As the COVID-19 pandemic may continue to develop in an unpredictable fashion despite vaccination campaigns being carried out in many countries around the world, experts have said that Vietnam needs to identify and adopt a long-term plan for post-pandemic economic recovery.

The Mekong Delta province of Long An has opportunities and advantages needed for development of a high-tech economic zone in line with the goal set for 2020-2025 by the local Party Committee, said Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh at a conference held in the locality on April 19.

The 8th Vietnam Book Day was kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City’s Book Street on April 18, featuring various activities, both online and offline.

VOV.VN - The second version of the National Online Book Fair 2021 was launched on April 17 through the e-commerce trading platform Book365.vn, providing tens of thousands of diverse book titles to local readers.

“Cong Troi” (Sky Gate), a project offering Vietnamese artworks in digital form, is expected to expose Vietnamese art to collectors worldwide.

VOV.VN - The 30th Vietnam International Trade Fair (Vietnam Expo 2021) kicked off at the Hanoi International Exhibition Center on April 14.

VOV.VN - Voice of Vietnam (VOV) opened Book Week 2021 on April 12 at the National Broadcasting Center to mark the upcoming Vietnam Book Day on April 21.

A forum on Vietnam’s digital challenges took place on April 9, a follow-up of a chain of technological events initiated by the Ministry of Information and Communications in 2020.

The Vietnam Digital Transformation Day (DX Day 2021) event, themed “National Digital Transformation: Sharing and Connecting”, is scheduled to take place in Hanoi on May 26-27.

Several digital humans developed by Vietnamese enterprises and individuals, were introduced to the public at the first Digital Humans Day held in Ho Chi Minh City last week.