An international workshop titled ‘Smart city: Experiences from some countries in western and northern Europe and Da Nang’s vision’ took place in the central coastal city of Da Nang on May 20, gathering experts and representatives of embassies, consulates general, and trade associations.

To boost digital transformation and smart city building, Ha Long city in northern Quang Ninh province has put into use the Ha Long Smart app to serve people and businesses.

A virtual seminar was held on April 22 to highlight the southern province of Binh Duong as a gateway to Southeast Asia, with the participation of Belgian delegates and firms.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City desires to bolster cooperation with the UK in trade, investment, tourism, human resource training, research, technology transfer, and intensify experience sharing in healthcare, and education.

A seminar was held in Ho Chi Minh City on March 29, discussing how to build a barrier-free smart city for people with disabilities (PWDs), towards a future in which no one is left behind.

The sixth Vietnam International Conference and Exhibition on Control and Automation (VCCA) will take place in Ho Chi Minh City on April 8-9, heard an online press conference on March 25.

BRG Group JSC and its Japanese partner, Sumitomo Corporation, on March 24 signed a joint-venture contract on expanding the FujiMart grocery supermarket chain in Vietnam, towards opening 50 new stores throughout the country by 2028.

Secretary of the Party Committee of Hanoi Dinh Tien Dung on March 23 hosted a reception for Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Yamada Takio and representatives of the Sumitomo Corporation and BRG Group of Japan to review the implementation of a smart city project in the northern area of Hanoi.

VOV.VN - The European Union delegation to Vietnam arrived in Can Tho City to explore the potential and investment cooperation opportunities in the fields of climate change, agricultural production, and circular economy in Can Tho and other Mekong Delta localities.

Domestic firms should consider expanding partnerships with Japan in new areas like smart city and startup incubation, suggested Dr. Vo Tri Thanh, Director of the Institute of Branding and Competition Strategy.