Digital conversion and make-in-Vietnam story
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NDO – Although the COVID-19 epidemic has had a significant negative impact on socio-economic operation since the beginning of 2020, national digital conversion in a number of countries has taken place in a stronger and more comprehensive manner, especially in economic, commercial, educational, cultural, administrative and transportation activities. In particular, Vietnamese tech companies have quickly adapted and responded effectively to COVID-19.
Affirming the role of digital technology
On June 3, 2020, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc signed Decision No. 749 approving the National Digital Transformation Programme by 2025, with a vision to 2030 , its target being to turn Vietnam into a digital country by 2030, with stable and prosperous development and pioneering the testing of new technologies and models. Of which, the scheme plans to fundamentally and com
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Young people join hands to keep Central Highlands green
Young people in HCM City take part in a project to plant trees in Đắk Nông Province. Photo sggp.org.vn
Tree-planting projects to protect the environment have become increasingly popular among young people from HCM City.
Their projects have not only contributed to increasing forest coverage on barren hills but also brought economic benefits to local people.
The project Garden-Forest was launched by JOY (Journey Of Youth) - a volunteer group in collaboration with the group named Planting one million trees per year and Bù Gia Mập National Park to plant trees on farmers land in Central Highlands provinces.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has assigned the Ministry of Health to supply 15 tonnes of Chloramine B and 15 million water purification tablets, free of charge, from the national reserves to certain provinces and ministries to serve the COVID-19 fight.
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan
Phuc offered incense to several late Party and State leaders at their homes on
February 2, ahead of the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year) festival.
He offered incense to
Party General Secretary Le Duan, a prestigious leader
with 60 years of revolutionary career. Duan served as First Secretary and General
Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee from 1960 to 1986
and dedicated his whole life to the struggle for national liberation and
reunification.
In memory of Truong Chinh who was elected as Party
General Secretary in 1941, 1951 and from July-December 1986, PM Phuc stressed
that Vietnam’s fortune, potential, position and international prestige like nowadays has affirmed the rightness of the country’s renewal cause initiated by Truong
Vietnam eyes 500 hi-tech manufacturers
By Anh Tu January 30, 2021 | 10:49 pm GMT+7
An illustration of a computer processor. Photo by Shutterstock/Sashkin.
Vietnam eyes to have 500 manufacturers of hi-tech products and 200 agriculture companies using hi-tech applications as of 2030.
The government also targets to increase the export value of hi-tech products to about 60 percent of the total export value in the manufacturing and processing industry, according to National High-Tech Development Program 2030 recently issued by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
It also seeks to develop and master 20 high technologies as part of a tech list prioritized for investment and development in the region.
Funding for the program comes from state coffers, organizations and private companies.