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.

VOV.VN - The "Make in Vietnam" Digital Technology Product Award 2024 was launched in Hanoi on August 22 to honour outstanding digital technological products in multiple fields.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Japan will increase agricultural cooperation by applying digital technology to farming toward sustainable development.

More than 545,000 residents in Hanoi have accessed and used the Digital Capital Citizen app iHaNoi in over one month since the city launched this app to boost local citizens and businesses’ interaction with all-level administrations.

A national digital library on explosive ordnance risk education was officially launched on August 9 by the Vietnam National Mine Action Centre (VNMAC) with support from Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Vietnam and the US Department of State.

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.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang hosted a reception on July 25 for his Singaporean counterpart Gan Kim Yong, who is in Hanoi to attend the funeral of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. ​

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.

Premier of Australia's Victoria state Jacinta Allan said the state considers Vietnamese localities priority partners in its international cooperation during a recent meeting with Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Pham Hung Tam.

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.