HCM City (VNA) – Foreign experts𝔉 proposed ideas to help Ho Chi Minh City build a smartꦬ city at a workshop on August 11.
The experts, hailing from Japan, Singapore, Israel, the Republic of Korea and Taiwan (China), focused on transport, health care, education, environmental protection, food safety and start-ups.
They proposed creating a smart city where information is collected from different resources to forecast the future, helping municipal authorities make decisions.
However, they pointed out that most Vietnamese cities don’t yet have a general system of information exchange.
Nguyen Hoang Giang, from Microsoft, said a modern city should be grounded on digital technology with people being the top priority, suggesting HCM City provide more effective public services and promote relations between the public and local authorities.
Singaporean experts proposed the southern metropolis upgrade its traffic lights and cameras, and then invest in its transport infrastructure management system via geographical information system mapping applications.
Many highlighted the need for the city to satisfy international education standards.
Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Tran Vinh Tuyen said the city will instruct departments and agencies to research the most suitable ways to build a smart city.-VNA
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In recent years, with strong support from the Party and State, and building on its tradition as a heroic news agency, the VNA has not only actively participated in OANA but also proactively proposed various ideas for cooperation, helping shape a fresh image of effective media collaboration in the digital era, said VNA General Director Vu Viet Trang.
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Dr Pham Minh Hung from the University of Economics and Business under Vietnam National University, Hanoi, said the fixed-term contract mechanism is a correct step, liberating the entire system from traditional constraints which have long stood in the way of innovation.
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Media must not only serve as a channel for information but also act as a vanguard in shaping public opinion, combating misinformation, upholding the Party’s ideological principles, and reinforcing unity between Vietnam and Laos.
In Vietnam, the voluntary blood donation movement was first launched on January 24, 1994. In 2008, the Prime Minister established the National Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation.
Currently, 20 Vietnamese citizens remain in Iran, including embassy staff and personnel. All are safe, mentally stable, and in regular contact with the embassy.
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GVB Startup 2025 attracted the participation of nearly 150 individuals and organisations from across Vietnam. The event seeks to promote bold and ambitious startup ideas and projects, contributing to the future of global innovation, and supporting startups through the provision of resources, networking opportunities, and market insights.
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A senior Party official highlighted the VNA’s consistent role over the past eight decades, noting that it remains a mainstream, uninterrupted, timely, accurate, and authoritative source of news that helps shape public opinion, strengthen public trust, and safeguard the ideological foundation of the Party.
Dr. Kobelev, born in 1938 in Ulyanovsk, was among the first Soviet scholars to specialise in Vietnam. As a former TASS correspondent during the war in Vietnam, he worked closely with Vietnamese institutions and later helped found Russia’s Centre for Vietnamese and ASEAN Studies.
A cornor of HCM City (Source: VNA)
