Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh on July 31 expressed his grave concern over the recent developments in the East Sea, with Chinese geological survey vessel group Haiyang Dizhi 8’s activities violating Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf in the waters.
The 2019 Vietnam artificial intelligence day (AI4VN) is scheduled to take place on August 15 and 16 in Hanoi, featuring exhibitions, workshops, and performance of advanced technologies.
Research and development (R&D) is the cornerstone of innovation and the driving force of economic growth in the digital age, experts said at the ASEAN – China smart industry conference in Ho Chi Minh City on July 25.
Vietnam has stressed the need for stronger investment in the youth to enhance their capacity and solidarity during the building of the ASEAN Community.
Vietnamese enterprises are in a weak position in sharing the “revenue pie” of a digital economy, said Tran Dinh Thien, former director of the Vietnam Institute for Economics, at a conference on Vietnamese businesses and digital transition in Hanoi on July 18.
A conference was held in the northern province of Bac Kan on July 17 to connect ethnic minority women with partners under a programme supporting them to develop economic activities via Industry 4.0 technology.
The Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) and the Asian Development Bank held a seminar in Hanoi on July 17, discussing the development of high-quality workforce for Vietnam’s sustainable development.
The Vietnamese Government is willing to listen to opinions from Singaporean businesses and wishes they would do long-term business in the country, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has warned Vietnamese credit institutions and foreign banks in the country to be cautious before working with peer-to-peer (P2P) lending companies as there are many risks related to the service.
The Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (Vitas) and the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH) jointly held a conference in Hanoi on July 9 to discuss the application of digital technology in the garment sector.
Vietnam's textile and garment sector needs advanced technology to keep pace with global trends and to expand export markets, Trade Counsellor of the Republic of Korea in Vietnam Kim Eu Joong has said.
The mechanical engineering industry needs supportive policies from the Government to enhance its competitiveness during the fourth industrial revolution, officials and industry experts have said.
Leaders, academics, researchers, and professionals from around the world discussed the diversity of practices and models of leadership and management in higher education at an international conference that ended on July 5 in HCM City.
Vietnamese Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh has called on nations, organisations and enterprises to join hands in building a legal framework to ensure equality in terms of opportunities for women and help them get adaptive to the fourth Industrial Revolution.
According to Vietnam Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex), rules of origin under the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) seem more comfortable than those regulated in the CPTPP.
Many leading groups and corporations of the Republic of Korea, which operate in banking, finance, electricity, retail sales, and technology, have expressed their interest in cooperation with Vietnamese partners, including FPT Corporation, in the fields of new technologies digital transformation.
A Vietnam – Republic of Korea (RoK) forum in Hanoi on June 28 highlighted businesses’ role in environmental protection amidst the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0).
The Institute of Natural Resources and Environment Training (INRET) and the Korea Environment Institute (KEI) held the ninth international conference on environment personnel development in Hanoi on June 26.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has underlined the need to accelerate the building of a digital government, digital administration and smart urban system, affirming that the application of new technologies will contribute to speeding up policy response and promptly detecting shortcomings in law enforcement.
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