City revitalization: converting old factories, underused land into creative spaces

Urban regeneration, a process of improving buildings and land to reverse structural decline, is now in the limelight, taking a significant role in urban planning discussions and projects. In Việt Nam, urban regeneration remains a new concept. Việt Nam News talks about the issue with Dr Lê Quỳnh Chi, vice head of the urban planning department at the National University of Civil Engineering in Hà Nội.

Tiền Giang, Đồng Tháp provinces to focus on reducing death rate from COVID-19: deputy prime minister MEKONG DELTA— The Mekong Delta provinces of Tiền Giang and Đồng Tháp should continue anti-pandemic measures and focus on reducing the death rate from COVID-19, Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam has told provincial authorities.

Pandemic speeds up digitisation, technology transformation

The COVID-19 pandemic does not slow down technological transformation or digitisation, but in fact speeds them up, companies said.

Banks urged to embrace digitisation About 67 per cent of surveyed banks believe they will lose market share within two years if they fail to digitally transform, according to a new report from cloud banking platform Mambu and The Financial Times Focus (FT Focus).

Garment, footwear industries struggle during pandemic

Textile, garment and footwear industries are still facing many difficulties due the COVID-19 pandemic, and unable to recover production and business in the short term.

Experts disagree with coal roadmap in Power Development Plan

The Vietnam Sustainable Energy Alliance (VSEA) raised concerns over the draft of the National Power Development Plan for the 2021 - 2030 period (PDP VIII).

Digital transformation plays a vital role in agricultural development

To achieve ambitions to become a modern-oriented industrialised nation by 2030 and a developed country with high income by 2045, Việt Nam must succeed in the digital transformation process, in which agriculture is one of the priority areas, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn said.

HCM City’s master plan to 2040 focuses on climate change adaptation HCM City’s master plan calls for the city to be developed into the nation’s largest economic hub for tourism, industrial services and high-tech agriculture by 2040, with a focus on climate change adaptation.

Politburo asks for best efforts to control pandemic and recover economy The Politburo has asked for best efforts in pandemic prevention and control while executing socio-economic development targets at its meeting held on Friday to discuss the Government report on the implementation of the socio-economic development plan for the remainder of 2021 and 2022.

Vietnamese marketing campaign about nurses wins international award A marketing and communication campaign called ‘Resilient Blossoms’ by Hoàn Mỹ Medical Corporation has won the excellence award from Hospital Management Asia in the Branding & Marketing Campaign category.