The Vietnamese Government has issued a national strategy on the research, development and application of artificial intelligence (AI) till 2030 with a view to gradually turning Vietnam into an innovation and AI hub in ASEAN and the world.

Three Vietnamese projects were among the top five to win the “Impactful Social Innovative Concepts” awards in the Social Business Creation 2021 competition.

Three mobile network operators - Viettel, VNPT and MobiFone - have applied for the implementation of their own Mobile Money pilot projects.

A project is being implemented with the participation of Vietnamese scientists who are trying to use AI to discover COVID-19 infections through coughs.

According to the State Bank of Vietnam’s department of credit for economic sectors, as of April credit injected into rural and agricultural development had reached VND2.3 quadrillion (US$100 billion), or 24.6% of the banking sector’s total loans.

The Vietnam Competition and Consumer Protection Authority (VCCA) has issued a warning to investors about the perils of investing in illegal multi-level marketing businesses run by "AI Robots".

According to General Statistic Office, in the first six months of 2021, total retail sales of goods and services went up 4.9% compared to the same period in 2020 to VND2,463.8 trillion (over US$107 billion), of which goods retail revenue hit VND1,985.4 trillion, up 6.2%.

Universities, health institutions and IT companies across the country have been developing a number of technologies and devices to help combat COVID-19.

A document and photo exhibition on late President Ho Chi Minh was opened at the ATK Dinh Hoa revolutionary base relic site in northern Thai Nguyen province on May 13.

VOV.VN - The nation supports the work being carried out by the UN’s investigative team on crimes committed by IS in order to assist national efforts to bring justice to victims throughout Iraq.