As strategic technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), blockchain, semiconductors, and next-generation networks like 5G and 6G are rapidly expanding, Vietnam has identified strong digital infrastructure as a prerequisite for mastering and effectively deploying these innovations.

As a dynamic economy, Vietnam has opportunities to capitalise on blockchain, stablecoin, and sandbox to promote cross-border payments, contributing to its competitiveness and financial integration into the world, according to experts.

VOV.VN - Vietnam Blockchain Day 2025 opened in Da Nang City on August 29, aiming to promote its application across the country’s core economic sectors.

The final round of VietChain Talents 2025, Vietnam’s largest-ever blockchain talent contest, was held in Hanoi on August 23, spotlighting the creativity of young developers and affirming the country’s ambition to become a global blockchain hub.

Ho Chi Minh City is stepping up efforts to fulfill key conditions for the establishment of an international financial centre (IFC), seen as a strategic move to deepen Vietnam’s integration with global financial markets and provide new impetus for socio-economic breakthroughs.

Vietnam’s Unicorn Ultra (U2U) ecosystem, an All-in-One platform for potential builders, opened its representative office in Cambodia to introduce, build and develop products applying blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI), and Big Data.

The Vietnam Banks Association (VNBA) and Vietnam Blockchain Association on September 20 jointly organised a conference to promote legal regulations on anti-money laundering in cryptocurrency transactions.

VOV.VN - NEAR APAC 2023 opened in Ho Chi Minh City for the first time on September 9, bringing together leading blockchain experts, developers, students, enterprises, and startups from the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s largest global blockchain conference, NEAR APAC 2023, is set to take place in Ho Chi minh City on September 9 – 10.

The rapid development of digital assets, especially blockchain–based ones, and the emergence of new business models have posed unprecedented issues to policymakers around the world on how to ensure their proper development.