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Philip Ziter - Senior associate, Russin & Vecchi, Ho Chi Minh City A nationwide roll-out of 5G coverage will, of course, require a step-by-step approach. Major cities like Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and Danang have been prioritised to deploy 5G due to their higher need for high-speed services and denser populations. Industrial areas which attract foreign investment, are also prioritised to facilitate the development of smart factories. Viettel, MobiFone, and VNPT have been trialling 5G services with their users since November 2020. A recent test, jointly conducted by Viettel, Ericsson, and Qualcomm at the Viettel Innovation Lab, has successfully established 5G data transmission speeds of more than 4.7 gigabits per second, 40 times faster than 4G, and more than twice as fast as the existing 5G network. Viettel’s test confirms the incredible capacity of the 5G ultra-short wave technology the operator is deploying in Vietnam. The Ministry of Information and Communications has …

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Vietnam is expected to quickly develop the 5G network through an infrastructure sharing model. Recently, at the Ministerial Roundtable of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), discussion of investment in 5G networks heated up again. Ministers emphasized the importance of 5G as a national digital infrastructure and the need to accelerate 5G coverage. Mr. Petr Ocko, Deputy Minister in charge of Digitization at the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic, emphasized the importance of digital infrastructure and digital services as the key to increasing the resilience of the economy and society, promoting post-Covid recovery, helping citizens and businesses in many aspects of their lives. Attention should be paid to issues such as technical standards, synchronization between digital communication infrastructure and other strategic infrastructures, transformation of telecommunications infrastructure, and a general viewpoint about the digital …

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In Vietnam, three major mobile carriers Viettel, Vinaphone and Mobifone decided against using Huawei’s 5G technologies, with the latter two under the management of the Committee for State Capital Management (CSCM). Huawei wants to cooperate with Vietnam’s Committee for State Capital Management (CSCM), dubbed as the super committee, in digital transformation and digital economy development, according to James Wu, president of Huawei Southeast Asia. Overview of the meeting. Source: CSCM. Wu made the statement in a meeting with Vice Chairwoman of the CSCM Nguyen Thi Phu Ha in a meeting on November 12, local media reported. Wu added Huawei is one of the world’s biggest telecommunications network equipment suppliers, particularly 5G equipment. Huawei’s 5G technologies are 12 – 18 months ahead of its competitors in terms of development, said Wu. At the meeting, the CSCM’s Vice Chairwoman Ha said hi-tech products of companies like Huawei would benefit the …

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Mutual interests are bringing both countries closer together, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has said. The solidarity of the people and businesses along with bilateral strategic trust would contribute to improving the Vietnam-France relations. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh addresses the Vietnam-France business forum. Source: VNA Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed the view at the Vietnam-France business forum held on November 4. Given the economic potential from Vietnam and France, Chinh called on enterprises from the two countries to strengthen investment cooperation in line with the global development trends. Chinh noted the French business community may also support Vietnam in policy consultation, administrative reform, high-quality human resources training, and state governance. “Vietnam and France have overcome differences in the past and are now firmly looking toward the future,” Chinh said, adding mutual interests are factors that take both …

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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson (right) greets Vietnam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at COP26 At last week’s dialogue with Standard Chartered Bank and his reception for its chairman José Vinals in the UK, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh reaffirmed that the Vietnamese government and agencies will continue creating favourable conditions for foreign investors to do business successfully in the country. According to Standard Chartered, the combined private investment sector in Vietnam to 2030 for clean water, clean energy, industry, innovation, and infrastructure is estimated to be $45.8 billion. “As part of a global effort, we are committed to investing in Vietnam to finance the country’s sustainable development and securing its prosperity. I am excited that today you will be witnessing a combined $8 billion worth of financing commitments for various sustainable projects across Vietnam,” Vinals said. The fresh commitment by Standard Chartered was not the only one made during …

