Binh Duong named in Top7 Intelligent Communities of 2021
Binh Duong Smart City of the southern province of Binh Duong was named in Top7 Intelligent Communities of 2021 at the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) in New York, the US, on July 1.
Binh Duong (VNA) – Binh Duong SmartCity of thesouthern province of Binh Duong was named in Top7Intelligent Communities of 2021 at theIntelligent Community Forum (ICF) in New York, the US, on July 1.
This is the first time Binh Duong was honoured as one of the seven communities worldwidehaving outstanding smart city development strategies after three consecutive years it was in the ICF’s Smart 21 list, along withthree Canadian cities, namely Langley Township, Mississauga and Winnipeg; Curitibaof Brazil; Moscow of Russia; and Townsville of Australia.
The ICF Top7 Intelligent Communities of 2021, which are models of economic,social and cultural development in the digital age, will be featured throughoutthe ICF Summit in October. Representatives from the Top7 will take part in theprogramme’s features – including special Top7 Conversations – and one of theTop7 will be named the 2021 Intelligent Community of the Year.
BinhDuong Smart City is a new development thatis transforming a traditionally agrarian, low-population region into the coreof Vietnam’s southern key economic zone. With guidance from the city ofEindhoven, ICF’s 2011 Intelligent Community of the Year, the new city hasalready developed an international university, six industrial parks, theregion’s first accelerator and a series of tech and digital fabrication labs.But its original population is not being left behind. Working with farmersassociations, the project is delivering information on prices, markets and bestpractices, and training farmers in applying digital tools to agriculture. BinhDuong Smart City aims to build a more prosperous future for all.
Amidst complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, this recognition helpsBinh Duong further promote its image to the world.
Binh Duong posts a gross regional domestic product (GRDP) growth rate of 7.23-percent in the first six months of 2021. (Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)
According to a report on socio-economic development in the first half of 2021, BinhDuong posted a gross regional domestic product (GRDP) growth rate of 7.23-percentin the period.
The province’s Indexof Industrial Production (IIP) picked up 8.23 percent, while the totalretail sale of consumergoods and services, and export turnover of goods surged 10.4 percent, and 47.2percent, respectively.
Binh Duong attracted 1.4 billion USD of foreigndirect investment (FDI) in the period. Its State budget revenue rose by 22.6percent./
The southern province of Binh Duong is expected to make a breakthrough progress in socio-economic development in 2019 thanks to its recent strong growth.
The southern province of Binh Duong has made itself onto the list of 21 localities worldwide having outstanding smart city development strategies (Smart21) this year, which was unveiled on February 25 by the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF).
The southern province of Binh Duong will concentrate on promoting infrastructure development and administrative reform, which are considered as two key pillars in creating breakthroughs in socio-economic development.
The People's Committee of the southern province of Binh Duong presented investment certificates to five foreign direct investment (FDI) projects worth nearly 1 billion USD in total during a recent ceremony.
The southern province of Binh Duong surpassed Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to top the nation’s per capita monthly income in 2020, the General Statistics Office (GSO) has said.
The southern province of Binh Duong welcomes Italian enterprises to study business opportunities and land investment in the locality, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Mai Hung Dung has said.
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Party General Secretary To Lam, his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly, and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation attended the inauguration ceremony of a statue of late President Ho Chi Minh in the Vietnamese Embassy’s campus in Seoul, the RoK, on August 10.
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Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Hoang Giang reaffirmed that amnesty is a humanitarian policy of the Party and State, reflecting the Vietnamese tradition of compassion and winning attention and high praise both domestically and internationally.
Vietnam officially grants limited-term visa-free entry to high-profile foreigners whose presence is deemed beneficial to the country’s socio-economic development.
With support from the Vietnamese Association in Ufa, Vietnamese language classes for children have been offered for many years. Currently, 60 children of various ages are attending two classes taught by Duc Anh, free of charge.
Vietnam ranked among the top four countries and territories at the 2025 International Olympiad on Artificial Intelligence (IOAI), reaffirming its strong position in international academic competitions.
All 20 crew members aboard the Vietnamese oil tanker GT Unity were successfully rescued from a fire in the vessel’s engine room, thanks to the swift response of the Liberian-flagged ship Androusa and Vietnamese maritime rescue teams.
Describing Agent Orange as one of the most severe and enduring legacies of the war in Vietnam, Vietnam's former Honorary Consul to Belgium Joseph-Michel de Grand Ry warned that its impact – still affecting generations more than five decades later – could last another two to three decades.
Running from August 4 to September 2, under the hashtag #TuHaoVietNam, the campaign invites participants in two categories: “I Love My Country” video clips and “I Love My Country” check-in photos.
Decree No. 219/2025/ND-CP, which took effect on the issuance date, introduces amendments that integrate the procedure for reporting and explaining the demand for foreign workers into the process of submitting applications for work permits.
With a tight 13-month deadline, the move is under a strategic and urgent policy to bridge educational gaps, train the local workforce, and shore up territorial sovereignty in some of the country’s most remote areas.
The parade and personnel send-off ceremony will officially take place on August 10 at the area surrounding the Statue of King Ly Thai To and Dinh Tien Hoang street of Hoan Kiem ward, with the participation of nearly 3,000 officers, soldiers, and local residents.
According to national technical regulations, AIS installation is mandatory for boats carrying more than 50 passengers. However, operators of smaller vessels (under 50 seats) in Ha Long Bay have voluntarily committed to completing installation by the deadline to enhance operational safety.
The activities include a Vietnamese language teaching training course for overseas Vietnamese teachers from August 13 to 28 in Hanoi, Ninh Binh, and Thai Nguyen.
Specifically, the ships will carry out patrols from 7am to 6pm daily along the main tourist routes in Ha Long Bay, with one ship permanently stationed at Ti Top island. From 6pm to 7am the following day, the mobile vessels return to Tuan Chau island to maintain a 24/7 on-call duty shift, ensuring constant readiness.
The Ministry of Construction (MoC) plans to open to traffic 208km of expressways of six key projects by August 19, bringing the country’s total expressway network to 2,476km.
A corner of Binh Duong Smart City (Photo: ) 
Binh Duong posts a gross regional domestic product (GRDP) growth rate of 7.23-percent in the first six months of 2021. (Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) 
