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HCM City (VNS/VNA) - Smart farming has played an important role in developing agriculture in the Southern Focal Economic Zone. In the past few years, smart farming has been used successfully in many localities in the zone, attracting great attention from farmers and the business community. The HCM City-based Quang Trung Software Park has introduced a number of smart farming models, including ones that use LED lamps and systems to grow vegetables in containers with high output and quality. According to figures from the HCM City Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, agricultural land accounts for over 46 percent of the land in the zone compared to just 34 percent in HCM City. Dr Tu Minh Thien, deputy chief of the HCM City Hi-tech Agricultural Park, said ecological agriculture and improvement in quality were both needed. The zone should be developed into a national centre for hybridisation with laboratories that use advanced technologies and create new innovative … [Read more...] about South benefits from smart farming

To better serve both citizens and businesses, HCMC is going to integrate services so that those in need can use one account for all applications and public services of the city. Therefore, they just need to provide information once and state units share this among them. Interactions between the local authorities and residents are to increase. … [Read more...] about HCMC to use digital transformation to completely renovate state operations

COVID-19-induced uncertainty affects bond markets The COVID-19 pandemic continues to drag on local currency bond markets in emerging East Asia, including Vietnam, as investment sentiment globally and in the region wane and containment measures limit economic activity. … [Read more...] about VN corporate bond market to boom in second half

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) — Companies are looking to raise debts from bond issuance before the amended Law on Securities takes effect next January. The amended securities law, which was approved by National Assembly deputies in November 2019, will take effect on January 1, 2021. The amended law will restrain local companies from selling their bonds to investors, especially individuals, to diminish the risks for the equity market. According to Bao Viet Securities Co (BVSC), corporate bond issuance in June was estimated at 31 trillion VND (1.34 billion USD). In May, the value was 27 trillion VND, which was down slightly from the previous month as the economy suffered from the social distancing and the spread of the coronavirus. Real estate firms and banks were the biggest issuers as they sold 8.5 trillion VND and 11 trillion VND worth of bonds in June, respectively. But banks’ issuance value was down slightly compared to May while real estate firms hiked their issuance … [Read more...] about Corporate bond market to boom in second half

According to Siemens Healthineers, the healthcare industry is facing constant change. Digitalising the market and rapid technological progresses are accompanied by changed regulatory demands, cost pressure, and growing customer expectations. Highly promising technology is opening up previously unimagined opportunities, thanks to exponential growth in computing power, huge memory capacity, and growth in networking. The key concept is AI. … [Read more...] about 2,500 people attend Hospital Management Asia 2019 in Vietnam