Over 644,000 payment transactions with a total value of more than VND279 billion (over US$11.8 million) were processed through the National Public Service Portal in January, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications.

VOV.VN - The 13th National Party Congress has identified national digital transformation as a hugely important task, associated with three main pillars, including digital government, digital economy, and digital society as digital transformation greatly affects the whole population.

VOV.VN - The application of e-invoices contributes to changing the operational and management methods carried out by tax agencies, as well as impacting both people and businesses in a positive and modern manner.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Home Affairs and the French Ministry of Public Sector Transformation and the Civil Service on March 31 signed a cooperation agreement in the field of public services and administrative modernisation.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has expressed his belief that the public and business community will actively support the building of national database on population and management of citizen ID cards, contributing to promoting national digital transformation in the next period.

The national portal for public services now provides eight services for employers and employees affected by COVID-19.

Ninety-nine percent of businesses said online public services are beneficial or highly beneficial, according to the E-commerce White Book 2020.

Visa for foreigners living in Vietnam will be issued online via the National Public Service Portal in 2021.

Experts attending a workshop in Hanoi on March 12 suggested creating an equal competition environment and reforming the system of State resources allocation to spur the development of the private economic sector in Vietnam.

One of the highlights in the e-government building of Vietnam in the last two years is the inauguration of the National Public Service Portal on December 9, 2019, reported the Government Office at a meeting of the National Committee for E-Government on March 10.