Efforts to develop an information technology (IT) workforce were highlighted during a dialogue between Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and representatives of leading Japanese technology groups in Japan on Friday.

The HCM City Information Security Centre will be set up at the High-tech Park in District 9, according to People’s Committee vice chairman Tran Vinh Tuyen.

FPT Corporation targets to have 10,000 software engineers working in the central city of Da Nang by 2023, making the city a centre of digital human resources.

V.League 1 side Quang Nam have signed Brazilian defender Lucas Dos Santos Rocha to prepare for the second half of the season.

Vinalines moves shareholders’ meeting to end of July

Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew 6.76 per cent in the first half of this year, the second highest rate since 2011.

The signing of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) in Hanoi on June 30 after six years of negotiation is expected to serve as a lever for the growth of Vietnam’s economy and business community.

PM Phuc and his spouse attended the Japan-Vietnam Lotus Festival in Kinokawa city, Wakayama prefecture on June 30.

More than 51 million Vietnamese access the internet, social media and apps through their smartphones daily, according to a recently released report by Appota Corporation.

The European Union-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement will help increase the competitiveness of Vietnam as well local enterprises and commodities, said Pham Tat Thang, a senior researcher at the Vietnam Trade Research Institute.

Bamboo Airways, a subsidiary of real estate developer FLC Group, will begin the construction of an aviation training centre this month, said its CEO Dang Tat Thang.

Doan Viet Tien, a painter drawing his paintings with his ten fingers on glass, has received the World Records Union (Worldkings)’s recognition for completing 12 paintings in reserve on glass in six minutes and 28 seconds.

The export value of wood and wood products reached nearly 5 billion USD in the first half of 2019, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc worked with Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo on July 1 as part of his visit to the northeast Asian country.

With 3.3 million motorbikes bought each year, the fourth largest market in the world for motorbikes continues to grow, with manufacturers launching new models into the Vietnamese market.

Thousands of Vietnamese women who were previously married to Korean men or plan to marry a Korean have received support to adapt to their new life for the last three years.

Top Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem won the Summer Chess Classic in the US over the weekend.

In recent decades, waste from nuclear power plants, hospitals and electronic gadgets, which may cause cancer and threatens the life of human beings, has become an extremely severe problem.

Vietnam attracted a total of US$7.5 billion in fresh investments from China, including Hong Kong, in the first half of this year, which is more than 30% higher than in all of 2018.

A comic contest was launched in Hanoi last week to encourage Vietnamese children’s participation in the fight against natural disasters and climate change.