Notable news: Minister Luong Tam Quang becomes Chairman of the National Data Association; Finalizing university admission regulations for 2025; Vietnamese enterprises with the program to develop Vietnam's railway industry...

*Minister Luong Tam Quang becomes Chairman of the National Data Association

On March 22, the National Data Association (NDA) was officially launched and successfully held its first National Congress. The first National Congress of the National Data Association gathered 200 official delegates, representing nearly 400 members, organizations and individuals participating in the association.

This is an important event, marking the step of organizational consolidation, orienting activities in the next 5 years, and affirming the association's pioneering role in implementing Resolution 57 of the Politburo on breakthroughs in science, technology, innovation and national digital transformation. The National Data Association was established with the mission of connecting management agencies, businesses, organizations and individuals operating in the data field.

The association aims to build a strong data ecosystem, contributing to promoting the development of the digital economy and increasing the value of data in the national economy. With high consensus, the congress passed an important resolution and elected General Luong Tam Quang - Minister of Public Security, to hold the position of Chairman of the National Data Association.

* Finalize university admission regulations 2025

The Ministry of Education and Training has just issued a circular amending and supplementing a number of articles of the university admission regulations, effective from this year. One of the new points compared to before is the elimination of early admission.

These are admission rounds before the high school graduation exam, commonly considering academic records, test scores to assess ability, thinking, international certificates (SAT, ACT, IELTS...) combined with other criteria. This year, universities can still use these methods, but must consider the same round with graduation exam scores, and at the same time convert scores between methods and combinations to a common scale...

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*According to 2024 statistics, 1/4 of students have mental health problems

According to psychologists, the development of quality of life brings economic pressure and busy work life, making many parents have no time to connect and share with their children, especially families in urban areas and big cities. According to statistics in 2024, 1/4 of students have mental health problems.

The cause comes from the pressure of studying, the goals from family or sometimes the students themselves. To “heal” themselves, many middle and high school students have turned to groups on social networks. Many sad stories and thoughts are expressed by students using anonymous accounts…

*Vietnamese enterprises with the program to develop Vietnam's railway industry

The Ministry of Construction coordinated with the Vietnam Association of Mechanical Enterprises to organize the Workshop “Vietnamese Enterprises with the Program for Developing Vietnam’s Railway Industry”. Speaking at the conference, leading enterprises in the fields of construction, telecommunications, steel, and automobile industry such as Viettel, Hoa Phat Group, Thaco, Trung Chinh Company, etc. all affirmed their readiness of resources to participate in the railway industry market.

However, these businesses all believe that the State needs to have specific favorable mechanisms and policies on taxes, preferential loans or designated contractors.

In the projects reported to the Politburo, the Ministry of Construction set a goal for the development of the railway industry: By 2030, Vietnam will be able to master the survey, design and construction of railways with speeds of 160km/h or less and urban railways. Regarding signal information, from 2030 onwards, it will begin producing software and mastering control system equipment, electromechanical systems, and manufacturing locomotives and carriages domestically, etc.

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Source: https://baovinhlong.com.vn/thoi-su/202503/diem-tin-ngay-223-bo-truong-luong-tam-quang-lam-chu-tich-hiep-hoi-du-lieu-quoc-gia-0ee34ff/