The Da Nang People’s Committee and the Vietnam Software Association (VINASA) will jointly host a series of international events on IT from October 21-24, reported the Vietnam Government Portal (VGP).
The Ho Chi Minh City Innovation, Startup and Entrepreneurship Week (WHISE 2019) will take place from October 15-19, announced the municipal Department of Science and Technology on October 2.
The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee in collaboration with the World Bank Vietnam on September 25 held an international conference on Artificial Intelligence (AI) use in Vietnam and abroad to gather experts’ recommendations for the southern economic hub.
Ho Chi Minh City will roll out a programme on building an ecosystem of artificial intelligence (AI) application for 2019-2020, heard a press conference in the Vietnamese southern metropolis on September 17.
Russia will transfer new technologies in the spheres of IT, environment and health care to Vietnam’s Advanced International JSC (AIC) under an agreement signed in Moscow on September 15.
Hanoi will create the best conditions for foreign investors, including those from India, to boost cooperation activities with the city, especially in smart city building, information technology, education and training, trade and tourism.
A delegation of businesses from Asahikawa city of Japan visited Thua Thien-Hue on August 29 and 30 to explore investment chances in the central province of Vietnam.
The Government Office signed a memorandum of understanding on administrative reform cooperation with the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in Hanoi on August 28.
Over 40 leading experts and scientists from Australia, Germany, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, the US and Vietnam shared experience in applying micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) and nano-materials to build a safe and friendly city at a conference held in Ho Chi Minh City on August 27-28.
The 11th Information and Communication Technology Awards (ICT AWARDS) in Ho Chi Minh City themed the journey towards a smart city was launched at a ceremony held by the municipal Department of Information and Communications on August 7.
Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung had a meeting in Hanoi on July 16 with a Singaporean business delegation led by Teo Siong Seng, Chairman of the Singapore Business Federation to discuss opportunities to strengthen bilateral cooperation between the city and Singapore.
Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong had a meeting on July 4 with Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Vietnam Obaid Saeed Al Dhaheri to discuss cooperation opportunities between the two sides, especially in economy.
Politburo member and Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan received Senior Vice President of the US-ASEAN Business Council (UABC) Michael Michalak on June 17 to discuss ways to bolster cooperation in improving local human resources quality.
The ICT (information and communication technology) reference framework for the development of smart cities (version 1.0) has been issued by the Ministry of Information and Communications as a basis for localities and businesses to develop smart city projects.
The classical ballet “Giselle” was performed by Russia’s Ekaterinburg Opera and Ballet Theatre at the Hanoi Opera House on June 12 to mark the 29th Russia Day.
Officials, experts, scholars and entrepreneurs from ASEAN countries and Japan gathered at a symposium in Hanoi on June 4 to discuss measures to lift the two sides’ strategic partnership to a new level.
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho is calling for Singaporean investment in many priority fields, including infrastructure development at industrial parks, smart city building, logistic zones, healthcare, and education-training.
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