About 500 top-tier Vietnamese artificial intelligence (AI) experts are working at leading research centers around the world The Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) is intensifying efforts to build a global network of top-tier Vietnamese artificial intelligence (AI) experts to spearhead the country’s key national AI development programs, according to a report from the Government [...]

Industry leaders at the Green Economy Forum 2025 outlined how AI and digital innovation can drive Vietnam’s sustainable growth while ensuring safety and trust. Digital technologies and AI are no longer peripheral tools in Vietnam’s green transition, they are becoming central to how industries operate, make decisions, and pursue sustainability. At the Green Economy Forum [...]

With global supply chains undergoing a period of restructuring, Vietnam must take advantage of its strengths and address its weaknesses. Addressing the “Adapting to Global Green Supply Chains – Challenges and Opportunities for Vietnam’s Export Goods” workshop held recently by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), Ms. Tran Thi Thanh Tam, Director of [...]

The centre will serve as a controlled testing ground for new financial models and pioneer the deployment and expansion of digital asset products, digital payments, specialised trading platforms and exchanges. Officials cut the ribbon to inaugurate the IFC Da Nang. (Photo: VNA) The Vietnam International Financial Centre (IFC) in central Da Nang city was inaugurated [...]

Workers place fillets of fish to freeze at a factory in Can Tho, southern Vietnam. Photo by Reuters Vietnam aims to export over 10 million tonnes of seafood worth US$11.5 billion this year. This would mark a 0.6% increase in volume from 2025, said Pham Quang Toan, deputy director general of the Department of Fisheries [...]

Hanoi is doubling down on fiscal discipline and wastefulness elimination as it chases a gross regional domestic product (GRDP) growth target of more than 11% in 2026. Under the plan, average per capita income is set to hit VND198 million (US$7,600) a year, while state budget revenue is projected to stand at around VND546.93 trillion. [...]