Nguyen Huy Dung, director of the Authority of Information Technology Application, Ministry of Information and Communications, affirmed that the organisation of the award was to find and honour specific solutions and digital transformation stories and thereby contribute to change people's perception about the role of digital transformation. … [Read more...] about COVID-19 obstacle but also motivation to promote digital transformation
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Disabled people face numerous challenges during Covid-19 pandemic: UNDP
Children with disabilities perform at a charitable program in HCMC – PHOTO: VGP HCMC - Disabled persons in Vietnam are among the hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic and are experiencing several health and socioeconomic challenges during this difficult time, according to an online survey conducted by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Vietnam, with support from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Embassy of Ireland in Vietnam and the Korea International Cooperation Agency. … [Read more...] about Disabled people face numerous challenges during Covid-19 pandemic: UNDP
PM holds phone talks with Singaporean counterpart amid COVID-19
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong discussed on bilateral and multilateral cooperation between the two countries amid COVID-19 pandemic, over the phone on Friday. Phuc spoke highly of the efforts and comprehensive measures taken by the Singaporean Government in containing the spread of the virus and mitigating socio-economic impacts of the pandemic. He underlined the importance of international and regional cooperation in the current context and hailed the sides’ mutual medical supply support and citizen repatriation coordination. Phuc expresed thanks for the active support and contributions of Singapore and PM Lee to the success of the virtual Special ASEAN and ASEAN+3 Summit in response to COVID-19 that took place last April. Meanwhile, Lee was impressed by the success of Viet Nam’s fight against COVID-19 and thanked the Government and people of Viet Nam for having donated medical supplies to his country, adding that the … [Read more...] about PM holds phone talks with Singaporean counterpart amid COVID-19
No new COVID-19 case detected on May 29
Hanoi, (VNA) – The National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control said there had been no new case of COVID-19 from 6am to 6pm on May 29, leaving the total number of cases at 327. … [Read more...] about No new COVID-19 case detected on May 29
One-year-old boy from Russia becomes Vietnam’s latest Covid-19 patient
The country’s most seriously ill Covid-19 patient, a British man known as "patient 91" that works as a pilot for national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines, had been transferred from the HCMC Hospital of Tropical Diseases to Cho Ray Hospital last week after he was announced Covid-19 free. … [Read more...] about One-year-old boy from Russia becomes Vietnam’s latest Covid-19 patient
