VOV.VN - Corey To, an economist at the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (China), has positively assessed the potential of the Vietnamese consumer market, noting that the country has recorded strong economic resilience after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vietnam has played an increasingly positive role in the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and made deeper engagement in the union's activities, according to Doan Quang Hoan, who has just finished his mission at the union's Radio Regulations Board (RRB).

The central city of Da Nang and the Ministry of Finance once again topped the Digital Transformation Index (DTI) rankings for 2021, the Ministry of Information and Telecommunications announced at the third meeting of the National Committee on Digital Transformation on August 9.

Metfone, the Cambodia-based affiliate of the military-run telecom group Viettel, and Angkok Dairy Products Co.Ltd (Angkormilk), two Vietnamese-invested firms, on July 14 signed a strategic cooperation agreement to develop telecommunications services and e- payments in Cambodia.

Cloud computing services, artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), 5G technology, fixed broadband internet, and blockchain technology are expected to lead the information technology and telecommunications sector in the time ahead, according to a recent survey.

Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Pranay Verma visited the Telecommunications University in Nha Trang city on June 19 as part of his working visit to the central province of Khanh Hoa.

ASIM Telecom, developer of LOCAL mobile network, has officially been given a licence to establish a public telecom network from March 31, becoming the 8th network in the Vietnamese market.

VOV.VN -The Vietnamese Embassy in Russia held a meeting on March 2 with Vietnamese businesses based in the Eastern European country as they seek measures to cope with the impact of Western economic and financial sanctions imposed on Russia.

In 2021, due COVID-19 pandemic, people had to switch to online learning, working and entertainment, and the demand for the Internet also increased, thus creating an opportunity to develop the telecommunications industry, but also posing many challenges for mobile broadband subscription providers.

The goal for the digital economy to account for 20% of GDP by 2025 is very challenging.