Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has stressed that strategic technologies must create concrete, commercially viable products capable of directly improving labor productivity and strengthening the competitiveness of the national economy.

The AI & Digital Transformation Forum “GStar 2026 - AI & Humanity”, organized by the New Turing Institute (NTI), will officially take place in Ho Chi Minh City on May 29.

The resolution, issued by the Politburo on May 4, 2025, has been viewed by enterprises as an important driver for innovation, digital transformation and business expansion.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has approved a new list of 70 high technologies prioritised for investment and development, alongside a catalogue of high-tech products eligible for development incentives.

The emergence of FPT, Vingroup, and Sun Group in developing the “low-altitude economy” shows that tech enterprises are not just providing digital infrastructure but acting as "architects" for economic models based on UAV, data, and automation.

A senior Vietnamese Party official has called on Samsung to help develop the country’s future AI and semiconductor workforce as Vietnam pushes for innovation-led growth.

HCM City is ramping up investment in digital infrastructure, rolling out special incentives and attracting high-tech projects in data centres, semiconductors, AI and biomedicine to build a major technology ecosystem and draw more tech firms.

CMC has restructured its Technology & Solution Division as the Vietnamese tech group accelerates its AI-X strategy for the 2026-2030 period.

The Republic of Korea is currently Vietnam’s largest foreign direct investor, with cumulative registered investment exceeding 94 billion USD and more than 10,000 valid projects.

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung said Vietnam’s talent attraction policies must be compelling enough for experts currently working in developed countries such as the US, the UK and Australia to willingly return home.

A 15-minute drone flight across the sea between Can Gio and Vung Tau is offering Vietnam a glimpse into the future of logistics and the booming low-altitude economy.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam, head of the Central Steering Committee on Science and Technology Development, Innovation and Digital Transformation, has signed a decision reshuffling the committee’s membership.

Vietnam has taken a significant step toward mastering space technology with the successful development of advanced composite materials for satellite applications.

A leading US technology group is studying the installation and operation of highly reliable power generation centers in Vietnam based on small-scale nuclear reactors.

A Vietnamese delegation recently held a working session with the management board of the Colombo Port City to explore the smart port city model.

Ho Chi Minh City is steadily strengthening its position as one of Southeast Asia’s leading innovation and startup hubs.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has issued Decision No. 21/2026/QD-TTg promulgating the list of strategic technologies and strategic technology products, set to take effect from July 1, 2026.

Nearly 34 million mobile subscriptions in Vietnam remain unverified on VNeID, highlighting the scale of ongoing efforts to ensure SIM ownership transparency and data accuracy nationwide.

A 39-year-old Vietnamese scientist, Hoang Trong Nghia, has been awarded the NSF CAREER Award by the National Science Foundation - one of the most prestigious honors for early-career researchers in the US.