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President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (second, left) at the ceremony. — VNA/VNS Photo Thong Nhat Vingroup and Google Cloud have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to support Vingroup's ongoing digitization and innovation strategy. The MOU agreement was signed this week in New York City, on the sidelines of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s diplomatic trip to the United States. The agreement sees Vingroup and Google Cloud collaborating closely as strategic partners, to drive the group’s digital transformation. Specifically, Google Cloud will help Vingroup to advance its Cloud-based services and identify opportunities to apply cloud-based machine learning, artificial intelligence, and smart data analytics technologies across Vingroup’s varied lines of business. Nguyen Viet Quang, Vice Chairman and CEO of Vingroup and Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud signed the MOU. Nguyen Viet Quang said, “This MOU with Google Cloud builds on our successful on-going relationship with Google. This …

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A private sector-led low-carbon economic growth model can enable Vietnam’s goal of becoming a high-income country by 2045. As Vietnam fights another wave of Covid-19, accelerating the pace of reforms, upgrading workforce skills and infrastructure will strengthen the private sector to help the country recover from the pandemic and unlock its potential, according to a new World Bank Group report. A manufacturing facility in Hanoi. Photo: Nguyen Viet The Vietnam Country Private Sector Diagnostic (CPSD) report, by IFC and the World Bank, says while the private sector has played a frontline role in Vietnam’s outstanding development in recent years, it’s now time to fully exploit the potential of the private sector to boost productivity growth so Vietnam can achieve its goal of becoming a high-income country by 2045. “The private sector has helped propel Vietnam to join the ranks of middle-income economies in just one generation, and the country was preparing for …

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At the ceremony (Photo: VNA) New York - Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup and Google Cloud of the US inked a cooperation agreement on the implementation of digital transformation strategy in New York on September 22 (local time). The agreement exchange was witnessed by President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, who is on his working trip to attend the general debate of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Under the pact, Vingroup and Google Cloud will become strategic partners in digital transformation. The sides are to join hands to foster cloud computing applications on Google Cloud and study the potential of applying relevant technologies such as machine learning, artificial intelligence and smart data analysis in Vingroup’s business fields. Vingroup’s Vice President and CEO Nguyen Viet Quang said that the partnership will not only tap on digitalisation potential in improving customers’ experience but also help realise the conglomerate’s strategy to go global. It …

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A government portal report cited Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam as saying Tuesday that Ho Chi Minh City must quickly update its Covid testing and vaccination data so the effectiveness of technology usage in the Covid-19 fight could be evaluated. Vo Thi Trung Trinh, Deputy Director of the municipal Department of Information and Communication, said the department has cooperated with the municipal Department of Health, military-run telecom giant Viettel and local authorities to launch a national vaccination app. However, there have been challenges in uploading the data online and making them available. Normally, raw vaccination data from the city would be uploaded onto a common database, and the Ministry of Information and Communication would re-organize them and send them back to the city for use. But this process has not gone smoothly as planned. As of September 20, the city still had around 700,000 Covid vaccine certificates with inaccurate results, said Trinh. "The city has …

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Vietnam confirmed an additional 9,472 Covid-19 infections on Thursday and 6,226 patients were discharged from hospital following their recovery the same day, according to the Ministry of Health. Health workers take samples for Covid-19 testing in Hanoi According to the ministry's report, 9,465 of the new patients are locally-transmitted cases confirmed in 33 localities including HCM City (5,052), Binh Duong (2,764), Dong Nai (760), Long An (190), Kien Giang (163), An Giang (109), and Tay Ninh (86). There were seven imported patients confirmed today. The new infection number showed a decrease of 2,060 cases compared to yesterday's figure. There were 5,344 infections found in the community. As of Thursday evening, 723,962 infections have been reported since the new outbreak occurred in the country in late April, with some southern localities recording high infections such as HCM City (358,707), Binh Duong (190,257), Dong Nai (43,122), Long An …

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Insurers hail health and tech awareness, illustration photo By the end of August, total assets in the insurance market were estimated at $27.9 billion, up 22.1 per cent over the same period last year. In which, non-life insurance businesses were estimated at $4.4 billion and life insurance businesses’ total assets at $23.6 billion, cited the Ministry of Finance (MoF). Similarly, total insurance premium revenues in this period also increased by nearly 17 per cent. In a more detailed assessment from the MoF’s Department of the Insurance Supervisory Authority (ISA), insurance revenues in the first five months of 2021 recovered strongly compared to the same period last year. The loose social distancing after the first outbreak created favourable conditions for insurance selling activities. Fierce competition continued to narrow market shares among the top five insurers while creating more opportunities for smaller players. The competition among the sector has become fiercer. In …

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This is the first time China has confirmed the presence of Y-20 aircraft in Truong Sa (Spratly). The Ministry of Foreign Affairs opposed China’s dispatch of Y-20 large transport aircraft to Yongshu Reef, Zhubi Reef and Meiji Reef in Vietnam’s Spratly Islands for troop transport missions. Vietnamese spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang. Photo: MOFA Vietnamese Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang was answering the reporter’s queries about this issue at the ministry’s regular press briefing held on Sept. 23. “Vietnam has sufficient historical evidence and legal basis to assert its sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos in accordance with international law,” Hang said. The Vietnamese spokesperson stressed that China’s act infringes Vietnam’s sovereignty over the islands of Paracel and Spratly, escalates militarization, goes against the spirit of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (referring to the South China …

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The nation requests China to respect its sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes, immediately stop and not to repeat similar violations. Spokeswoman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang Spokeswoman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang made the statement at the Foreign Ministry’s press briefing on September 23 while responding to reporters’ question about Vietnam's reaction to China sending cargo planes to China’s illegally reclaimed entities in the Spratly islands of Vietnam. “Vietnamese competent agencies always closely follow all developments in the East Sea. As constantly reiterated, Vietnam has sufficient historical evidence and legal grounds to prove its sovereignty over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes in accordance with international law," Hang stressed. China’s move has violated Vietnam's sovereignty over Truong Sa, international law, and run counter to the agreement on …

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Vietnamese spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang affirmed that the country always keeps track of current affairs in the region. The launch of the Australia-UK-US security alliance (AUKUS) has been touched on during a regular press briefing by Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs today. The UK, US, and Australia on Sep, 15 announced AUKUS, a historic security pact in the Asia-Pacific. Photo: VNA Replying to the queries on Vietnam's stance over the AUKUS, Vietnamese spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang affirmed that Vietnam always keeps track of current affairs in the region. “All countries strive for the same goal of peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world over”, Hang said, adding nations around the world are responsible for contributing to such a goal. On Australia's plan to build a nuclear submarine fleet, Hang said: “The nuclear energy must be developed and used for peaceful purposes and serve socio-economic development, ensuring safety …

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Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam stands ready to share information and experience with China in joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang has said. She made the statement on September 23 while responding to reporters’ question about Vietnam's reaction to China's bid to join the deal. Illustrative image The CPTPP is an open free trade agreement, with comprehensive commitments aiming to bolster economy-trade amongst members, she said. That the CPTPP receives attention from other economies which hope to become signatories of the trade pact shows its increasing role in promoting regional and international cooperation and economic-trade connections, she added. In accordance with regulations on relevant procedures, economies seeking CPTPP membership need to meet criteria of the agreement as well as …

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