Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 16 asked the Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group (Viettel) to make greater efforts to contribute further to promoting socio-economic development and building an independent, self-reliant economy with active and effective international integration.

The Tan Thuan CMC Data Center, considered the most modern and safest data center and cloud computing infrastructure facility in Vietnam, officially opened on August 15.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh suggested Qatar step up investment cooperation with Vietnam in infrastructure development, oil, renewable energy, green technology and digital transformation while hosting visiting Qatari Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Qatar Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani on August 15.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh described digital transformation as an important tool for the building of an independent and self-reliant economy and the extensive and effective integration into the world.

The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources must further accelerate digital transformation and develop digital database using big data technologies, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said on August 5.

Standing Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh hosted a reception in Hanoi on August 4 for heads of delegations of ASEAN and ASEAN Plus 3 countries to the 21st ASEAN Conference on Civil Service Matters.

The foreign ministers of Vietnam and other ASEAN countries reiterated their stance on maintaining the South China Sea as a sea of peace and cooperation on August 4 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

A Vietnamese delegation joined others of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and India in the Mekong-Ganga Senior Officials' Meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on August 1.

The Enterprise Development Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment is coordinating with the US Agency for International Development to support small and medium enterprises in accelerating digital transformation and building capacity for broader access to finance, heard a workshop on July 26.

Vietnam always attaches importance to its traditional friendship and comprehensive partnership with Argentina, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has said.