05-06-2019 16:47
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.
05-06-2019 11:23
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.
03-06-2019 14:46
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.
31-05-2019 09:36
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.
30-05-2019 08:08
As there is growing pressure on urban areas, there is higher and higher demand for green architecture.
29-05-2019 11:39
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.
23-05-2019 17:00
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.
20-05-2019 15:56
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.
18-05-2019 07:16
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.
16-05-2019 12:33
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.
16-05-2019 08:05
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.
15-05-2019 18:00
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.
14-05-2019 08:00
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.
09-05-2019 17:30
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.
07-05-2019 11:36
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.