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A collection of stamps featuring folk paintings of Vietnamese buffaloes has been released by the Ministry of Information and Communications in celebration of the coming Tet (Lunar New Year) festival.

The 2020 Conferences and Exhibitions on Vietnamese Information Technology Enterprises, Products and Services kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on November 18.

The Vietnam Red Cross (VNRC) on December 2 launched a writing contest on volunteer activities, named ‘I volunteer’, as part of its activities to celebrate the International Day of Volunteers (December 5).

The proportion of Vietnamese enterprises that have not adopted digital transformation is about 1.5 times higher than the global average.

Vietnam’s top e-commerce shopping event, Online Friday 2019, will for the first time help businesses sell goods through e-voucher systems, enhancing shopping experiences for customers.

The country’s biggest online shopping event, Online Friday, will return on December 6 with the participation of a large number of Vietnamese businesses and brands on various e-commerce platforms.

Vietnam Electricity (EVN) will promote electricity bill payment via digital mode of transactions in 2019.

Vietnam and Cambodia have signed three cooperation agreements on postal services and telecommunications, information safety and digital signature.

All provinces and cities in the country need to finish collecting data on local addresses by the end of January so that Vietnam’s digital map project on map.itrithuc.vn can be operational by February.

Online Friday 2018 officially kicked off on December 7, with 5,000 products at promotional prices of 0 VND or with prices reduced by 80 to 90 percent, according to event organiser the Vietnam E-commerce and Digital Economy Agency (IDEA) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

A meeting took place in Hanoi on March 8 to discuss a plan on building a plan on building a portal on martyrs, their graves and cemeteries.

The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) on January 13 launched a SMS programme to support poor workers during the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

The Ministry of Information and Communication has issued a set of stamps themed on the Lunar New Year – Year of the Dog.

The Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) said that its Unlisted Public Company Market (UPCoM) welcomed 11 newly registered stock codes, increasing the total number of businesses trading on the bourse to 701 as of January 5.

Ministries have approved the restructuring plans of additional state-owned enterprises, with the latest including Mobifone and the Vietnam Post Corporation, in line with the Government’s SOE restructuring action plan.

Vietnam officially launched the postage stamp “Welcome to APEC Vietnam 2017” on November 6 in response to the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week.

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) and the Lao Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (MPT) jointly held a forum in Vientiane on November 2 to seek measures to foster bilateral cooperation in information and communication technology (ICT).

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism and the Vietnam Post Office Corporation signed a cooperation agreement in Hanoi on August 4 to promote Vietnam’s tourism at home and abroad.

The Vietnam Post Corporation (VNPOST), on June 13, debuted the website https://www.badasa.com.vn, an online trading platform for Vietnamese specialties.

Two giant State-owned corporations, Vietnam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex) and Vietnam Steel Corporation (VNSTEEL), achieved record profits last year, according to a conference held by the Party Organisation of the Central Enterprises Bloc (CEB).