NDO/VNA – The Vietnamese Government Office and the Embassy of Japan in Vietnam on January 8 co-hosted an online seminar entitled “Sharing Experience and New Policies of Japan to Promote e-Government, towards Digital Government” in Hanoi. 

NDO - Within the final months of 2020, all three major mobile carriers in Vietnam announced trials of commercial 5G services, placing Vietnam as one of the first countries in the world to roll out the latest generation of wireless technology, an advance expected to provide a strong boost to the digital economy. 

NDO – The Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) should focus on research, new mechanisms, removing bottlenecks and ensuring more transparency in the financial mechanism. 

NDO – The Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre launched a campaign to plant 10 million new trees by 2025 at a ceremony held in January 2. 

NDO - Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has asked the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to formulate a set of green growth criteria so as to harmonise economic growth with environmental protection. 

NDO – Digital transformation in the health sector will better serve the people, creating more convenience and improved quality in medical services, according to Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long. 

NDO – The winners of the 2020 Vietnam Environmental Awards and the fifth Press Awards on Environment were announced at an award ceremony held by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in Hanoi on December 26. 

NDO – The eighth national congress of the Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations (VUSTA) for the 2020-2025 tenure opened in Hanoi on December 25 in the presence of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. 

NDO - The Vietnam Science and Technology Journalists’ Club on December 23 announced the top 10 notable scientific and technological (S&T) events in 2020. 

NDO – A chain of connection activities and a Science and technology supply-demand week were launched at a ceremony in Hanoi, on December 24. 

NDO/VNA – The technology business community must take the lead in development research and innovation to contribute more to national digital transformation to achieve an aspiration for a strong and prosperous Vietnam, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said. 

NDO – It is time to take drastic and effective action together to change traditional plastic production and use patterns towards being sustainable and eco-friendly, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has said. 

NDO/VNA - The Viettel Cyber Security Company (VSC), a subsidiary of the Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group (Viettel), has become a member of the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG). 

NDO – In the second and third quarter of 2021, the State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV) will be responsible for leading the regional supreme audit institutions (SAI) to participate in a cooperative environmental audit on water management in Mekong River basin in associated with the realisation of sustainable development goals (SDGs).