VOV.VN - The fourth forum of young Vietnamese intellectuals across the globe was held virtually on November 25, attracting the participation of 177 representatives from Vietnam and 16 countries and territories.

VOV.VN - The nation temporarily recognizes vaccine passports from 72 countries and territories, and is in the process of discussing with nearly 80 other partners about the recognition of each other's vaccine passports.

The Australian Government has announced a grant of nearly AUD1.4 million (around US$1 million) for four Vietnamese high-tech application projects in the field of digital transformation, through the Aus4Innovation Programme.

The Ministry of Public Security has assisted Hanoi in implementing four applications on the national population database platform to serve the capital’s COVID-19 prevention and control.

Siemens has officially launched a contest titled “Best Applications of SIMATIC IOT2050” with an aim to provide an opportunity for automation engineers and students in Vietnam to demonstrate their talent, use their creativity in order to come up with solutions for the automation industry.

Facing the dangerous and highly contagious Delta variant in the fourth wave of COVID-19, relevant agencies are strongly utilising technology as a useful tool for large-scale contact tracing, testing, and vaccination management.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Government has given the go-ahead to the reopening of the UK visa application centre in Hanoi for August 30, with restrictions set to be in place following its launch.

Vietnam has suggested regional countries step up digital application and transformation in all areas, thus creating a double effect on the economy.

Two new subsidiaries under the Vietnamese conglomerate VinGroup – the VinES Energy Solutions JSC (VinES) and VinAI Artificial Intelligence Application and Research JSC (VinAI) – have been established with charter capital of VND1,000 billion (US$43.68 million) and VND425 billion, respectively.

VOV.VN - Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Chu Ngoc Anh on July 18 evening signed an official dispatch No.15 on the enforcement of urgent measures to prevent and control the COVID-19 pandemic amid increasingly complicated developments of the virus across the nation.