Total revenue from retail sales of consumer goods and services in May was estimated at VND519 trillion (US$22.09 billion), an increase of 1.5% over the previous month and 11.5% year on year thanks to the long holidays in the beginning of the month, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on April 6 signed a decision approving the strategy for digital transformation in journalism by 2025, with a vision to 2030.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Social Security (VSS) organised a seminar from March 30 to March 31 in the northern city of Hai Phong as part of efforts to share experience in applying digital platforms and data to promote public services in the digital environment.

A music video entitled “Tuyet voi Da Nang" (Da Nang FanstastiCity) was officially released on several media platforms on March 25, aiming to promote images of the central beach city to both domestic and foreign tourists and stimulate travel demand.

Hanoi served 3.73 million visitors in the first two months of this year, earning VND13.2 trillion (over US$556 million), up 2.8 times and 3.6 times year-on-year, respectively, the municipal Department of Tourism has reported.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Industry and Trade working in collaboration with Alibaba.com co-hosted a seminar on March 1 in Hanoi as part of efforts to devise orientations for Business Strategy on Digital Platforms in the period of VUCA (Votality, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguilty).

The Ministry of Information and Communications held a conference in Hanoi on November 30 to roll out Internet advertising management measures.

Vietnam ranks 76th over 193 countries in terms of the online service index in the United Nations’ assessment, up five places compared to 2020.

VOV.VN - The State visit to Vietnam by Singaporean President Halimah Yacob will contribute to consolidating political trust, promoting all-around cooperation, and connecting the two economies on a digital platform.

The video game “Lac Viet phieu luu ky” (Lac Viet Adventures) was selected by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a promotional product on digital platforms at the Vietnam Days Abroad 2022 which will take place in Austria, India, and the Republic of Korea in September, November and December.