HCMC has introduced 3 digital transformation initiatives integrating public transport into the VNeID app, linking birth and death records across hospitals, and providing home-based assistance with death registration.

As Vietnam expands its digital trust infrastructure, experts are examining how electronic signatures can gain recognition across borders, allowing documents signed in one country to be verified and accepted in another.

Vietnam's science and technology minister has called for a shift from isolated AI experiments to economy-wide transformation, arguing that AI must deliver better public services, higher productivity and tangible benefits for citizens.

Outdated and inaccurate online information about Ho Chi Minh City's newly reorganized wards and communes could undermine its image and development, TikTok Vietnam's chief executive has warned, calling for closer cooperation with technology platforms.

With less than three months left in 2026, Vietnam's provinces and cities have disbursed just 38.49% of their science, technology, innovation and digital transformation budgets, prompting calls for faster spending tied to measurable results.

Digital technology can bring spectacular effects to the stage, but the heart of a performance still lies in the artist's talent and emotion. For Vietnam's theaters, the challenge is to embrace innovation without losing their artistic identity.

Vietnam is advancing plans to connect its national electronic identification application, VNeID, with Singapore’s Singpass system and Laos’s LAeID system under Decision No. 1830/QD-TTg dated September 22, 2026

Southeast Asia's digital economy is projected to reach $368 billion in 2026, up 17% year on year, driven largely by artificial intelligence, according to a report released on October 21.

Water splashes onto performers and gently reaches audience members, creating an unusual immersive circus experience that spectators embrace as Vietnam's traditional performing arts enter a new technological era.

HCM City has become the first locality in Vietnam to integrate metro and bus ticketing into the VNeID digital identification app, allowing residents to purchase electronic tickets and manage public transport journeys from October 15.

Digital technology is creating new opportunities to preserve Vietnam's Buddhist heritage, but experts warn that virtual religious practices and commercialization could undermine the authenticity of Buddhist traditions.

Digital transformation is opening up new prospects for sports medicine in Ho Chi Minh City, with data and artificial intelligence (AI) expected to improve injury prevention, athlete care and training efficiency.

The Politburo’s Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW, dated December 22, 2024, on breakthroughs in science and technology development, innovation and national digital transformation is being translated into practical initiatives to meet development needs.

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.

Localities nationwide are shifting the focus of digital transformation from building digital foundations to generating practical value, with AI and data increasingly applied to improve governance, public services and development opportunities.

Vietnam has officially linked its ethnic and religious databases to the National Data Center, turning fragmented records into standardized datasets designed for sharing and use across the country's digital infrastructure.

Vietnam has connected two groups of ethnic data and one religious category data group to the National Data Center as part of efforts to build and integrate specialized national databases. 

For ethnic minority communities, digital transformation offers an opportunity to bring cultural values from villages and communities to wider society.

Vietnam is preparing electronic land-use and property ownership certificates for integration into VNeID, the country’s national digital identity app.