The northern port city of Hai Phong is striving to create an attractive business environment for foreign investors, especially those from the European Union (EU), affirmed Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Le Tien Chau.

Dozens of enterprises have been supported to raise their awareness and be trained to implement digital transformation which has become an inevitable trend and an important solution for current businesses.

Blockchain, which helps store information transparently between parties and can’t be faked, is considered an effective tool for the development of international trade as well as the digital economy.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City wants to strengthen cooperation with Australian localities in areas where it has demand and Australia has strength, said Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen said in a meeting with Australian Governor-General David Hurley in the city on April 5.

It is a need to build a dynamic, fast-growing, sustainable and self-reliant economy on the basis of science-technology and innovation, and in combination with international relations and integration, heard a forum in Ho Chi Minh City on March 30.

For Vietnam to fully tap into the digital future, experts say institutions and policies must be reformed to reflect Government commitments.

The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) and young people must be the pioneers in implementing the policy of promoting national digital transformation, and developing the digital economy based on science, technology and innovation, National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue requested on March 21.

The third Vietnam Connect Forum 2023, themed “Breakthroughs for central Vietnam, green and digital transition in sustainable economic growth strategies”, was held in the central city of Da Nang on March 17.

The protection of consumer rights online has been the focus amid the boom of e-commerce and the digital economy since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

A data management strategy for Ho Chi Minh City by 2025 with a vision towards 2030 was launched on March 3, part of cooperation between the southern metropolis and the World Bank (WB) in 2022-2023.