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The digital economy made up 15.38% of Ho Chi Minh City’s gross regional domestic product (GRDP) in 2022, surpassing the year’s target of 15%.

Over 644,000 payment transactions with a total value of more than 279 billion VND (over 11.8 million USD) were processed through the National Public Service Portal in January, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications.

Singapore's fintechnews.sg has published an article entitled "Vietnam's SMEs Get a Boost from Digital Lending" affirming that a strong import-export boom and positive digital trends are lending a helping hand to Vietnam's small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to sustain growth.

The modern e-wallet market in Vietnam is surging and is expected to reach 50 million active users by July 2024, experts said.

Ho Chi Minh City has set a target to provide 100% of public services online through completing connection with the National Public Service Portal in 2023, according to the municipal Department of Information and Communications.

Experts are positive about the development of Vietnam’s education technology (Edtech) market in 2023 if local Edtech companies can overcome post-pandemic challenges.

Technology and telecommunications businesses are expected to continue to benefit from the growth of the digital economy.

Vietnam is allowed to send 20 teams to the VEX Robotics World Championship 2023 (VEX Worlds), scheduled to be held in May this year in Dallas city in the US state of Texas, according to the Robotics Education and Competition Foundation which involves in the organisation of robotics competitions.

Viettel is the most valuable telecoms brand in Southeast Asia and the 17th in the world, according to the latest Brand Finance Global 500.

This year is likely to bring an increase in targeted APT attacks, especially those aimed at stealing data from databases developed during the vulnerable period as the country undertakes its digital transformation process.

Vietnam has increasingly become a burgeoning industrial hub, especially for tech and apparel, wrote an article published by India’s stattimes.com on January 14.

Relevant ministries and agencies will tighten management and supervision of e-commerce to discover violations and prevent tax losses in 2023.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on January 17 attended, delivered speeches at important sessions, and had bilateral meetings, as part of his activities at the 53rd World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland.

The Hanoi-based Viet Duc (Vietnam-Germany) Friendship Hospital receives nearly 2,000 patients coming for medical examination and treatment every day, however the number of patients who make appointments via the hospital’s hotline 19001902 from January 1, 2022 to November 30, 2022 was only 9,255.

The contribution of the digital economy to national GDP in 2022 accounted for about 14.26% of the total, with 7.18% contributed by the ICT digital economy.

The number of non-cash payment transactions through the National Payment Corporation of Vietnam (NAPAS) nearly doubled in 2022 compared to the previous year.

Many sectors and units in Ho Chi Minh City have strengthened the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology in various fields, aiming to enhancing the efficiency of production, promoting administrative reform and improving investment environment.

Vietnam is speeding up the development of the digital economy, considering this a "breakthrough" step to promote the country's economic growth in the context of the 4th industrial revolution.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) held a ceremony on December 29 to connect the land database with the National Population Database and sign the regulation on work coordination with the Ministry of Public Security.

Thanks to efforts of the Government and the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), cashless payment services have been promoted in rural and remote areas.