actions of the bloc on cybersecurity issues, said Deputy Minister of Public Security Lieut. Gen. Luong Tam Quang.
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