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.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 27 chaired the Government’s law-building session which focused on debating the draft Law on State Capital Management and Investment in Enterprises (revised), the draft Law on Teachers, and the draft Law on Digital Technology Industry.

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.