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Đà Nẵng Software Park No 1 offers information and technology infrastructure to boost the 'smart city' project. The central city and Viettel agreed to reach this goal by 2025. VNS Photo Công Thành ĐÀ NẴNG — The central city and the military-owned telecommunications group Viettel have agreed on a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to complete the development of Đà Nẵng into a ‘smart city' by 2025. This will be the second phase of cooperation between the two sides, after a successful five-year information technology (IT) deal between 2016-2020, focused on introducing smart management in health, education and training services. Chairman of the city's People's Committee, Lê Trung Chinh, said the cooperation between the city and Viettel had created the foundation to build up Đà Nẵng as a ‘smart city’ by 2025. He said the first period of the deal had created smart solutions in the management of the transport infrastructure, environment, power and water systems and population. Chinh …

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The Business Registration Department at Haiphong Department of Planning and Investment was very empty because from January 1, 2021, all procedures have been done online At its third session, the 16th Haiphong People's Council approved investing in its digital government building project in the 2021-2025 period. The project is invested by Haiphong Department of Information and Communications with an estimated total investment of more than VND308 billion ($13.4 million) from the city budget and other capital sources in the 2021-2024 period. The project covers data centre development and the formation of cloud computing platforms for Haiphong’s state agencies as well as sharing databases and establishing an open data portal. It will also create a system to monitor, examine, and evaluate digital government. Other components will involve a digital identification system for individuals and businesses, an integrated data-sharing platform (Local Government Service Platform – LGSP), as …

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Da Nang Software Park No 1 offers information and technology infrastructure to boost the 'smart city' project. (Photo: VNA) Da Nang - The central city of Da Nang and the Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group (Viettel) have agreed on a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to complete the development of Da Nang into a ‘smart city' by 2025. This will be the second phase of cooperation between the two sides, after a successful five-year information technology (IT) deal between 2016-2020, focused on introducing smart management in health, education and training services. Chairman of the municipal People's Committee Le Trung Chinh said the cooperation between the city and Viettel had created the foundation to build up Da Nang as a ‘smart city’ by 2025. He said the first period of the deal had created smart solutions in the management of the transport infrastructure, environment, power and water systems and population. Chinh added the city had launched an e-government system …

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Saigon Co.op Private Label Development Department has coordinated with manufacturers to offer attractive discounts on many products under Co.op Happy, Co.op Select and Co.op Finest brands, with some priced at a mere VND5,000, until November 24. — Photo courtesy ofSaigon Co.op Saigon Co.op Private Label Development Department has coordinated with manufacturers to offer attractive discounts on fresh and frozen and packaged foods, confectionery, cooking oil, sauces, beverages, rice, cleaning and hygiene products, apparel, and household appliances under three brands, Co.op Happy, Co.op Select and Co.op Finest, with some priced at a mere VND5,000 (US$0.22), until November 24. ‘Buy 1 get 1 free’ and ‘Buy 2 get 1 free’ promotions are applicable for certain products like a 250g pack of Co.op Select seedless lemon priced at VND8,900, a 1kg block of Co.op Happy black trash bag 44x56cm/55x65cm/64x78cm priced at VND42,900, a 20-piece block of Co.op Select 180ml paper cups priced at VND13,200, …

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Malaysia’s Communications and Multimedia Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa (the third from the left) meets US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo (the second from the left) and other government officials in Putrajaya, on November 18. (Photo: bernama.com) Kuala Lumpur (VNA) - Malaysia and the US have agreed to enhance cooperation in various fields, including cybersecurity , digital economy and technology transfer as well as potential collaboration between entities from the two countries. digital initiatives being undertaken by his country, including the Malaysia Digital Economy Blueprint (MyDIGITAL), the Malaysian government's plan for 5G roll out, as well as the importance of cybersecurity. He also managed to explain the Malaysian government’s priority on attracting investors from abroad, especially with regard to the setting up of data centres, submarine cables as well as cloud computing activities. Malaysia n entities with regard to cybersecurity, and also …

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