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Since the launch of the national online services portal, over 3,000 online public services have been available for the public, which helps save VND8 trillion (US$352 million) per year on public spending. Vietnam’s efforts to promote E- and Digital Government are aimed at ensuring better service for the people and businesses, ultimately taking a step towards a digital economy and society. Helping local realize administrative procedures at Soc Son District People's Committee. Photo: Pham Hung Vice Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Hung Dung gave the remarks at a national conference on E-Government held today [September 9]. Dung mentioned a recent national strategy on digital transformation that was recently signed off by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in June as the compass for Vietnam’s action towards the digital government in the next decade, which has been identified by the UN as the time for action to ensure sustainable development. “The …

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Cake digital bank announces to use Mambu to develop their business. — Photo Coutesy Cake Cake digital bank has announced it is using the cloud banking platform Mambu to scale up its business towards offering a full suite of digital banking services. “In order to provide a superior customer experience we need to enable the rapid launch of flexible and unique products, as well as shorten processing times for transactions,” Nguyen Huu Quang, CEO of beFinancial, said. “We selected Mambu’s cloud banking platform as it is the most innovative and versatile solution in the market. We wanted to find a technology partner that shares the same understanding of the power and social impact of enabling faster and easier access to financial services.” Cake, a collaboration between Be Group, the organisation behind Vietnam’s Be ride-hailing app, and VPBank, was launched in January this year. Its products and services are licensed by the State Bank of Vietnam …

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At 5 a.m., after learning that shippers were being allowed to resume service, Vu Khac Tiep headed to the local ward medical station to test himself for Covid-19. Tiep, who has a bachelor’s degree in business administration, took up this job more than a year ago after his coffee shop had to close down because of the outbreak. He ended up owing the bank nearly VND100 million (around $4,400). The 27-year-old native of Dak Lak Province in the Central Highlands said he would only drive for a day or two then stop, since he doesn't like the uncomfortable feeling of having to do nasal swab tests every day. Besides a negative rapid test result, shippers must have had at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccine and be on the approved list of the city's Department of Industry and Trade. After meeting all these conditions come the biggest challenge for shippers: each Covid checkpoint has a different way of checking travel permits. As a shipper in the high risk area of HCMC's Binh Tan District, …

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Dung said Monday that the city will increase the application of information technology in monitoring movement, without creating additional administrative procedures for individuals and businesses. The government continues to maintain lighter lockdown measures in the city to track down possible new local cases and remove infection sources in the community. Hanoi's transport department director Vu Van Vien said the city's continues to maintain 23 checkpoints at the gateways, but will facilitate movement of prioritized vehicles from other localities to pass through the city. Public passenger transport to and from Hanoi as well as within the city remain suspended. The department is also studying granting permission for appropriate numbers of shippers from ride-hailing firms to work again towards enabling residents to get takeaways from eateries. While the latest decision removes the need for a travel permit to go out, the city still advises residents to stay at home and only go …

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Large-scale testing is carried out at Việt Hưng Ward, Long Biên District on Sunday to trace positive cases. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Hà Nội will remove travel permits for inner city commuters and not divide the city into three-coloured zones from September 21, Chử Xuân Dũng, vice chairman of the city People’s Committee, announced on Monday. Lockdown will still be applied but on a reduced scale. The city’s authorities will apply technology to supervise mobility of residents and trace positive cases, he said. The capital will loosen social distancing restrictions but continue to ensure strict COVID-19 protocols because the city still has some clusters in narrow alleys and densely-populated areas. The priority target is to protect public health and strive to vaccinate all residents with a second dose, Dũng said. Dũng asked the people, local organisations and businesses to uphold their responsibilities in observing COVID protocols. Trần Ngọc Dương, deputy director …

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A directive to this effect issued Monday night by municipal People's Committee Chairman Chu Ngoc Anh would allow businesses, offices and corporations to resume on-site operations at 50 percent capacity – half the workforce working onsite and the other half remotely. Malls, fashion shops, cosmetic stores, barbershops, repair shops for vehicles and electrical appliances, stores that sell books, office and studying tools, business activities on e-commerce platforms and online delivery can resume, starting 6 a.m. Tuesday. Other establishments that will reopen include markets, supermarkets, convenience stores, pharmacies, clinics, rehab facilities and other essential businesses like banks and postal services. The decision does not apply to organizations belonging to the central government, armed forces, coronavirus fighting units, diplomatic entities and international organizations. However, conferences and gatherings with more than 20 people in the same room are banned, except for …

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Stores providing essential goods and services are allowed to open, along with traditional markets, shopping centres, stores for stationery, textbooks, and other learning equipment, mechanics, electronics, and home appliances and in-door hairdressing salons. Restaurants and food and drink establishments are permitted to reopen for delivery only and must close before 9pm every day. Motorbike delivery services, including those using ride-hailing apps will continue to operate from 9am to 10pm but shippers must be vaccinated with at least one dose, make daily health declarations and strictly observe COVID-19 prevention and control regulations. The social distancing is loosened but the city continues to keep 22 checkpoints at the city’s gateways and 33 other checkpoints at the entrances to other localities to control people leaving and entering the city, especially from high-risk areas. The city also proposed the Ministry of Transport continue suspending all domestic …

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HCM City to take care of children orphaned by COVID-19 Pandemic speeds up digitisation, technology transformation Deputy PM warns HCM City not to take its eye off the COVID ball yet HCM City tallies up locals without first COVID-19 vaccine dose, continues mass testing Pregnant women must make choice on vaccines In-door hairdressing salons are one of the non-essential services in Hà Nội that are allowed to reopen from September 21. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Hà Nội’s authorities have allowed the reopening of some non-essential services across the city from 6am on September 21. Restaurants and food and drink establishments are permitted to reopen for delivery only and must close before 9pm every day. Other services that are allowed to reopen include in-door hairdressing salons, traditional markets, shopping centres, stores for stationery, textbooks, and other learning equipment, mechanics, electronics, and home appliances. However, karaoke venues …

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Hanoi allows the resumption of some essential services and the gathering of fewer than 10 people in the public. Food takeout, barbershop, and some other essential services in Hanoi today reopened as the city relaxed restrictions after nearly two months of the stay-at-home orders. A barbershop resumes working. The photo was taken on Sept 21 by Pham Hung/ The Hanoi Times Facilities supplying necessities like supermarkets, wet markets, convenient stores, groceries, veggies, and fruit shops are subject to relaxation, together with drug stores, medical equipment retailing shops; healthcare services; banks, treasury offices, securities, and businesses working in the finance-banking sector; post and telecommunications; transportation and activities supporting export; rehabilitation and social welfare facilities; vehicle repair and washing services; home appliances shops, among others. Stationaries, construction material supply, and activities relating to e-commerce …

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On September 5, when the Covid-19 outbreak was still rampant, the new school year started online for millions of students. The legal corridor for the development of 4.0 technologies in Vietnam is still primitive. Difficulties appeared, and immediately, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh assigned the Ministry of Information and Communications to implement a program to promptly support online learning and promote development of the digital society. According to Viettel, during the time of social distancing, Viettel Study software had nearly 50 million visits within one month and was used in thousands of schools, with 30,000 lessons at different levels. As for VNPT E-learning software of VNPT, the number of visits increased by four times, peaking at 100,000 visits in one hour. That’s the education sector. In socio-economic life, many activities from the real world have been transferred to the digital world under the pressure of the Covid-19 pandemic. When it broke out, …

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