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The Vietnam Report JSC and VietNamNet e-newspaper announced the 500 largest enterprises in Vietnam (VNR500) in 2020 at a ceremony in Hanoi on November 10.

The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City in cooperation with the Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group opened a space for innovation and experience sharing in digital transformation on October 12.

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) held a ceremony in Hanoi on September 25 to introduce a Vietnamese virtual assistant platform which was developed by the Viettel Cyberspace Center under the Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group (Viettel).

Some 15.7 million smartphone users had downloaded Bluezone, a locally-developed contact-tracing app to identify and alert people who have interacted with COVID-19 patients, as of 11am on August 11, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC).

Viet Solutions 2020, a contest seeking solutions for digital transformation process in Vietnam for individuals and businesses over the world was launched by the Ministry of Information and Communication and the Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended a ceremony on April 18 to launch a remote medical examination and treatment platform and Bluezone application to help the community in COVID-19 prevention and control.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long and Lao Minister of Health Bounkong Syhavong have agreed to set up a connection system to provide technical assistance in the prevention and test of COVID-19 and treatment of patients.

Defence cooperation is an important aspect in the India-Vietnam comprehensive strategic partnership, said Lt. Gen. Amarjeet Singh Bedi, Director General of India’s Defence Intelligence Agency.

Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar Defence Services, is on an official visit to Vietnam from December 18-22 at the invitation of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his entourage arrived in Hanoi on December 18 afternoon, concluding an official visit to Myanmar at the invitation of President U Win Myint.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc visited some major investment establishments of Vietnam in Yangon on December 18 as part of his official visit to Myanmar.

The “Trai tim cho em” (Operation Healthy Heart) programme has provided free surgery for nearly 5,200 children suffering from congenital heart defects, heard a gala held in Ho Chi Minh City on December 15.

Pham Minh Chinh, Politburo member, Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and head of the CPV Central Committee’s Organisation Commission, has suggested orientations and measures to promote traditional solidarity between the CPV and the Revolutionary Party of Tanzania (CCM) as well as between the two countries.

The Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park, based in Hanoi, has to date attracted 90 projects with total registered capital amounting to 85.8 trillion VND (3.7 billion USD).

Bitel, a subsidiary of the Viettel Military Industry and Telecomes Group in Peru, reported that its total revenue reached 274.2 million USD and profit before tax of 24.5 million USD in the first nine months of this year.

Among the 10 most profitable firms in the banking – financial – securities sector in 2019, banks continue to be the focus of attention while the “trillions-of-VND” club has seen changes.

A Hanoi delegation led by Ngo Thi Thanh Hang, member of the Party Central Committee and Standing Vice Secretary of the municipal Party Committee, visited Argentina and Peru from October 19-30 to enhance friendship and expanding cooperation with the two countries.

Human - centered artificial intelligence (AI) is an approach that aims not to replace people but to enhance human life,Tran Minh Triet, deputy rector of HCM City’s University of Science, said at a recent conference in HCM City.

The Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group (Viettel) has once again topped the list of 50 most valuable brands of Vietnam released on September 24 by Brand Finance – a UK-based brand evaluation company.

Vietnam’s top 50 brands in 2019 were announced on the sidelines of a workshop on brand management and development in Hanoi on September 24.