Assessing the role of AI, Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Manh Hung emphasised that it is an “intellectual infrastructure.”

Vietnam’s Resolution 57 is reshaping the national development strategy by putting innovation, technology, and digital transformation at its core.

The centre will provide essential infrastructure and public services to support semiconductor design and prototyping as part of Vietnam’s broader industrial strategy.

Vietnam’s centralized digital technology zones are emerging as top economic contributors, delivering exceptional land-use value and productivity.

The digital technology industry’s total revenue hit an estimated 198 billion USD, marking a 26% jump from last year and coming in 16% above the annual target.

Vietnam's new Digital Transformation Law defines a legal foundation for nationwide change, with the state as a key investor and customer.

Vietnam’s 5G deployment in 2025 ranked among the world’s fastest, with one mobile operator achieving 90% population coverage within just 12 months.

Dr Nguyen Quan, President of the Vietnam Automation Association (VAA), stressed that the Association must fulfill its mission of mobilizing scientists, research institutes, universities, and businesses to jointly turn Resolution 57 into action.

On December 25, the Central Steering Committee for the development of science, technology, innovation and digital transformation held a conference to review results in 2025 and outline key directions and tasks for 2026.

The Zalo AI Summit 2025, an annual AI forum with the theme "Vietnam in the era of AI-fication", held on December 20 in HCMC, gathered many experts in the field of AI from Vietnam and the world.

CMC Technology Group made headlines at the Make in Vietnam Forum 2025 by spearheading two national missions and announcing six more for 2026.

The achievement, marked as Vietnam’s first 5G Advanced trial, was made possible by carrier aggregation (CA) technology, enabling mobile devices to operate across multiple frequency bands simultaneously instead of a single band.

After one year, both awareness and action across the political system have improved, underscoring the Resolution’s timeliness and effectiveness in removing bottlenecks and driving development.

Driven by Resolution 57, Hanoi sees digital transformation as a chance to redesign its administrative model from the ground up.

2025 marked a turning point as Vietnam passed landmark legislation governing nearly every aspect of its digital space.

Games produced by Vietnamese developers currently occupy only around 12% of the domestic market, while young players are increasingly influenced by foreign-origin gaming content.

The project on building a high-performance computing (HPC) center to support AI development in Vietnam in 2026–2035 has set the goal of bringing Vietnam into the top 3 in ASEAN and training 1,000 specialists in HPC and AI.

2025 marks a historic turning point: Vietnam officially ends its dependence on cheap labor and natural resources to embrace science, innovation, and digital transformation as the core of its future growth.

According to experts, on average an employee may spend 1 to 2 hours per day using the Internet for non-work purposes. For a company with around 100 employees, the estimated loss can reach $35,000 per year.

Vietnam continues to face a long-standing paradox as the startup failure rate remains very high. Many projects stop before generating any revenue, while many families lose assets by placing their trust in ideas that lack a solid market foundation.