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The Vinamilk production line. The company have been applying digital technologies for nearly twenty years. Photo courtesy of Vinamilk HÀ NỘI — Digital transformation will play a vital part in helping businesses recover after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to experts. The digital transformation is an irreversible trend according to Nguyễn Phú Tiến, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Information and Communications. He added that this transformation will help to reconstruct markets in the new normal. His comments were part of a seminar held by the Việt Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) in Hà Nội on Friday. The Prime Minister was encouraging this digital transformation, including digital government, digital economy and digital society, he said. This change would not only be limited to large enterprises; in fact, smaller enterprises perhaps would have the most to gain. Tiến said that raising awareness was the most important part of the digital transformation. Enterprise … [Read more...] about Digital transformation vital to business recovery

Streets in HCM City are not as crowded as they used to be. — VNS Photo An Phương By An Phương HCM CITY — After nearly two weeks of reopening, many locals in HCM City say they are enjoying the “new normal” life. Ngọc Ánh, 28, told Việt Nam News that she had never realised how delicious a cup of coffee at her favourite cafe could be. “I’ve been drinking instant coffee every morning for the last three months. It got to the point where I had forgotten the smell of fresh coffee beans. Now that I’m able to order coffee and on sunny days take a ride to my favorite cafe for takeaways, I feel extremely grateful,” she said. Ánh, who is staying in District 2, said that not many people in her neighbourhood are out on the streets, even during peak hours. “I think I can understand why. We are all afraid and very much aware that unnecessary trips outside can cause unwanted COVID-19 infections and outbreaks. Even though it initially took me by surprise, I’m happy that we are all on the … [Read more...] about HCM City enters brighter chapter after pandemic

Từ Đức Primary School in Thủ Đức city was used as a quarantine facility at the peak of the fourth COVID wave since April. Source https://baotintuc.vn/ HCM CITY— Many schools in HCM City that were used as COVID-19 treatment and quarantine facilities are now being disinfected and cleaned in preparation for resumption of classes. Phạm Đăng Khoa, head of the District 3 education and training division, told Sài Gòn Giải Phóng (Liberated Sài Gòn) newspaper that in his district Colette Secondary School and Nguyễn Thị Diệu High School had been used as COVID facilities but no longer, and health workers have disinfected them. School staff are now cleaning and rearranging furniture and teaching equipment, according to Khoa. Trần Khắc Huy, his Tân Bình District counterpart, said two schools, Hoàng Hoa Thám Secondary School and Lê Thị Hồng Gấm Primary School would be used for quarantine until month end, but others were being cleaned and repaired to be ready for opening when … [Read more...] about HCM City schools disinfected, prepare for reopening when authorities say the word

Workers bury cables in Hà Nội. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — The capital city of Hà Nội plans to bury telecommunications and electricity cables on 300 streets in 11 districts and towns by 2025, reported the municipal Department of Construction. Since the beginning of the year, the city has completed construction of underground cable infrastructure on 13 streets, located in districts of Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Đông and Cầu Giấy, bringing the total number of routes completed to 187. The Department of Construction will continue to bury 58 lines in the last months of the year. However, the department said that the work might still face obstacles because of a lack of labour due to the COVID-19 pandemic. VNPT Group, Viettel Group, MobiFone Corporation and Hà Nội Electricity Corporation have committed to support Hà Nội in deploying synchronous underground telecommunications lines and medium and low voltage power lines along streets in line with the capital's socio-economic development master plans. … [Read more...] about Hà Nội plans to bury telecommunications and electricity cables on 300 streets

A scene from Trần Trung Kỳ Án (Trần Trung’s Tales), a TV series about Vietnamese fairy tales from Vĩnh Long Radio & Television. Photo courtesy of the producer HCM CITY — A TV series about Vietnamese fairy tales from Vĩnh Long Radio & Television has attracted several millions viewers on YouTube. The work, Trần Trung Kỳ Án (Trần Trung’s Tales), features stories of a district official named Trần Trung who lives in a remote village and uses his intelligence to protect villagers. The themes of patriotism and devotion are also highlighted. Each 60-minute episode of Trần Trung Kỳ Án features Vietnamese history, culture and lifestyle. It includes beautiful scenes captured in the Mekong River Delta and southern provinces, interspersed with folk songs and traditional customs of the southern people. The latest and 13th episode, called Vụ Thảm Sát Hồ Gia Trang (Murder in Hồ Gia’s Family), released on September 2, has attracted nearly 400,000 views on YouTube. It focuses … [Read more...] about Film series about Vietnamese fairy tales released on YouTube