A wave of investment in artificial intelligence (AI) data centres is sweeping across Vietnam, with both domestic and international corporations announcing multi-billion-US dollar projects that are set to transform the country into a rising hub in the regional AI infrastructure map.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation on October 30 morning (local time) witnessed the exchange of several cooperation agreements between ministries, agencies, localities, and leading corporations at the Vietnam–UK High-Level Economic Conference.

AI was not merely an applied technology but was becoming part of the national intellectual infrastructure, said Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Hoang Minh at a recent digital forum.

Digital finance is emerging as a key driver of Vietnam’s economic transformation as the country strives to achieve high-income status by 2045, create millions of new jobs, and expand access to finance for all, experts said at a conference in HCM City on October 29.

Party General Secretary To Lam and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation attended a seminar with leading strategists on artificial intelligence (AI) and technology in the UK and the world, which was held in London on October 28, within the framework of their official visit to the UK.

Nearly 300 delegates representing government agencies, international organisations and leading enterprises convened in Ninh Binh province on October 27 for a ministerial roundtable on artificial intelligence (AI) governance.

Hanoi will put a network of 1,873 AI cameras in operation at all city intersections in December, gradually enhancing infrastructure, improving safety and helping reduce traffic congestion across the capital.

The annual Vietnam International Digital Week (VIDW), set to take place in Hanoi and Ninh Binh from October 27–29, will spotlight the pioneering role of policy, institutional frameworks in driving the development, responsible application of artificial intelligence (AI) toward sustainable growth and global integration.

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