(VOVWORLD) - VinaCapital Ventures, a technology investment platform of VinaCapital Group, has recently announced an investment in GlobalCare, an insurtech company that provides solutions for the sales and administrative processes for insurance agencies and business partners selling non-life insurance policies. The investment amount was decided on GlobalCare’s effective performance against the pandemic difficulties worldwide. We talked with Hang Minh Loi, GlobalCare’s co-founder, to explore the company’s path to success.

(VOVWORLD) - Shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic broke out in Ho Chi Minh City early May, semi-realistic paintings from the Facebook page Thang Fly Comics started to circulate all over the Internet. Vietnamese netizens were touched by his paintings of humble yet noble acts that spread love and positivity. Each of his posts garnered some tens of thousands of likes and the page is followed by 1.4 million fans.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam-EU e-commerce platform (VEFTA), the first made-in Vietnam business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce platform, has just been launched. The platform aims to help Vietnamese businesses access the European market more conveniently and boost Vietnam’s exports to Europe. We talked to Nguyen Kim Hung, Director of Vietnam Institute of Business Management Science and Digital Economy (VIDEM), about the importance of the platform.

(VOVWORLD) - Popular social networks like Facebook and Zalo have proved helpful during the pandemic in Vietnam. They have provided alternative sources of information about COVID-19 prevention and control to the traditional media.

(VOVWORLD) - 3,500 videos, 32 million views, and millions of interactions on Facebook – these numbers are about the influence of MuzikDapDich, an online charity challenge to support a local food bank initiated by a group of local artists called SpaceSpeakers. In just one week, this challenge attracted song writers Ho Hoai Anh and Luu Thien Huong, rappers Suboi, LK, Binz, Karik, and Rhymastic, and singers Soobin, JustaTee, and Tien Tien.

(VOVWORLD) - The COVID-19 pandemic has torn lives apart. If you’re in dire need of help but don’t know how to locate it, then, SOSmap could be the tool for you. This is a digital solution among many apps and sites that connect people with donors living nearby who can promptly deliver aid, catering to their specific needs, such as rice, milk, vegetables, and money. The website was initiated by Pham Thanh Vi, Founder & CEO at XTEK, a tech company in Ho Chi Minh City.

(VOVWORLD) - The COVID-19 pandemic has made digital transformation more than just a popular trend. Moving from an offline to an online business model is now essential to a business’s success – maybe even its survival. But what’s the right way to go about it? Here are the opinions of a number of Vietnamese experts.

(VOVWORLD) - Appeals for donations are circulating all over the Internet amid the most devastating wave of the COVID-19 pandemic so far. In Vietnam, funds are being raised for medical equipment, vaccines, cooling jackets for health workers, carton beds for children in lockdown, an oxygen bank for Ho Chi Minh City, free food, and many other necessities. Online platforms have emerged as a game changer. The Center for Supporting Community Development Initiatives (SCDI) launched the “One Egg A Day” charity initiative to raise money for medical supplies for frontline workers and free meals and necessities for poor people during the pandemic.

(VOVWORLD) - Digital transformation of the banking and finance sector has made cyber security and information safety a major concern. The COVID-19 pandemic has increased e-commerce, bringing new risks along with the new convenience.

(VOVWORLD) - The WHO mYOGA application has been launched recently to celebrate the 7th International Day of Yoga, which was themed “Yoga for Wellness” this year. This app is a perfect example of the fusion of modern technology and national science. It is also a move to increasingly utilize digital platforms to bring India’s ancient wisdom to the global stage.