Vietnam will focus on developing its private sector to turn it into an important driving force for the socialist-oriented market economy, contributing to rapid and sustainable socio-economic development and improving the economy's self-reliance.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have launched the first official Yellow Pages for Digital Transformation Providers.

The Vietnam Software and Information Technology Services Association (VINASA) on April 28 held a ceremony to mark the 20th anniversary of Sao Khue Awards and announce 182 award winners this year.

Vietnam is among four countries demonstrating gender parity in digital skills, according to a new UNICEF analysis which was issued on International Day of Girls in ICT (April 27).

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ha Kim Ngoc held a meeting with Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship of Argentina Pablo A. Tettamanti on April 25 (local time) as part of the framework of the official visit to the South American nation by National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

The Ho Chi Minh City Investment and Trade Promotion Centre (ITPC) and the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Vietnam held a workshop on April 25 to acquire businesses’ feedback on socio-economic cooperation.

A workshop spotlighting Can Tho city as an investment destination in the Mekong Delta took place at the headquarters of the Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) in Seoul on April 24.

Vice Chairman of the Can Tho municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thuc Hien held a working session with Swedish Ambassador to Vietnam Ann Måwe in the Mekong Delta city on April 24 to discuss enhancing bilateral cooperation in trade, investment and education-training.

Trade officials from Vietnam’s northern border province of Lao Cai and Honghe county of the neighbouring Chinese province of Yunnan visited the Mekong Delta province of Long An on April 23, seeking to form partnerships with local agricultural production, processing, and exporting companies.

Retailers must adapt and change, especially in modern technology, to survive and grow as consumers have more modern tools to choose goods on online as apposed to just brick-to-mortar stores.