Nathan Chen Guangyu, a 17-year-old Chinese AI prodigy, is reportedly set to join Discovery Loop, a US artificial intelligence startup co-founded by renowned Vietnamese AI researcher Le Viet Quoc.

Smart Banking 2026, scheduled for October 22 in Hanoi, will spotlight artificial intelligence, secure digital payments, financial fraud prevention and cyber resilience as Vietnam's banking industry accelerates its digital transformation.

As AI drives economic growth and innovation, Vietnamese-origin researchers and tech entrepreneurs in Canada are expected to help bring advanced AI research and applications closer to Vietnam's development needs.

Drylab AI, a startup founded by three Vietnamese entrepreneurs, has raised $3 million to develop AI agents that help laboratories and pharmaceutical companies retain scientific knowledge and learn from past experiments.

As investment in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure accelerates worldwide, Vietnam has an opportunity to become a specialised and well-connected technology hub.

Vietnam and Australia are stepping up cooperation in digital technology and artificial intelligence (AI), with a focus on practical projects, technology transfer, investment and workforce development.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has issued Circular No. 53/2026/TT-NHNN regulating the safety, risk management and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) systems in the banking sector, requiring strict oversight as automation expands.

From centuries-old manuscripts in Son La to classrooms in Vietnam's northern mountains, five Hanoi high school students are using AI to help preserve the traditional script of the ethnic Thai community and bring it into the digital age.

About 11.5 million workers in Vietnam perform jobs with tasks exposed to generative AI, the ILO estimates. Clerical and administrative roles face the greatest impact, though job redesign is considered more likely than widespread layoffs.

Vietnam's education minister has called for a system-wide transformation as artificial intelligence reshapes learning, urging schools and teachers to go beyond adapting to technology and take an active role in guiding its responsible use.

Le My Ha, a Vietnamese doctoral researcher at Northeastern University in the US, has won a prestigious Apple fellowship for her work on artificial intelligence that learns from and adapts to people's everyday needs.

A new study commissioned by Amazon Web Services (AWS) shows that 26% of Vietnamese businesses have adopted artificial intelligence (AI), with many moving beyond experimentation to generate measurable business results.

The development of AI and data centres is creating new requirements for Vietnam’s industrial property market, with investors increasingly looking beyond land availability to power supply, connectivity, human resources and expansion capacity.

Morgan Stanley estimates the humanoid robot market could reach $5 trillion by 2050. Experts say Vietnam can tap the opportunity by building talent, creating dedicated policies and accelerating real-world trials.

The Startup and Innovation Hub of Ho Chi Minh City (SIHUB), the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH) and Plug and Play Singapore Pte. Ltd. signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on September 30.

AI adoption is accelerating in Vietnam, where 27.9% of people aged 15-64 used the technology in the second quarter, far above the global average of 18.8%.

The National Technology Innovation Foundation (NATIF) is preparing a funding programme, as it seeks to accelerate AI adoption among businesses and expand opportunities for domestic AI solution providers.

The rapid development of AI is ushering in a new technological era, creating a requirement for the scientific community not only to understand AI but also to find ways to apply it effectively within each specialized field.

Some 58% of Vietnamese workers have taught themselves to use AI and now regularly apply it at work, while just 13% of companies have formally introduced AI programs, according to an Anphabe survey.