Sustainable Development Goals
SDG 9 Industry, innovation and infrastructure
Vietnam moves to protect personal data with new law
Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security is pushing for the development of a Law on Personal Data Protection. The proposed law aims to safeguard citizens’ personal data rights and prevent the misuse of information that infringes on the interests of individuals and organizations.The proposed law is ...
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VN getting ready for the fourth FDI boom
FDI has been a major growth driver for the Vietnamese economy and is expected to continue the upward trend in the context of rising demand for diversifying the supply chain of multinational manufacturers, in which Việt Nam has increasing appeal with stable macro-economic conditions, and ...
Vietnam emerges as fast-growing data centre market
Vietnam is assessed as one of the fastest-growing data centre markets globally, driven by the digitalisation efforts of domestic small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), tech-savvy young population, the advent of 5G, demand for self-sufficient digital infrastructure, and data localisation.The Vietnamese market surged to over 1 ...
Vietnam officially launches food safety management system
The Ministry of Health’s Vietnam Food Administration (VFA) and the Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety have announced the official operation of a comprehensive food safety management system in Vietnam on March 7.The announcement was the outcome of an ODA project between ...
National Data Strategy towards 2030 approved
Vietnam aims to handle all administrative procedure applications online by 2030, according to the freshly approved National Data Strategy.The strategy sets the target of having 100% of national data centres, regional data centres and national centres for large data storage and high performance computing across ...
MIC plans to boost digital infrastructure, digital applications in 2024
In 2024, the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) will focus on key tasks, including the development of digital infrastructure and digital applications to boost the digital economy, creating new momentum for economic growth and labour productivity, Minister of Nguyen Manh Hung has said.The ministry ...
Deputy PM approves project to build National Statistical Database
The project aims to build, manage, use and update the National Statistical Database (NSD) in order to provide complete, accurate and timely statistical information to meet management and direction requirements of the Party, National Assembly and Government, ministries, sectors and localities as well as meeting ...
Vietnam pledges to join efforts in promoting Mekong - Lancang cooperation
The Vietnamese Government always attaches importance to the Mekong – Lancang Cooperation (MLC) and will continue joining hands with China and other Mekong countries to promote the strong, effective, and sustainable development of this cooperation mechanism, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.The PM made the ...
GEF helps promote low-carbon circular economy in Viet Nam
A project to accelerate low-carbon circular economy through cleantech innovation towards sustainable development has been launched in Viet NamThe project was jointly developed by the Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment, under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the ...
ASEAN journalists share digital newsrooms management experience
The International Press Workshop “Digital Newsrooms Management: Theory, Practice, Experience in the ASEAN Region” was held by the Vietnam Journalists’ Association in Hanoi on December 7. The event drew the participation of delegates from the Confederation of ASEAN Journalists who discussed and shared measures to ...