Vietnam is emerging as a country with great potential to develop digital economy, as it has more than 58 million internet users out of its 90 million people and the over 125 million mobile subscribers.
Younger generations are spending a greater proportion of their lives online, but they are not the only ones as people aged over 55 are also becoming more digital.
A workshop on Cross-border Data Flows took place in Hanoi on May 3 to discuss the importance of data access and sharing and the need to develop a legal framework on data management to boost the growth of digital economy.
Vietnam and Singapore need to work for bigger strides in economic, trade and investment cooperation, making it on par with bilateral political ties, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
Updating technology and revamping administration are crucial for the existence and development of Vietnamese businesses amidst the fourth industrial revolution, experts said at a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on April 12.
Singapore, as the rotary chairman of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), plans to speed up ASEAN’s economic recovery from advanced technologies to make the region more competitive.
The Vietnam ICT Press Club recently announced the top 10 ICT events in 2017. This is the result voted for by more than 50 journalists in the information technology sector, from some 40 media agencies nationwide.
The Asia-America Gateway (AAG) undersea cable was fully repaired on the night of January 23, restoring full Internet connectivity between Vietnam and foreign countries, two days earlier than scheduled
The website freedomhouse.org recently posted the Freedom in the World 2018 report, which maintained biased views and misleading assessments, despite many countries’ opposition.
The list of top 500 largest Vietnamese enterprises (VNR500) was announced in Hanoi on January 19, with the number of private companies in the list rising by 2.5 times in 2017 since the rankings were first made 10 years ago.
The Vietnam Cyber Security under Authority of Information Security (AIS) of the Ministry of Information and Communications has developed an online tool to check email security.
The VIetnam ICT Press Club recently announced the top 10 ICT events in 2017. This is the result voted for by more than 50 journalists in the information technology sector, from some 40 media agencies nationwide.
More and more investors and large economic groups have shown interest in the Vietnamese market due to the success of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Meeting in November.
Southeast Asia’s internet economy is estimated to reach 50 billion USD in 2017, according to a report released by Temasek of Singapore and Google of the US on December 12.
Relevant organisations and agencies should join hands to create a safe internet environment for children, said Deputy Minister of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Hong Lan.
The business community will define the future of the Vietnamese economy in the coming decades and serve as an important driving force to achieve prosperity, stated Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
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