VOV.VN - The Vietnam Ministry of Information and Communications co-operated with the Korean Ministry of Science and Information Technology (MSIT) to arrange the Vietnam - Korea Digital Transformation Forum as part of Vietnam International Digital Week (VIDW2022) which got underway from October 11 to October 14.

VOV.VN - Ambassador Nguyen Hai Bang, head of the Vietnamese Delegation to ASEAN, attended a series of meetings from October 1 to October 4 on the ASEAN connectivity in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on September 23 asked Ho Chi Minh City to prioritize construction and achieve a big breakthrough in shaping a synchronous and modern urban infrastructure system.

In order to make 5G technology a part of digital transformation efforts and Industry 4.0 in Vietnam, it is necessary not only to build telecoms network infrastructure but also develop a 5G mobile ecosystem.

A programme to promote investment and trade connectivity between Vietnamese enterprises and Singaporean partners was held by the Investment & Trade Promotion Centre of Ho Chi Minh City (ITPC), in the southern hub on August 23.

The Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) and Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP) Joint Venture Company Limited on August 22 signed a credit contract to sponsor an investment project on the construction of VSIP III worth VND4.6 trillion (US$200 million) in Binh Duong province.

The People's Committee of Thua Thien - Hue province and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Vietnam on August 17 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on promoting a strategic partnership for inclusive and sustainable economic development.

VOV.VN - Vietnam expects Qatar will provide the official development assistance (ODA) for infrastructure development and agricultural development projects in the country.

The northern mountainous province of Yen Bai has received and implemented 21 programmes and projects funded by the World Bank (WB) with total investment of VND4.67 trillion (US$199.65 million) since 2000, according to a local official.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has expressed hope that Japan and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) in particular provide additional assistance to Vietnam’s priority areas, including climate change adaptation and digital transformation.