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VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 18  18/01/2021    21:49 GMT+7 Preparations underway for upcoming elections Joint efforts have been made to prepare for the upcoming elections, heard a meeting of the National Election Council (NEC) in Hanoi on January 18. It was reported at the second meeting of the NEC that the council has joined hands with the NA Standing Board, the Government and the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee in the preparation work. As of January 14, the issuance of documents regarding the elections of deputies to th...

By VNA / DA NANG Today January 17, 2021, 09:51 [GMT+7] Policies and regulations on free flow of data across the  countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) must be realised urgently to further promote digitalisation and its growing participation in the region, according to Malaysia’s national news agency Bernama. Illustrative image (Source: Activist Post) This call was made before the first ASEAN Digital Ministers Meeting (ADGMIN 1), scheduled to be held via teleconference on January 21 and 22, under the chair of Malaysian Minister of Communications and Multimed...

Asean needs to promote digital infrastructure development for small businesses, individuals 17 Jan 2021 / 10:29 H. Pix for representational purpose only. KUALA LUMPUR: Asean should build a new economic ecosystem by promoting the development of digital infrastructure that is accessible for both small businesses and individuals to reinforce its economic recovery efforts and promote sustainable and inclusive growth. The Royal Thai Embassy in Malaysia said this will help to ensure that the group can be part of the growing digital economy in the region, which is estimated to contribute more t...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 16 (Bernama): The inaugural Asean Digital Ministers’ Meeting (ADGMIN1) will start on Monday with the Senior Officials Meeting (ADGSOM1), laying the groundwork for reshaping Asean’s post-Covid-19 digital landscape. The virtual meeting from Jan 18-22, hosted by the Communications and Multimedia Ministry from the Kuala Lumpur Hilton, is expected to adopt the Asean Digital Masterplan 2025 (ADM2025). ADGSOM1, to be headed by the ministry’s secretary-general Datuk Seri Mohammad Mentek, will also see virtual meetings with dialogue partners - the United States,...

maxresdefault KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 15 (Bernama): The Asean region can be a force to be reckoned with and offers much growth potential in the adaptation of digital economy, said a digital marketing specialist. Group Chief Executive Officer of Digitally.asia Group, Christopher Tock ( pic), said while it is important for the respective governments in Asean to work to increase the broadband penetration across their lands, the Asean market should create the demand necessary for private-public partnerships to happen, thus creating a sustainable way to develop the bloc’s digital econ...