The words of 2025, chosen by leading dictionaries, reflect a growing unease with AI, manipulation, and artificial emotion in the digital world.

The ambition reflects the city’s vision to nurture world-class research, high-tech manufacturing and a thriving startup ecosystem capable of powering long-term growth.

The final round of the Vietnam–Japan AI Hackathon 2025 took place in Tokyo on December 13, bringing together eight outstanding teams from Vietnamese research groups and technology enthusiasts living and working in Japan.

The city’s bold move embraces risk and innovation, positioning Hanoi as a future leader in Southeast Asia’s tech scene.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh declared innovation a national mission at the TECHFEST 2025 opening, calling on citizens to embrace risk and transformation.

Vietnam is rethinking how startups are built, moving from ideas to real-world needs with technology as the backbone.

With its National Data Center, Vietnam is sending a clear message: data is no longer for storage - it's for transformation.

Vietnamese biotech startup Growlab has been crowned the winner of the National Innovative Startup Talent Search 2025 and will represent the country at the 2026 Startup World Cup in the United States.

On December 10, the National Assembly officially passed Vietnam’s first-ever Law on Artificial Intelligence (AI), with 429 out of 434 deputies voting in favor (90.70%). The law will come into effect on March 1, 2026.

Pham Do Nhat Tien, who has a doctorate in science, said that AI and digital transformation in schools offers many benefits but also poses significant challenges.

On the afternoon of December 10, the 15th National Assembly of Vietnam passed the amended High Technology Law during its 10th session, with 437 out of 441 attending deputies voting in favor, representing 92.39% approval.

Vietnam is making a strategic move to catalyze its digital economy with the launch of 55 shared digital platforms designed to unify data, reduce costs, and drive sectoral innovation.

CMC Chairman Nguyen Trung Chinh calls for action, proposing AI governance and innovation zones to transform Ho Chi Minh City into a tech powerhouse.

Ho Chi Minh City is ready to pioneer new regulatory and financial mechanisms to boost startups and tech innovation, with a bold vision of becoming Vietnam’s leading hub for science, digital transformation, and the emerging low-altitude economy.

Vietnam’s PTIT wins big at M*CTF-I 2025, an international cyber defense contest hosted by Moscow Technical University.

With the explosion of digital technology, AI, gene technology, and biomaterials reshaping global healthcare, this is a "pivotal moment" for Vietnam to accelerate the application of science and technology in public healthcare, an expert has said.

Vietnam must evolve from traditional management to real-time governance. Smart operation centers are the cornerstone of that transformation.

Vietnam has the youth, talent and digital readiness for blockchain. Now it needs a global outlook and better collaboration, says an international expert.

South Korea’s breakthrough in rail technology and China’s self-sufficient metro maintenance model offer important insights for Vietnam as it works to develop a modern and sustainable urban rail system.

The VinFuture laureate and BRCA1 pioneer urges caution in using AI for patient care despite its research potential.