On June 23, the People's Committee of Dien Bien Province approved a controlled pilot program (sandbox) for digital technology products and services aimed at developing a low-altitude economy using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV).

Eighteen months after the launch of Resolution 57, a national AI ecosystem is gradually taking shape, bringing together institutions, data resources, computing infrastructure, technology enterprises, human resources and application markets.

With strong leadership from the Party and the State, together with the determination of ministries, sectors, and localities, Vietnam will achieve important initial milestones in strategic technology development within this year

Organisations and individuals undertaking high-tech tasks will receive a wide range of incentives under Decree No. 260, recently issued by the Government, which details and guides the implementation of several articles of the Law on High Technology

Vietnam’s challenge is not merely to train more engineers or scientists, but to cultivate a generation capable of mastering, improving and eventually creating core technologies.

Rather than spreading investment too thinly, Vietnam should focus on three semiconductor product categories while developing shared infrastructure to optimize chip manufacturing costs, experts said.

Terraforming Mars remains one of humanity's boldest dreams, but a new study argues that today's technology is nowhere near capable of making it happen.

The Political Bureau convened a national conference on July 1 to review 18 months of implementing Resolution No. 57 on breakthroughs in the development of science and technology, innovation, and national digital transformation.

Top leader To Lam stressed that while the 14th National Party Congress’s Resolution serves as the strategic blueprint for the country's next growth stage, Resolution 57 is one of the key engines for turning that blueprint into reality.

The inclusion of cybersecurity and quantum technologies among Vietnam's 10 strategic technology groups is seen as a key step toward building research capacity, training high-quality human resources and gradually mastering quantum technologies.

French Ambassador Olivier Brochet says AI should strengthen, not replace, human capabilities, urging greater emphasis on creativity, critical thinking and ethical responsibility.

Unmanned aerial vehicles could soon become part of Hanoi's healthcare network, helping hospitals move blood and laboratory samples more quickly and safely.

More than a decade after Flappy Bird, Vietnam’s gaming industry still appears to be searching for the formula to create intellectual properties (IPs) capable of enduring long term.

Hanoi and CMC Corporation have launched a five-year partnership to accelerate digital transformation, AI adoption and innovation through a series of concrete projects aimed at building a smarter capital.

Not every full moon looks the same, and the Strawberry Moon is perhaps the clearest example. More than a purely astronomical event, it resembles a breathtaking landscape painting unfolding across the evening sky.

A large real-world study presented at ASCO Breakthrough 2026 found that a blood test could help detect multiple types of cancer at an early stage, including cancers that currently lack standard screening programs.

Experts believe Vietnam can accelerate its semiconductor ambitions by prioritizing practical chip designs instead of competing immediately in the most advanced manufacturing nodes.

Vietnam's semiconductor ecosystem now comprises around 60 chip design companies, some 7,000 chip design engineers and 166 universities offering semiconductor-related training programmes.

Alongside investment resources, Vietnam needs more flexible mechanisms that encourage innovation, risk-taking and talent attraction to drive breakthroughs in strategic technologies, in line with the Politburo’s Resolution 57.

CMC Chairman Nguyen Trung Chinh has called on the Government to establish a transparent mechanism for assigning national strategic technology missions, arguing that unclear implementation remains the biggest obstacle.