The Vietnam-Sweden Business Forum 2024 was held in celebration of 55 years of bilateral diplomatic relations by the Vietnamese Embassy and the Vietnam Trade Office in Sweden, and FPT Corporation in Stockholm on September 6.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam has written an article highlighting the role of digital transformation in national development. The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) introduces the translation of the article. ​

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has underlined the need to further boost national digital transformation, develop digital government, digital economy and digital society at a national conference on improving the efficiency of providing and using online public services held in Hanoi on August 31.

The education sector has stepped up digitalisation and developed database to better education and training quality, according to insiders.

While digital transformation is a priority for manufacturers, around 30% to 40% of global and Asia Pacific (APAC) respondents recognise achieving it is fraught with obstacles, including the cost and availability of labour.

Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung paid a working trip to the Republic of Korea (RoK) in early August, aiming at bolstering cooperation between the two countries in the areas of digital transformation and AI.

The People’s Committee of Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on July 24 held a working session with Fujitsu Limited of Japan on a project on providing technical support for the locality, aiming to build a smart city model through digital transformation in land management.

VOV.VN - Digital transformation is an inevitable trend, a mandatory requirement, and an irreversible process in a rapidly changing world that should be hastened to support national growth drivers, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at a Government meeting in Hanoi on July 19.

An international conference themed “For a more sustainable Mekong Delta” took place in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long on July 17.

Chairman of the People’s Council of Long An province Nguyen Van Duoc on July 16 noted his hope that Singaporean businesses will work to form industry - innovation – urban area - service - high-tech ecosystems in the Mekong Delta locality.