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Smart planning plays a key role in developing smart cities, experts told a workshop held in Hanoi on October 22 within the framework of the ASEAN Smart Cities Summit and Expo 2020.

Just one month after the founding of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, on October 13, 1945, President Ho Chi Minh wrote a letter to the industrial and business circles in the country, in which he stressed their great role in the cause of national construction.

A national scientific teleconference took place in Hanoi on January 16 to discuss the role and leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) in Vietnam’s struggle for national independence and freedom and the path to socialism.

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh delivered a keynote speech at a high-level session of the 10th Regional Conference of the Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia-Pacific, themed “Preventing and Combating Corruption in Infrastructure Projects in Asia-Pacific”, in Hanoi on December 6.

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).

Over 400 corporate executives, economists, financial and technological experts at home and abroad gathered at the Vietnam CEO Summit 2019 which took place in Hanoi on August 8.

Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh hosted a reception for members of the Vietnamese expert-intellectual group in Switzerland on July 6, as part of her trip to the central European country to attend the 2019 Global Summit of Women.

Leaders of Laos on May 23 reaffirmed that the country will work together with Vietnam to preserve the great friendship and special solidarity between the two countries, and pass down the relationship to next generations.

Technology is the main factor to develop Vietnam’s economy, help it escape from the middle-income trap, and transition into a developed nation, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc affirmed at a forum in Hanoi on May 9.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and President Nguyen Phu Trong held talks with his Lao counterpart Bounnhang Vorachith in Vientiane on February 24 following an official welcome ceremony for the Vietnamese leader. ​

Politburo member and head of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Organisation Commission Pham Minh Chinh hailed Chairman of the Presidium of the Communist Party of Japan (CPJ) Central Committee Shii Kazuo for his visit during a reception in Hanoi on December 17.

Born and bred in Kim Son district, in the northern province of Ninh Binh, President Tran Dai Quang always held close sentiments towards his hometown.

Vietnam Golden Book of Innovation 2018 which gathers outstanding innovative projects and solutions in science-technology made its debut in Hanoi on August 30.

The Government of Vietnam considers the fourth Industrial Revolution (also known as Industry 4.0), especially aspects concerning artificial intelligence, a huge opportunity for Vietnam to become a modern, industrialised nation in the near future, said Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung.

The Vietnam-Belgium Friendship Association and the Belgian Embassy in Vietnam have held an exchange in Hanoi to mark the 187th National Day (July 21, 1831) of the European nation and 45 years of the two countries’ diplomatic ties (March 22, 1973).

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad arrived in Tokyo on June 10, starting a three-day visit to Japan, his first tour abroad since he took office on May 10.

Fast growth is a condition for sustainable development, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue said at a symposium in Hanoi on June 10.

Vietnam appreciates the discipline, sense of responsibility, modern technology, advanced administration, and business culture of Japanese enterprises and entrepreneurs while doing business and investment in Vietnam, said President Tran Dai Quang.

The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) will strive to build a contingent of officials with competence, virtue and reputation befitting their duties.

General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and President of Laos Bounnhang Vorachith has lauded the dedication of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and military experts to Laos’s national liberation in the past and its current country-building effort.