Vietnam Today

The Vietnam - Korea Smart Farm was opened on June 23 in Hanoi’s Thanh Tri district, sponsored by South Korea and will be a model for businesses and farmers. The goal of the project is to build a smart farm based on South Korean technology and test the production process of certain crops of economic value in the direction of high technology to meet the needs of the domestic market and exports.

At a meeting with voters in Hanoi on June 23, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong said it is necessary to continue the fight against corruption and a lack of transparency. At the end of June, the Party Central Committee will hold a national conference summarizing ten years of anti-corruption efforts, drawing on lessons for the new era, he said.

After five years of implementation, the Smart Grid for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (SGREEE) project will finish at the end of June. Funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the project has succeeded in three main areas - completing the legal and policy framework, capacity building, and technical cooperation - contributing to modernizing and automating the national electricity transmission and distribution network.

The Vietnam Cyber Emergency Response Center launched the National Cyber Information Security Incident Coordination Platform at the Vietnam Security Summit 2022 on June 23. Cyber attacks have continued to increase, posing many challenges to the process of building digital government and developing the digital economy and digital society.

At a June 23 meeting between the Government Standing Committee and ministries and branches on solutions to ensure the supply of pharmaceuticals and medical supplies and guarantee human resources for the healthcare sector, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh suggested that ministries, agencies, and localities closely coordinate and adopt appropriate solutions to overcome ongoing shortages of pharmaceuticals and medical equipment in many localities.

To improve its ranking in the Department and District Competitiveness Index (DDCI) compiled by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Thanh Hoa Branch, Thanh Hoa city in the northern province of the same name needs to implement a range of synchronous solutions, taking administrative reform as a breakthrough measure and focusing on improving the quality of business support activities. Thanh Hoa city is the political, economic and cultural center of Thanh Hoa province, with more, larger, and better-performing enterprises than other localities.