VOV.VN - The Ministry of Information and Communications of Vietnam and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) will jointly organize the ITU Digital World 2021 from October 12 to November 12 via numerous digital platforms.

VOV.VN - The tourism industry of Thua Thien Hue province plans to receive approximately six million visitors by 2025, with total tourism revenue anticipated to reach roughly VND13,000 billion, according to the provincial Thua Thien Hue Provincial People's Committee.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in Switzerland hosted Vietnam Day in Switzerland 2021 in an online format on October 9 to commemorate 50 years of diplomacy between the two countries.

Though e-commerce channels are considered one of the best solutions to sell local products amid the pandemic, legal risks from the activities remain a concern.

Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung has recommended six groups of solutions to help solve difficulties for enterprises during a recent meeting between Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and representatives of the business circle and localities.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has coordinated with relevant ministries, sectors, agencies and localities to build a draft resolution on supporting and developing businesses in the 2021-2025 period, with a target of about 710,000 newly-established enterprises in the period.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand, in collaboration with the Thai Embassy in Hanoi, co-organised a webinar themed “Vietnam-Thailand economic cooperation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic” on September 23.

Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup and Google Cloud of the US inked a cooperation agreement on the implementation of digital transformation strategy in New York on September 22 (local time).

The national digital transformation program says Vietnam will develop hi-technology agriculture with a focus on smart and precise agriculture, while increasing the proportion of digital agriculture in the economy.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Government identified building an e-Government towards a digital government, a digital society, and a digital economy as one of its top priorities toward a comprehensive digital transformation until 2030.