pm requests stepping up fight against african swine fever

PM requests stepping up fight against African swine fever

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has sent a notice to ministries, agencies and authorities of centrally-run cities and provinces urging them to fight the spread of African swine fever. 
smart cities as essential must haves

Smart cities as essential must-haves

Vietnam has been taking the first steps on the path towards smart and sustainable cities. Now, the country has to develop a smart infrastructure system including green buildings, effective waste treatment systems, clean energy, and reaching out for more co-operation opportunities for the private sector to join. Bich Ngoc reports.  
economic trade promotion seminars held in italian cities

Economic, trade promotion seminars held in Italian cities

The European Union – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) will open up opportunities for Italian firms, especially- small and medium-sized ones, heard recent bilateral economic and trade promotion seminars held in Parma and Piacenza cities, the Italian northern region of Emilia – Romagna. 
renault and fiat chrysler stuck over merger terms report

Renault and Fiat Chrysler stuck over merger terms: Report

Talks between Fiat Chrysler and Renault have hit a roadblock over the financial terms of the proposed merger between the Italian-US and French carmakers, the French business daily Les Echos reported online on Thursday (May 30), citing sources close to Fiat Chrysler.
cubic architects lack of green breathing in vietnamese cities

CUBIC Architects: Lack of green breathing in Vietnamese cities

As there is growing pressure on urban areas, there is higher and higher demand for green architecture.
scg aims to raise green citizens for ba ria vung tau

SCG aims to raise green citizens for Ba Ria-Vung Tau

Celebrating Children’s Day 2019, SCG has brought a special festival to Ba Ria-Vung Tau School for Disabled Children to teach them about Circular Economy in Daily Life. For the first time, school children were exposed to a series of exciting edu-tainment activities to teach them about living green.
right legislative approach for e sports in vietnam

Right legislative approach for e-sports in Vietnam

As electronic sports (e-sports) gain ground in Vietnam, they make for an exciting, and already tremendous segment of the entertainment industry – which is largely unregulated for now. Oliver Massman, general director of Duane Morris Vietnam LLC, talked with Kim Oanh about the segment and rising sports-related activities, such as betting.  
ben tre companies seek to enter national supply chains

Ben Tre companies seek to enter national supply chains

Enterprises from the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre are keen to participate in supply chains all the way from production to consumption to bring goods to the distribution systems of HCM City and other provinces and cities around the country, its trade czar has said.
akzonobel announced six winners of the first challenge of paint the future

AkzoNobel announced six winners of the first challenge of “Paint the Future”

The Paint the Future startup challenge has accomplished after three exciting days of face-to-face collaboration with AkzoNobel experts. This programme has opened doors for international startups to “Paint the Future” with their innovations.
vietnam smart city drive in full swing

Vietnam smart city drive in full swing

As Vietnam’s cities and provinces are ramping up efforts with new action plans to realise the smart city dream, international tech giants are moving faster with new ambitious business plans. Bich Thuy reports.
digital predictions for asean 2025

Digital predictions for ASEAN 2025

During the 32nd ASEAN Summit held in Singapore last year, the region agreed to establish the ASEAN Smart Cities Network. The pilot kick-starting this work has seen 26 cities from the 10 countries involved work towards a common goal of smart and sustainable urban development, bringing locations closer than ever before. Integral to this is the aim to harness opportunities from disruptive digital technologies in order to equip people with the right skillsets to build a future-ready and smarter ASEAN bloc.
abb tech day digital transformation to accelerate sustainable future

ABB Tech Day: digital transformation to accelerate sustainable future

ABB Technology Day 2019 themed “Digital transformation to accelerate a sustainable future” discussed some of the country’s biggest challenges and opportunities for growth as well as presented an overview of how ABB can help harness the power of digital to drive progress with customers and the government with its pioneering technologies for factories, energy, transportation and cities.
digital solutions for an urban future

Digital solutions for an urban future

The accelerating pace of urbanisation in developing countries, and Vietnam in particular, is presenting new opportunities to apply technologies to the challenges of city management. This integration of urban governance and technology, generally referred to as smart cities, is driven both by global private enterprise and by local and national governments seeking to strengthen economic competitiveness. Thu Nguyen reports.  
citi awards top 10 vietnamese banks for payment excellence

Citi awards top 10 Vietnamese banks for payment excellence

Citi Vietnam, part of global financial services multinational Citigroup, has just announced the winners of the Citi Excellent Straight Through Processing Award 2018 to reinforce and recognise client banks that have been meticulous in their efforts in conducting international payment services.
national population database to be connected this year

National population database to be connected this year

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has issued a plan to implement a project on simplifying administrative procedures, citizen papers and databases related to population management in 2019.