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More than 24 million students across the country began the 2019-2020 academic year following brief and solemn ceremonies without balloons on September 5.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo on September 3 ordered breakthroughs to accelerate the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0) roadmap in the country.

The fourth industrial revolution, with Artificial Intelligence (or AI) as its core element, has shaken up the world in recent years. Vietnam is no exception.

Vietnam is making a strategy for attracting “new-generation” foreign direct investment (FDI) so as to promote extensive economic growth between 2020 and 2030.

The Hanoi Innovation Summit 2019 under the auspices of the Hanoi People’s Committee and the Ministry of Planning and Investment opened on August 29 at the National Convention Centre.

The third International Conference on Information Technology Outsourcing in Vietnam will be held in Ho Chi Minh City in October.

A ceremony took place in Hanoi on August 27 to celebrate the centenary of the International Labour Organisation (ILO).

The ASEAN – Japan Centre, the ASEAN Committee in Tokyo and the ASEAN Secretariat held a seminar on emerging opportunities and challenges in ASEAN in Tokyo on August 26. ​

The sub-committee on socio-economic affairs tasked with preparing for the 13th National Party Congress held a meeting in Hanoi on August 26 to gather former Party, State and Vietnam Fatherland Front leaders’ opinions on documents to be submitted to the congress.

The ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) actively supports the regional grouping’s efforts in realizing and associating the ASEAN Vision 2025 with the UN Agenda 2030 on sustainable development, as well as ASEAN’s initiatives in strengthening regional connectivity, especially in environmental protection, climate change response and reduction of plastic waste and ocean debris.

Vietnam is a silver lining in the Asian region amid trade tensions, according to the latest report from the United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB).

Vietnam and Cambodia signed a cooperation agreement covering specific collaboration programmes in 28 areas following the 17th meeting of their Joint Committee on Cooperation in Economy, Culture, Science and Technology.

Financial experts analysised and made recommendations on policy orientations for developing and managing Fintech – a new and potential field in Vietnam, at a seminar held in Hanoi on August 20.

Vietnamese retail companies are in pole position to seize the lion’s share of the market, especially after some foreign businesses have left the country.

A ceremony was held in Ho Chi Minh City on August 17 to mark 20 years of the summer youth volunteer campaign.

The Vietnam artificial intelligence (AI) festival took place in Hanoi on August 16, aiming to boost AI research and applications in various fields, including education, health, trade, finance, and agriculture.

Multilateral connectivity and cooperation in the formation of a high-quality tourist route was highlighted at the sixth Meeting of GMS Southern Tourism Corridor that took place in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on August 14.

Vietnam and Singapore held the 12th political consultation in the island city state on August 14, agreeing to make joint efforts to continue intensifying their strategic partnership.

Over 400 scholars worldwide are attending the Young Scholars Initiative (YSI) Regional Convening 2019 in Hanoi from August 12 – 15.

Information and technology (IT) firms will lead the country’s digital transformation in all sectors, said Phan Tam, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications (MIC).